How to obtain permission to store and carry hunting weapons: documents, application, deadlines

If you decide to go hunting, then you need to start not with a dog, not with the selection of equipment, not with the purchase of a gun, but with the registration of all the appropriate licenses and permits for weapons. It’s not for nothing that they say that without a piece of paper you’re a bug, but with a piece of paper you’re a potential owner of a smoothbore gun. Why smooth-bore, because to obtain a permit for a rifled weapon, continuous hunting experience of five years is required.

So what circles of hell and thorns we have to overcome on the way to the coveted rifle bike, we will now consider them.

Basic requirements for potential owners

So, you have decided to become a hunter and buy a gun. What is needed for this?

You must meet a number of requirements and parameters:

live to the full age of 18;
be a capable citizen and have a passport;
have permanent registration in your passport;
to be a hunter officially - to have a hunting license;
prove your knowledge of the use and storage of weapons - pass an exam and receive a commission’s conclusion;
provide a medical commission’s conclusion about your health and moral stability (certificate from drug and neuropsychiatric dispensaries and a military ID);
do not have a current criminal record for intentional crimes or a prohibiting court decision;
not have more than one administrative violation per year and none due to drugs or psychotropics;
provide conditions for storing weapons (place of residence and safe).

If you fit into the Procrustean bed of these requirements, you can start collecting documents.

Photos for hunting weapons online

– How to renew your rifle permit

- Just like smoothbore. Additionally, a control shooting protocol will be needed.

– What to do if I forgot to renew my permit on time

– Pay a fine of 1-3 thousand rubles and re-issue a license.

If any points remain unclear to you, ask in the comments, we will answer!

A license to purchase a weapon and a permit to carry and store weapons are two different documents. First you need to get a license, then buy a weapon, register it and get a permit.

A license is required to purchase some types of weapons.

For example:

— if you want to buy a gas pistol, revolver or shotgun, you need a license;

— to purchase a stun gun, gas cartridge or air pistol with a caliber of up to 4.5 mm, a license is not required.

The permit gives the right to carry and (or) store weapons.

When choosing a weapon, ask the store in advance whether a license is required to purchase it. If necessary, follow the instructions.

Get medical certificates:

On the absence of contraindications to gun ownership
About the absence of narcotic and psychotropic substances in the body

To do this, get examined by an ophthalmologist, narcologist and psychiatrist.

Help is paid. They are valid for one year.

Take preparatory courses if you are getting a license for the first time.

Courses are needed to confirm that you know how to handle weapons, know the design features, safe use techniques and legal requirements.

Courses can be taken at licensed training centers. You need a medical certificate, which you have already received for your license, a passport and photographs.

Training is paid.

The courses take place in a few hours. Then you need to pass the exam.

A certificate of completion of courses and a certificate of knowledge testing will be asked when applying for a license.

Buy a safe.
Weapons should not be stored in a closet or garage to prevent them from falling into the hands of those who do not know how to handle them.

Safes vary in steel thickness, lock type, and mounting method. Consult several stores or experts.

The safe must be made of high-strength materials and be locked. It is better to attach it to the wall or floor.

Apply for a license.
This can be done through State Services or in person through the territorial division of the Russian Guard.

Please attach to your application: medical certificates and documents confirming the completion of courses.

The storage conditions of weapons and ammunition will be checked at your home.

The state fee for issuing a license is 2,000 rubles.

The decision to issue a license will be made within 30 days.

One license can buy one weapon.

In specialized stores.
From hand. The law does not prohibit this, but there may be problems: the pistol turns out to be stolen or wanted.

To purchase a weapon, present your passport and license.

After purchase, the weapon must be registered. The law gives two weeks for this.

You can submit an application through State Services.

To register you need: a license, a passport and the weapon itself.

Weapons can only be used for those purposes that are specified in the permits and comply with the law.

Sports weapons - only for training and competitions within sports facilities.
Hunting - for hunting.

One type of weapon can only be stored, the other can be carried and stored.

A long gun can only be taken out for transportation, repair or sale, or registration, although it can be considered a means of self-defense.
Pepper spray, gas spray, gas pistol or stun gun do not require a permit and you can walk around with them.
A traumatic pistol requires a license and permission. If a storage permit is issued, it can only be stored at home and used for self-defense if the home is attacked. If you have permission to store and carry, then you can carry.

List of documents

The ability to purchase weapons is provided by a license, but storage and transportation requires a special permit from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Without this permission, they will not sell you a single cartridge.

