This page is generated from the same catalogs Waffenschrank works with. Whatever it says, the app shows in the same words where it applies — with permits, deadlines and storage locations. When an entry changes, it changes in both places — in the app with the next update.
At a glance #
- Report after acquisition
- 8 daysVhr. 32. § (3)
- Report after transfer
- 8 daysVhr. 38. § (1) k)
- Recurring review
- Each time the permit is renewed
Permits #
| Permit or document | Validity | Recurring obligation |
|---|---|---|
| Lőfegyvertartási engedély (firearm possession license) | no expiry | — |
| Self-defense license (önvédelem) | limited validity | — |
| Sportorvosi engedély (sports medical clearance) | limited validity | — |
| Egészségi alkalmasság (medical fitness certificate) | limited validity | — |
| Vadászjegy (hunting license) | limited validity | — |
| Európai lőfegyvertartási engedély (European Firearms Pass) | limited validity | — |
| Antique firearm for sport shooting (muzeális fegyver) | no expiry | — |
| Muzzleloader for hunting (elöltöltő fegyver) | no expiry | — |
| Carrying a gas and alarm weapon | no expiry | — |
Quota #
For sport and hunting guns the Ftv. and Vhr. set no maximum number; each gun is acquired with the license for its purpose (Section 3(2) and (3) Ftv.). Only for self-defense is there a limit of two handguns (Section 25(2) Vhr.).
Proof of need #
As a sport shooter you can have a gun of your own only if you are registered with a sports club, hold a valid competition license from the governing body, are classified as a qualified sport shooter and the governing body (Magyar Sportlövők Szövetsége) recommends ownership on the basis of your regular sporting activity (Section 23(1) and (3) Vhr.); in addition, two psychological examinations half a year to two years apart (Section 4(4) of NM Decree 22/1991). No rule sets a number of training sessions or competitions – the governing body’s rules decide, which is why the app calculates no traffic light for Hungary. For category A 5 and A 6 you also need twelve months of club membership (Section 23(5) Vhr.). Hunters meet the personal requirements of the Hunting Act (Section 24 Vhr.); for self-defense you must show an increased threat (Section 25(1) Vhr.). The app’s training logbook is not proof.
Storage #
You store licensed guns unloaded in the home you live in or regularly visit – in a cabinet of resistant material with a security lock; handguns and essential parts also in a box fixed to the wall, floor or a cabinet. Ammunition is kept separately in its own such container (Section 42(1) Vhr.); at home at most 2 kg of powder and 5,000 primers (Section 43(3) Vhr.). On the move, the long gun is unloaded in a case, the handgun with an empty magazine, gun and ammunition packed separately in a closed container (Section 38(1)(a) Vhr.). Your club may store a sport gun for you; you report handover and return within eight days (Section 44 Vhr.).
From 21 working guns, for category A guns and for large quantities of ammunition, the storage place needs enhanced security: steel bars or high-strength security film on windows and doors, plus guards or an alarm system connected to remote monitoring (Section 42(2) and (2a) Vhr.).
| Class | What applies |
|---|---|
| Locked gun cabinet of resistant material | The gun belongs unloaded in the home you live in or regularly visit, in a cabinet made of a material that also resists considerable external force, with a security lock, locked away from unauthorized persons (Section 42(1)(a) Vhr.). The regulation names no standard grade such as EN 1143-1. Ammunition is kept separately from the gun in its own such cabinet or a fixed box (Section 42(1)(c) Vhr.). |
| Fixed box (handguns, essential parts) | Instead of in the cabinet, you may keep handguns and essential parts in a box fixed to the wall, floor or a cabinet, made of resistant material and with a security lock (Section 42(1)(b) Vhr.). Long guns belong in the cabinet, ammunition in a separate container (Section 42(1)(c) Vhr.). |
| Separate ammunition cabinet or fixed ammunition box | You keep ammunition separately from the gun in a locked cabinet or a fixed box of resistant material (Section 42(1)(c) Vhr.). Powder and primers stay in their original packaging in a separate cabinet, black and smokeless powder apart; at home at most 2 kg of powder and 5,000 primers (Section 43 Vhr.). If the ammunition exceeds 200 times the number of your rifles or 400 times that of your shotguns or handguns, the enhanced security applies – but never for up to 1,000 rounds (Section 42(2a) and (2c) Vhr.). |
The container classes shown summarize the rules of your country in simplified form and do not cover every case — the statute, the regulation and your authority prevail.
