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A suppressor is treated like the weapon it is intended for (WaffG Anl. 1 Abschn. 1 UA 1 Nr. 1.3): permit required for a weapon that requires a permit, no permit for a permit-free one. For hunters, the acquisition rules for hunting weapons apply accordingly; they may only use it with long guns approved for hunting that fire centrefire cartridges, when hunting and in hunting practice shooting (WaffG § 13 Abs. 9). The act has no specific rule for sport shooters; a permit requires a need, which the approved rulebooks usually do not establish.

Legal reference: WaffG Anl. 1 Abschn. 1 UA 1 Nr. 1.3; WaffG § 13 Abs. 9 · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – WaffG and your authority decide.

Suppressors are prohibited, even without a weapon (§ 17 Abs. 1 Z 5 WaffG 1996). Exempt are holders of a valid hunting card who hunt regularly (§ 17 Abs. 3b WaffG 1996); if the hunting card ends, the suppressor must be handed to an authorised person within six months. Sport shooters are not exempt – for them only an exemption permit from the authority remains.

Legal reference: § 17 Abs. 1 Z 5 WaffG 1996; § 17 Abs. 3b WaffG 1996 · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – WaffG 1996 and your authority decide.

Suppressors are weapon accessories: acquisition and transfer are prohibited (Art. 4 Abs. 2 lit. a, Art. 5 Abs. 2 lit. d WG); the canton may grant an exemption for legitimate reasons (Art. 28b WG). The law names e.g. professional needs, physical disability and collecting – not hunting or sport, but the list is not exhaustive. Since 1 February 2025 the federal hunting ordinance no longer lists the suppressor among prohibited hunting aids; the canton may still prohibit it for hunting. Anyone who acquired one lawfully may keep it.

Legal reference: Art. 4 Abs. 2 lit. a, Art. 5 Abs. 2 lit. d WG; Art. 28b WG · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – WG and your authority decide.

A permit for a weapon fitted with or adapted for a suppressor is only issued for hunting (art. 10 ust. 5 pkt 3 uoBiA) – and even then it may only be used for a sanitary cull ordered by the authority (art. 10 ust. 5a uoBiA). Sport, collector and protection permits do not cover it. Whether the suppressor alone may be acquired is not regulated by the law; this is disputed.

Legal reference: art. 10 ust. 5 pkt 3 uoBiA; art. 10 ust. 5a uoBiA · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – uoBiA and your authority decide.

Suppressors are subject to the rules for category R4 weapons (§ 9 odst. 4 z. č. 90/2024 Sb.): handling only with a firearms authorisation or firearms licence; the law does not require a particular purpose.

Legal reference: § 9 odst. 4 z. č. 90/2024 Sb. · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – z. č. 90/2024 Sb. and your authority decide.

The right to own a suppressor comes with the weapons permit (RelvS § 20¹ lg 3). It may only be fitted and used at a shooting range, a shooting ground, when hunting and in the further cases the law refers to there; on a long gun registered for hunting or sport it may stay fitted as long as the gun is only carried there (RelvS § 20¹ lg 3¹).

Legal reference: RelvS § 20¹ lg 3; RelvS § 20¹ lg 3¹ · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – RelvS and your authority decide.

Suppressors may only be acquired, owned and used by holders of a weapons permit for sport, hunting, service in the Riflemen's Union or soldiers' training (GŠKĮ 13 str. 11 d.); otherwise they are prohibited (GŠKĮ 7 str. 3 d. 6 p.). A permit for self-defence or collecting is not enough.

Legal reference: GŠKĮ 13 str. 11 d.; GŠKĮ 7 str. 3 d. 6 p. · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – GŠKĮ and your authority decide.

A suppressor requires a permit (ampuma-aselaki 3 §, 18 §). Anyone holding a permit to possess a firearm needs no separate permit to acquire, own or transfer one (ampuma-aselaki 19 § 1 mom. 3 k.).

Legal reference: ampuma-aselaki 3 §, 18 §; ampuma-aselaki 19 § 1 mom. 3 k. · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – ampuma-aselaki and your authority decide.

Manufacture, import and sale of suppressors are only permitted for the armed forces, state corps or export (art. 2, secondo comma, L. 110/1975); hunting with a suppressed firearm is prohibited (art. 21 co. 1 lett. u) L. 157/1992). Possession of an existing suppressor is not expressly regulated by the provision.

Legal reference: art. 2, secondo comma, L. 110/1975; art. 21 co. 1 lett. u) L. 157/1992 · Checked 09/2026 · No guarantee – L. 110/1975 and your authority decide.