To obtain a license you need to collect and provide:

application in the established form (you receive the form from the licensing and permitting service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in any way convenient for you, in person on the spot, from the website, etc.);
your passport, of course, and a photocopy of it;
two 3x4 photos;
medical certificate form 002-O/U, together with a certificate from the drug dispensary, form 003-O/U (about the absence of drugs in you) and the conclusion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs;
certificate of passing the weapons safety exam issued by a licensed training center;
hunting ticket.

To obtain a storage and carrying permit (ROH), you need to submit:

application in the prescribed form;
your passport;
again two 3x4 photographs;
hunting license;
a copy of the permitting license with the store’s mark of sale or confirmation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of receipt from the previous owner;
a copy of the technical passport for the gun.

Applying for a firearms license in 2022 and 2022.

You can obtain permission at the licensing department, which is located closest to the place of registration of the citizen. The whole procedure consists of several stages

Passing a medical examination. This can be done in both public and private institutions. You will have to purchase form 046-1 yourself. After passing through all the necessary specialists, including a narcologist and a neurologist, who will give a positive answer about the person’s state of health, a stamp is placed on the form at the registrar. I would like to draw your attention to an ophthalmologist. One eye should see more than 0.5, and the other no less than 0.2.
Fill out an application in the prescribed form, which is issued by the OLRR.
Photocopy of passport.
Photo, sizes 34.
Pay the state fee.

All of the above documents are submitted to the OLRR, where in exchange you can receive a referral to take a training course on the safe handling of traumatic weapons.

Training in handling traumatic weapons

The peculiarity of the training is that a person will have to answer 10 questions.

For a positive result, you need to answer 9 of them correctly.

A person gets 2 attempts (paid and free)

If both attempts fail, the citizen will be redirected to listen to paid lectures on this topic.

In addition, at the institution you need to take a referral to a police officer at the registration station. He will have a conversation with the citizen on this issue, and will also conduct an inspection of his place of residence. The house must have a metal safe designed for storing traumatic weapons.

The safe or cabinet must be equipped with two locks. Only after this the district police officer will put his signature and seal on the direction.

If a person does not receive permission, this may result in administrative or criminal proceedings being initiated against him. In the event that existing rules and regulations regarding the storage or use of traumatic weapons have been violated, the citizen will be held administratively liable. He will be fined in the range of 500 - 2000 rubles.

In the absence of a permit, weapons are prohibited not only from storing or using, but also from selling. In order to avoid such unpleasant situations, it is recommended to spend 2 months completing the procedure and obtaining a permit for traumatic weapons in Russia.

Regarding the rules for carrying and storing weapons, it is worth paying attention to the following features

The holster must be kept closed at all times.
Remove cartridges from the chamber.
Put the weapon on safety.

Weapons must be handled very carefully and carefully, observing all rules and requirements.

How to obtain a permit for a traumatic weapon - video algorithm:

It is normal to have a weapon for self-defense or to protect family and friends. However, it is not always possible to obtain a license, and without it, storing and carrying injuries is considered illegal. If you need help in obtaining a special permit for a weapon, write to us: and the manager will tell you step by step how the procedure for issuing a license goes, and we can also collect all the documents necessary for this.

Who can get a weapons permit

The category of traumatic weapons includes the following types:

Firearms without a barrel (for example, PB-4 OSA, “Shaman”);
Pistols;
Revolvers;
Shooting devices;
Limited-action service pistols with traumatic-action cartridges.

In the Russian Federation, any citizen who meets the following requirements can obtain a license to carry a weapon:

Age of majority: 21 years;
No criminal record or criminal record expunged;
Has permanent residence in Moscow or the Moscow region, as well as appropriate storage conditions for weapons;
There are no contraindications to owning a gun;
A document confirming completion of educational courses;
A report where the local police officer noted that the place where the injury was stored meets all the stated requirements.

To obtain a permit to carry a weapon, the following documents are required:

Application submitted in writing;
Photocopy or original passport;
A pair of matte photos 3*4;
Honey. a certificate confirming the absence of serious health problems and contraindications for issuing a weapons license;
In the case of an application for a hunting rifle, a valid hunting license of the established form is required;
Written confirmation from the local police officer of the verification of the storage conditions of the firearm;
Paid by state duty.

By the way, all photocopies of documents must be attached to their originals, so always carry them with you.

What weapons do not require a permit?