Legal deadlines (Hungary) #
| Deadline | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition within 90 days of issue | The firearm possession license entitles you to acquire the gun it was issued for. If you do not acquire it within 90 days of issue, the police revoke the license (Section 3(2) Ftv.). | Ftv. 3. § (2) |
| Acquisition, sale, move: 8 days each | You present a firearm that requires a license, or an essential part, that you acquired with your license to the police for registration within eight days – ammunition and suppressors excepted (Section 32(3) Vhr.). If you sell a firearm that requires a license, you present the receipt or other proof together with your license and license card to the police that issued them within eight days; for a gas and alarm weapon entered in your carrying license, with the carrying license (Section 38(1)(k) Vhr.). If your details from the application or the storage place change, you report this within eight days (Section 38(1)(f) Vhr.). The app creates these reminders itself for firearms that require a license when you acquire, sell or move one, but not for the gas and alarm weapon. | Vhr. 32. § (3), 38. § (1) f), k) |
| Last gun disposed of: 120 days for a new one | If you have sold all or the last entered gun and reported this properly, the police do not revoke the license if you lawfully acquire a new gun within 120 days (Section 5(3) Vhr.). | Vhr. 5. § (3) |
| Gun, license or hunting license lost | You report the loss or theft of a firearm that requires a license, an entered essential part, the license or the license card to the local police station without delay; with a carrying license for a gas and alarm weapon, this applies to the license and its card (Section 38(5) Vhr.). You report the loss of the vadászjegy to the hunting authority within eight days (Section 84(1)(i) Vtv.). | Vhr. 38. § (5); Vtv. 84. § (1) i) |
| Sports medical clearance: expires on your birthday | For sport shooters, the periodic health check under firearms law takes place as a sports medical examination (Section 7(4) of NM Decree 22/1991). From 16, the sports medical clearance is valid for at most twelve months and expires on your birthday; you apply for the next one no earlier than 60 days before (Section 10(1), Section 10/A(1) and (3) of Government Decree 215/2004). The reminder comes on the first possible day. | 215/2004. (VII. 13.) Korm. rendelet 10. §, 10/A. § |
| Medical examination by age | Hunters, holders of a self-defense license and holders of the license for antique firearms in sport or for muzzleloaders in hunting have a medical examination every ten years under 40, every five from 40 to 59, every three from 60 to 69 and every two from 70 (Section 7(2) of NM Decree 22/1991); licenses for work have shorter intervals (Section 7(1) of NM Decree 22/1991). Add the examination as a document with the date on your certificate – the examining body can set an earlier date (Section 7(5)(a) of NM Decree 22/1991); the app then reminds you before the next one. | 22/1991. (XI. 15.) NM rendelet 7. § (1), (2) |
| Self-defense: shooting exercise every year | With a self-defense license you take part in a shooting exercise at least once a year and hand in the certificate the range issues from its records within eight days at the police headquarters of your county, in Budapest at the Budapest Police Headquarters (Section 38(3) Vhr.). | Vhr. 38. § (3) |
| Sport gun kept at the club: report within 8 days | If your club keeps your sport gun, you report the handover, any change of the storage place and the return in writing within eight days each to the police station for the area where the gun is kept (Section 44(2) and (5) Vhr.). | Vhr. 44. § (2), (5) |
| Storage with the police: at most 180 days | If you temporarily cannot ensure storage, you can have the police keep guns and ammunition for a fee, for at most 180 days. If you do not take them back within eight days after that, the license is revoked (Section 44/A Vhr.). | Vhr. 44/A. § |
| Temporarily taken-over ammunition: 1 year | Ammunition you acquired under the temporary takeover for a hunting or sport gun (Section 3(2b) Ftv.) you may keep for at most one year and at most 50 rounds at a time; if you have not passed it on by then, you hand it in to the police without delay (Section 11/B(2) Ftv., Section 37/A Vhr.). You may not use it, dismantle it or take it out of the country, and you may dispose of it only by passing it on (Section 11/B(4) Ftv.). | Ftv. 11/B. § (2); Vhr. 37/A. § |
Fully automatic and military semi-automatic firearms #
Fully automatic firearms #
Fully automatic firearms are category A in Hungary (Annex 1 Ftv.) and cannot be licensed unless another legal provision provides otherwise (Section 4(1)(a) and (b) Ftv.). A qualified sport shooter may own a fully automatic converted to semi-automatic (category A 5) if their governing body recommends it and they have been a member of the sports club for at least twelve months (Section 23(1) and (5) Vhr.).
Military semi-automatic rifles #
A semi-automatic that outwardly resembles a fully automatic weapon cannot in principle be licensed in Hungary (Section 4(1)(d) Ftv.); it is permitted only for work, film, theater and heritage use and for sport (Section 21(2) Vhr.). For hunting, semi-automatic rifles are prohibited (Section 37/A(1) no. 7 Vtv.).