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
- No single deadline in days in the catalog — see the deadlines below for specific cases
- Report after transfer
- No single deadline in days in the catalog — see the deadlines below for specific cases
- Recurring review
- Each time the permit is renewed
Permits #
| Permit or document | Validity | Recurring obligation |
|---|---|---|
| Verlof (possession license, cat. III) | limited validity | — |
| Verlof tot verkrijging (acquisition license) | varies by document | — |
| Hunting license (omgevingsvergunning, formerly jachtakte) | limited validity | — |
| Hunting liability insurance | limited validity | — |
| European Firearms Pass | limited validity | — |
| Consent (import and export) | limited validity | — |
Quota #
A verlof lists five firearms at most, six for hunters (the Rwm still says “jachtakte” for them); more only if indispensable, with a statement from the KNSA (Art. 43 Rwm, Cwm 2019 B 2.4.4). In the first year there is a single firearm suited to an Olympic discipline (Art. 43 Rwm). After that, too, the Cwm 2019 builds the verlof up in stages: at first only firearms for Olympic, ISSF and MLAIC disciplines, and no semi-automatic long gun at that stage (Cwm 2019 B 2.4.4). Semi-automatics with large magazines (category A 6/7) only for recognized disciplines (Art. 7 Bwm, Art. 43a Rwm). For sport shooting the police grant no new verlof for, among others, semi-automatic and repeating shotguns, shoulder arms up to 60 cm long or with a barrel up to 30 cm, and handguns in caliber 6.35 (Cwm 2019 B 2.7.2).
Proof of need #
As a sport shooter you show at least 18 shooting sessions every year in the twelve months before the application, in the shooting register certified by your club’s board (Art. 43 Rwm, Art. 7 Bwm, Cwm 2019 B 2.4.2); at most one session per day counts. For the first application the Cwm 2019 requires at least twelve months of membership of a certified club (Cwm 2019 B 2.4.1 – an administrative rule under which the police decide). The app’s training log only keeps a parallel count; your club’s register is what counts.
Storage #
Firearms and ammunition are kept separately in deugdelijke bergplaatsen: a purpose-built gun safe or an equivalent safe, anchored if under 200 kg (Art. 43c Rwm, Cwm 2019 B 8.1). The wording names no resistance standard. The police check unannounced, at least once every three years, every year if you are under 25 (Art. 43d Rwm). In transit only by the route reasonably required between home, range, dealer and – for hunters – the hunting ground, packed so as not to be ready to fire and under your constant control, never unattended in a vehicle (Art. 22 Wwm, Art. 44 Rwm, Cwm 2019 B 2.4.8).
| Class | What applies |
|---|---|
| Gun safe (wapenkluis), anchored if under 200 kg | Only a lockable safe built specifically for firearms, or an equivalent safe, counts as a deugdelijke bergplaats; if it weighs under 200 kg it is anchored to the floor or wall (Art. 43c Rwm, Cwm 2019 B 8.1). Ammunition goes in a separate bergplaats. Neither the Rwm nor the Cwm names a resistance standard – the police judge whether a safe is equivalent. |
| Separate ammunition container (own bergplaats) | Firearms and ammunition are kept in separate deugdelijke bergplaatsen (Art. 43c Rwm); the ammunition container must meet the same requirement as the gun safe (Cwm 2019 B 8.1). |
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 (Netherlands) #
| Deadline | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Renew the verlof (one year at most) | A verlof is valid for one year at most and is renewed only if the requirements are still met (Art. 28(4) Wwm) – for a sport shooter, 18 sessions again in the twelve months before (Cwm 2019 B 2.4.2). Under the conditions on the verlof you present it in person for renewal no later than two weeks before it expires, with your license or proof of membership and your shooting register (Cwm 2019 B 2.4.8, Art. 6a(1)(a) Wwm). Once it has expired, possession is prohibited (Art. 26(1) Wwm), and a new application again has to meet all the requirements of a first one (Art. 6a(2) Wwm). | Art. 28 Abs. 4, Art. 6a Wwm; Cwm 2019 B 2.4.2, B 2.4.8 |
| Show a new firearm to the police within 2 weeks | After the acquisition you show the firearm within two weeks to the chief of police who granted your verlof or hunting license; the chief of police checks whether the details on the verlof match the firearm (Cwm 2019 A 1.4.4.5 – an administrative rule the police decide by, not a statute). | Cwm 2019 A 1.4.4.5 |
| 18 shooting sessions in 12 months | To renew the verlof you show 18 sessions in the twelve months before the application, in the shooting register certified by your club’s board (Art. 43(4) Rwm, Art. 7 Bwm, Cwm 2019 B 2.4.2). Missing sessions count against you unless the shortfall cannot be attributed to you (Art. 43(4) Rwm). | Art. 43 Abs. 4 Rwm; Art. 7 Bwm; Cwm 2019 B 2.4.2 |
| Unannounced home inspection | The police check your storage without notice – at least once every three years, every year if you are under 25 (Art. 43d Rwm, Cwm 2019 B 9.1). There is no appointment. | Art. 43d Rwm; Cwm 2019 B 9.1 |
| Hunting liability cover: runs to 1 April | The insurance covers from 1 April to 1 April (Art. 11.78(2) Bal); without cover the hunting license is withdrawn (Art. 8.104(1)(b) Bkl). Report changes to the policy to the chief of police without delay (Art. 11.78(5) Bal). | Art. 11.78 Bal; Art. 8.104 Bkl |
| Transport only by the required route | Without a transport verlof you carry weapons and ammunition only between home, range, recognized dealer, – with the consent of the police – the police station and, for hunters, the hunting ground, by the route and within the time reasonably required, packed so as not to be ready to fire and under your constant control (Art. 22 Wwm, Art. 44 Rwm). Under the conditions on the verlof the weapon is unloaded, the magazine empty, and you never leave it unattended in a vehicle (Cwm 2019 B 2.4.8). Unpacked in the trunk it counts as carried (Art. 1 Wwm, Cwm 2019 A 1.3.1). | Art. 22 Wwm; Art. 44 Rwm; Cwm 2019 B 2.4.8 |
Fully automatic and military semi-automatic firearms #
Fully automatic firearms #
Fully automatic firearms are category II weapons in the Netherlands (Art. 2 Wwm); possessing them is prohibited (Art. 26(1) Wwm). A verlof exists only for category III weapons (Art. 28 Wwm), an exception only as a ministerial ontheffing (Art. 4 Wwm).
Military semi-automatic rifles Unresolved #
A civilian semi-automatic is a category III weapon with a verlof in the Netherlands (Art. 2, Art. 28 Wwm). With a large magazine (category A 6/7 of the Directive) the verlof is available only to members of a recognized club and only for a recognized discipline (Art. 4, Art. 7 Bwm; Art. 43a Rwm). The app does not model when a semi-automatic counts as a category II military weapon.