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
- Competition overview every 5 yearsvåpenforskrifta §§ 11-3, 11-10
Permits #
| Permit or document | Validity | Recurring obligation |
|---|---|---|
| Ervervstillatelse (acquisition license) | Acquisition window | — |
| Jegeravgift (hunting fee) | limited validity | — |
| Jegerprøven (hunting exam) | no expiry | — |
| Skyteprøve (big-game shooting test) | limited validity | — |
| Særskilt ammunisjonstillatelse (ammunition license) | limited validity | — |
| Våpensamler (collector license) | no expiry | — |
| Europeisk våpenpass (European firearms pass) | limited validity | — |
Quota #
For hunting up to eight complete guns (våpenlova § 11), more only for special forms of hunting or regular tracking of wounded game (våpenforskrifta § 4-2); under police practice unused acquisition licenses count too (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 3.1). For sport one complete gun per approved shooting program, a second as a reserve with high competition activity (våpenforskrifta § 4-8). As a collector at most 100 (våpenforskrifta § 4-11), by inheritance or as a keepsake at most three – pistols and revolvers among them only if you already hold a license for a pistol or revolver (våpenforskrifta § 5-4).
Proof of need #
To acquire a sport gun the regulation requires membership and activity in an approved shooting organization: for a pistol or revolver six months of membership and ten training sessions or competitions in the last six months, for a rifle or shotgun at least six (våpenforskrifta §§ 4-6, 4-7). Holders of large-capacity magazines or a semi-automatic under våpenforskrifta § 4-4(2) send the police an overview of their competitions every five years; without open competitions in five years the license is revoked (våpenforskrifta §§ 11-3, 11-10). For other sport guns the regulation sets no number; under police practice the gun stays with at least three organized training sessions or competitions in five years (pistol, revolver) or one (rifle, shotgun), a reserve gun with one international championship or three competitions, one of them open – an administrative practice for revocation for lack of need (våpenlova § 31, RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 5.8), not a statute. Confirmation comes from the club; the app's training log is not proof.
Storage #
Licensed guns are kept unloaded in your permanent home, in an FG-approved security cabinet or a police-approved gun room; it is enough to lock the essential part inside. Ammunition is kept locked and separate from the gun, except in the approved cabinet or room (våpenlova § 19, våpenforskrifta §§ 6-1, 6-3). You may not keep guns or ammunition in a cabin or holiday home you do not live in permanently, only leave them there temporarily while traveling, hidden and locked; in another permanent home or with another license holder only after notifying the police at least three weeks in advance (våpenforskrifta §§ 6-2, 6-3, 6-8). On the move you carry proof of your license, the gun and ammunition packed and separate, never ready to hand on your body (våpenlova § 20, våpenforskrifta § 6-7).
From 26 licensed guns or gun parts in one household, the storage place needs an FG-approved alarm connected to a permanently staffed monitoring center that dispatches guards on an alarm (våpenforskrifta § 6-1(3)); an exemption is granted only where installation is practically impossible (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 4.1). What counts is the household, not the person – borrowed guns and guns held for others included, license-free guns not.
| Class | What applies |
|---|---|
| FG-approved security cabinet | Licensed guns are kept unloaded in your permanent home, in a security cabinet approved by Forsikringsselskapenes Godkjenningsnevnd to FG-520, SSF 3492, EN 1143, NS 5089, INSTA 610 or higher (våpenlova § 19, våpenforskrifta § 6-1). Ammunition may be kept in the cabinet if it is approved for that too; otherwise at most 2,000 cartridges (våpenforskrifta § 6-3(4)). Under the police circular a cabinet under 150 kg meets the approval only if anchored or weighted, and you keep the key or code where no one else in the household can get at it (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 4.1, 4.3). |
| Only the essential part in an FG cabinet | It is enough to lock the essential part (such as the bolt or barrel) in the approved security cabinet instead of the whole gun (våpenforskrifta § 6-1(1)). The rest stays locked away in your home, the ammunition locked separately (våpenforskrifta § 6-3(3)). |
| Police-approved gun room | Instead of a cabinet the police may approve a gun room: windowless, walls, ceiling and floor at least as strong as 20 cm of reinforced Leca, the door to NS 3170 class 3 or 4 (våpenforskrifta § 6-1(2)). It may hold the full household quantity of ammunition (våpenforskrifta § 6-3(4)). |
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 (Norway) #
| Deadline | What applies | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Storage elsewhere: notify 3 weeks ahead | If you want to keep guns, parts or ammunition in a home other than your registered address – one you own or rent and live in permanently – notify the police at least three weeks in advance where they will be. If you hand them to someone else for safekeeping who is licensed for corresponding guns, notify likewise three weeks in advance on the official form; they may use them only under the lending rules (våpenforskrifta § 6-2). Under police practice the three weeks are absolute, and the police may refuse the place (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 4.2). A cabin or holiday home where you are not registered as living does not count as a home – there only temporarily, for instance on a hunting trip, hidden in the locked accommodation (våpenforskrifta § 6-8). | våpenforskrifta § 6-2 |
