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Weapons Act (WA)

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Home01 General Provisions02 Acquisition And Possession Of Weapons03 Acquisition And Possession Of Ammunition04 Acquisition And Possession Of High Capacity05 Trade In And Manufacture Of Weapons06 Foreign Transactions07 Storing Carrying And Transporting Weapons08 Exemption Permits Control Administrative09 Data Processing And Data Protection10 Criminal Provisions11 Final Provisions

Inserted by the Annex to the FD of 28 Sept. 2018 on the approval and the implementation of the exchange of notes between Switzerland and the EU on the adoption of Directive (EU) 2017/853 on the Amendment of the EU Weapons Directive, in force since 15 Aug. 2019 (AS 2019 2415; BBl 2018 1881).

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force.

Art. 16b Acquisition of high capacity loading devices

1 High capacity loading devices may only be acquired by persons who are authorised to acquire the corresponding weapon. 2 The person transferring possession shall verify whether the acquisition requirements have been met.

Art. 16c Lawful possession

Any person who has lawfully acquired a high capacity loading device is authorised to possess the same.