Expertise (shooting sport)
The expertise is in § 7 para. 1 Arms Act required prerequisite in Waffenrecht and shooting sports to certain weapons (called usually firearms ) and ammunition to be able to acquire, for the prior must be proven the acquisition also a "need". Expertise is acquired through a course that ends with an examination by an authorized examination committee.
In shooting sports, a need is proven if the applicant can prove that he regularly practices the sport with the weapon that requires a license that he would like to acquire himself. The sport can already be practiced with club weapons at a shooting club . “Regularly” means that the shooter shoots the weapon in the club at least once a month or eighteen times a year. The regular exercise of the sport must be certified by an authorized person of the club, usually the sports warden.
Expertise is also deemed to have been proven if the applicant has passed the hunter's examination or an equivalent examination or the journeyman's examination for the gunsmith's trade or has worked full-time in the trade in firearms and ammunition for at least three years .
Content of the expertise
A specialist course is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. Authorized for the implementation of the course and the acceptance of the examination are, among others, the recognized district shooting sports associations in the German Shooting Association , which work according to guidelines that are specified by the respective state umbrella organizations and that have been approved by the respective interior ministries. For sport shooters, § 3 Paragraph 1 No. 2 Letter “c” AWaffV (General Weapons Act Ordinance) applies. According to this, the expertise is deemed to have been proven "... if the applicant has acquired the knowledge to be proven in accordance with Section 7 of the Weapons Act ... as a marksman from a recognized shooting sports association and has proven this through a certificate ... from the ... shooting association."
Theoretical part
The participants in a Proficiency course will on the handling of weapons and ammunition to be observed legislation of the weapons law, fire law as well as the self-defense and emergency gain knowledge. The theoretical part is concluded with an examination in which different questions from a catalog of questions from the Federal Office of Administration must be answered correctly with a certain percentage.
The course participant only needs to prove knowledge of weapons and ammunition for the types of weapons and ammunition applied for and only for the purpose for which the weapon is required (here, for example, target shooting). The participant who wants to acquire a small caliber weapon does not need to prove any knowledge of a large caliber weapon or a muzzle loader .
Practical part
The course participant should acquire the safe handling of weapons or ammunition including sufficient skills in shooting with firearms. This skill is usually taught at the shooting range of a shooting club .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Judgment of the Düsseldorf Administrative Court, 18 K 3814/05, paragraph 27
- ↑ Expertise in the General Weapons Act Ordinance (AWaffV)
- ↑ Requirements for recognition as a shooting sports association
- ↑ according to Section 1 (2) ( scope of expertise ) - General Weapons Act Ordinance (AWaffV)