| Report a deactivated gun to the police | You report acquiring and owning a deactivated gun to the police on the official form (våpenforskrifta § 2-3(2)), under police practice no later than one week after acquisition (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 2.3); gun parts for deactivated guns no later than one week after acquisition (våpenforskrifta § 2-4(2)). If you buy or inherit a gun deactivated before 1 October 2020, it must first be checked under våpenforskrifta § 12-1 (våpenforskrifta § 14-1 no. 4). | våpenforskrifta §§ 2-3, 2-4, 14-1 |
| Competition overview every 5 years | Sport shooters licensed for large-capacity magazines (våpenforskrifta § 2-5) or a semi-automatic under våpenforskrifta § 4-4(2) send the police district of their registered address an overview of their competitions every five years (våpenforskrifta § 11-3). Without open competitions in the shooting programs in the last five years the police revoke the license (våpenforskrifta § 11-10). | våpenforskrifta §§ 11-3, 11-10 |
| Keeping a sport gun: activity in 5 years | If the need lapses, the police may revoke the license (våpenlova § 31(1)). Under their practice a sport gun stays if, in the last five years, you can show at least three organized training sessions or competitions with a pistol or revolver, or one with a rifle or shotgun, with that group of guns in the organization that justified the acquisition; a reserve gun only with at least one international championship or three competitions, one of them open, in its shooting program (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 5.8) – an administrative practice, not a statute. Confirmation comes from the club; the app's training log only keeps count for you. | våpenlova § 31; RPOD-2022-8 |
| Under-21 exemption ends (max. 1 year) | The exemption from the minimum age of 21 for a pistol or revolver is granted for at most one year (våpenlova § 15(3)); after that you need a new exemption, which the police grant only if you still meet the conditions (våpenforskrifta § 7-2). The date on the decision takes precedence. | våpenlova § 15; våpenforskrifta § 7-2 |
| After revocation: dispose of the guns within 12 months | If your license was revoked, you hand the guns over to the police as soon as they order it (våpenlova § 31(3)) and return the firearms card (våpenforskrifta § 11-12). You must dispose of them – to someone with an acquisition license – within twelve months of the revocation; after that the police may destroy them without compensation (våpenlova § 31(5)). Under police practice the period runs from the decision, or after an appeal from the National Police Directorate's decision (RPOD-2022-8 pkt. 5.8). | våpenlova § 31; RPOD-2022-8 |
| Firearms card lost or gun disposed of | If a paper firearms card or a European firearms pass is lost, report it promptly in writing to the police district that issued it (våpenforskrifta §§ 11-2, 11-14(3)). If you dispose of the gun, or it is deactivated or the license revoked, return a paper card promptly (våpenforskrifta § 11-12). Våpenlova and våpenforskrifta set no separate reporting deadline for losing the gun itself – report a theft to the police immediately anyway. | våpenforskrifta §§ 11-2, 11-12, 11-14 |
Fully automatic and military semi-automatic firearms #
Fully automatic firearms #
In Norway the police do not grant a license for a fully automatic gun (våpenlova § 5(2) no. 1) – the only exceptions are special cases with a special need where public safety does not stand against it (våpenlova § 10), and approved collectors where the gun is particularly rare or of particular historical significance (våpenlova § 13). As a collector you need at least five years of approval and 25 acquired guns, and it covers at most five guns made before 1946 (våpenforskrifta § 4-12). Whoever owns such a gun may use it only for the collection (våpenlova § 13).
Military semi-automatic rifles #
In Norway a semi-automatic rifle originally designed for automatic fire or for the military or police is in principle not licensable (våpenlova § 5(2) no. 3). Sport shooters get a license only with safety training, at least two years of membership and, in the last two years, at least ten organized training sessions and ten open competitions (våpenforskrifta § 4-4(2)); they send the police a competition overview every five years, and without open competitions in five years the license is revoked (våpenforskrifta §§ 11-3, 11-10). For hunting the police license only semi-automatics originally designed for hunting – factory magazine of up to ten rounds, no shroud over the barrel, no pistol grip left standing when the buttstock is removed (våpenforskrifta § 4-1). When actually hunting, semi-automatic guns of a military character are prohibited, and a semi-automatic rifle may hold at most three rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber for elk, red deer and roe deer, otherwise at most two and one (forskrift om utøvelse av jakt, felling og fangst § 15).