26 Firearms
A
licence is required for all kinds of firearms, except for air guns, air
pistols, spring guns and spring pistols up to 4.5 mm calibre.
Individuals
who wish to possess or buy firearms and ammunition for use in hunting or
sport in Norway
must submit an application to the Norwegian police in the municipality in which
they reside. This requirement also applies to the members of a mission and consular officers.
Applications
from diplomatic missions and consular posts and their staff for permission to
possess, import or buy firearms for security purposes should be
submitted to the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A
licence for this purpose is generally restricted to the premises of the mission
or consular premises. Any security requirements outside this area are the
responsibility of the Norwegian police.
Before
exporting firearms acquired in Norway
out of the country, the owner must obtain an export licence, for which a fee
must be paid. This also applies to diplomatic missions and consular posts and
their staff. The export licence can be obtained by applying to the Police Arms
Office (“Våpenkontoret”) in Oslo
at the following address:
Våpenkontoret
Grønlandsleiret
44
NO-0190
Oslo
The
export licence should be presented to the relevant authorities when the weapon
is taken out of the country.
