Long gun
Long guns are a category of firearms according to the definitions of the German Weapons Act (WaffG). The term long weapon is not a term used in weapon technology. Long guns and components thereof exceed certain dimensions of short guns . In terms of weapons , it is a question of portable firearms, the range of which goes beyond that of handguns.
definition
The legal definition of weapons law is:
"Long guns; These are firearms whose barrel and breech are longer than 30 cm in the closed position and whose shortest intended total length exceeds 60 cm; Handguns are all other firearms. "
Weapon assignment
Long weapons are shotguns and rifles as a single shot , repeating mechanism and self-loading weapons and the law as war firearms classified submachine guns , machine carbines and machine guns . Weapons that are modified but can only fire single fire and have only the appearance of those weapons do not fall under this scope.
use
Long guns are suitable because of their higher precision compared to short guns for shooting at greater distances, and are u. a. when hunting , the sport shooting , the military and the police related.
literature
- Gun Law. Weapons Act, Shelling Act, Explosives Act, War Weapons Control Act and implementing regulations. Text output. = WaffR. With index and an introduction by Joachim Steindorf (= German Beck texts in German 5032). Special edition, 13th revised edition. Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag u. a., Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-05032-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b WaffG Annex 1 (to Section 1, Paragraph 4) , definitions. Section 1: Weapons and ammunition terms, classification of objects, U 1. Firearms, 1. (as of March 26, 2008)
