• 18th year of age completed; not alcoholic or addicted, not mentally ill or mentally disabled; does not give reason to believe to endanger themselves or third parties with the weapon;
• Does not express by appearance, statements or other behavior, a racist, xenophobic or otherwise particularly reprehensible attitude;
• Does not have criminal convictions under Art. 12 para 3 Weapons Act; - Special provisions for foreigners;
• For the acquisition of weapons it needs a weapons acquisition certificate, even when transferring among private individuals (exceptions see points 3 and 4).

• For the acquisition and loan of hunting weapons under the Hunting Act does not require a weapons acquisition license;
• The transfer (also on loan / also among private persons) must be made with a written contract, which must meet various conditions;
• The alienator / transferor must verify the identity and age of the acquirer. The alienator/transferor must be allowed to assume that there is no impediment according to Art. 12 para. 3;
• Copy of the contract must be sent immediately after the conclusion of the contract to the Weapons Office of the National Police, Gewerbeweg 4, 9490 Vaduz.

• Single-barreled or multi-barreled ball rifles, repeating ball rifles, combined weapons and single-barreled or at most double-barreled shotguns.
• The use of silencers for ball rifles and repeating ball rifles is permitted.

Weapons, parts thereof and ammunition must be stored carefully and protected from access by unauthorized third parties. Losses of weapons must be reported immediately to the state police.

• Whoever wants to carry or transport a weapon in places accessible to the public requires a weapons carrying permit.
• No weapons carrying permit for hunting weapons need holders of a hunting license during the hunt, as well as gamekeepers for carrying weapons in the exercise of their duties.

• No weapons carrying permit is required for the transport of weapons, in particular to and from courses, exercises and events of shooting and hunting clubs, to and from a holder of a weapons trade permit, to and from the acquirer and vendor, to and from specialist events, and in the event of a change of residence.
• When transporting firearms, the weapon and ammunition must be separated, and there must be no ammunition in the magazine.
• A firearm may be transported only as long as it seems appropriate for the activity that entitles it.

• Hunting shooting is permitted outside officially authorized shooting events and outside of shooting ranges.
• Shooting-in of hunting weapons is only permitted in officially approved shooting ranges.
• If special circumstances during hunting require a control of the point of impact, a maximum of 5 control shots may be fired in the hunting area. The safety of all is to be ensured.

• Is a travel document for firearms, especially for hunters and shooters;
• Is mandatory throughout the Schengen area;
• Is not valid as a weapons acquisition document and also not as a weapons carrying permit;
• Is valid for five years and can be renewed;
• Each country still has its own regulations regarding entry with weapons; so always clarify in advance what is still to be provided. Advantageous is if the request is made in writing, so that you get a corresponding answer in paper form!

Due to the customs treaty between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Swiss war material, goods control and weapons legislation is applicable to the area of import, export and transit for the items covered by the Weapons Act. This means that licenses are issued by the Swiss federal authorities. The accompanying certificate and the European firearms pass are exempt from this. These are issued by the national police for persons residing in Liechtenstein.

• Office of the Environment, Forest and Landscape Department, Gerberweg 5, 9490 Vaduz, tel. 236 64 02
• Landespolizei, Weapons Office, Gewerbeweg 4, 9490 Vaduz, Tel. 236 7903