Russian legislation provides for 4 types of weapons that do not require a special license or permission to store and carry. This:

Gas cartridges;
Pneumatics with a caliber of less than 4.5 mm and a muzzle energy of up to 7.5.J;
Electric shockers;
Some types of ancient weapons.

Cost of services

When calculating the total cost of obtaining a weapons permit, the following types of payment are summed up:

Insurance RU CPS;
Certificate of training in weapons handling courses;
Medical examination;
Government duty;
Permit form;
Cost of a hunting ticket.

The final cost may vary depending on the type of service and type of weapon.

Receipt procedure

Well, now let’s figure out how we can step by step achieve the coveted possession of a smoothbore gun.

Photos

6 3x4 photos - the simplest movement in our business. Two photographs will be used for a hunting license, two for a license, and the last two for the ROH. An ordinary selfie will not work here; it is better to take everything from a specially trained person. Movement price 10 min. and about 200 rubles.

Hunting ticket

A hunting license gives you the right to legally participate in hunting in the country and receive a permit for hunting weapons.

Find out how to get a hunting license.

The hunting license is single, unlimited and, most importantly, free. You can apply for it by contacting the nearest MFC, or the government agency authorized for this in your local area. An application in the prescribed form is required; it can be submitted in person or sent by mail.

The following must be attached to the application:

two 3x4 photos;
copy of passport.

Officially, to get a ticket, you need to know the hunting minimum. Roughly speaking, when you can shoot, where to shoot, where it’s better not to shoot at who you can, who you can’t, and who you ultimately shot. Of course, they are unlikely to be asked when issuing a ticket, but it is very advisable to know them.

Your application, upon receipt, is considered for no more than five days, after which a decision is made on extradition or not.

They may refuse for the following reasons:

you have not yet reached the age of 18 or are incapacitated, for example by court;
submitted erroneous, or false, data;
you do not have permanent registration;
there is a criminal record for an intentional crime;
you have already been deprived of the right to hunt, and the deadline has not yet expired.

A completed hunting license must be obtained by presenting a passport.

Sample hunting license

If you did not use domestic mail, the delivery time does not exceed a week.

Drug test

Before undergoing a medical examination, you will need certificates from drug treatment and psychoneurological dispensaries. Regarding drugs, you will need two certificates, a certificate stating that you are not registered, and a certificate in form 003-O/U - “Medical report on the absence of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their metabolites in the human body.” The latter can be obtained by taking tests in both district and commercial clinics.

The terms and price will be, depending on the institution, 1 – 5 days from 800 to 2000 rubles. With this in order, go to the drug dispensary to obtain a certificate of not standing and not being registered. For everything about everything, the average for the regions is 500 - 600 rubles. and up to two hours, it all depends on the queue.

KhTI form 003- O/U

Certificates from a psychoneurological clinic

This certificate is obtained similarly to the previous one, only instead of tests, you will most likely be forced to first do an EEG, for which there is often a preliminary recording. After the EEG, see the doctor and voila, you have a certificate. Up to two hours of time plus pre-registration for an EEG by phone, 400 - 1000 rubles. EEG, 500 rub. - Doctor visit.

Weapons medical examination

Take all three certificates, military ID or registration, and with them go to the medical examination to receive a conclusion in form 002-O/U. You can apply for it at your local or any commercial clinic. If you have poor eyesight, it is advisable to use glasses or contact lenses to communicate with an ophthalmologist. On average, completion requires up to 3 hours and costs from 500 to 1200 rubles.

Weapons courses

To obtain a permit, you must undergo training in safety and handling of firearms, and pass a commission exam. Training takes place at licensed courses. Similar services can be found at the local DOSAAF, training centers for various security forces and large hunting organizations. Based on the results, they pass a theoretical exam and practical shooting with weapons at a shooting range.

In such courses, they are usually not very picky - they answered questions thoughtfully, often on a computer, fired in the right direction with a rifle or pistol, and that’s it. The training takes up to three days, although it is usually completed on one day along with exams. Training is even possible remotely, plus a couple of hours for the exam. For everything about 4000 rubles, in Moscow up to 8000 rubles. along with exams.

Application to public services

To obtain a license, you can, of course, contact the licensing and permitting center of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in your region, but it is much easier to use the government services portal by first registering.

To register, you need a pension number (SNILS), a mobile number and, of course, an email. After filling out everything for registration, you need to activate your account using an electronic signature or key. The activation key can be obtained through Russian Post or at the service center of OJSC Rostelecom.

After scanning all the documents, see their list above, fill out the application and submit it along with the documents through the government services portal. As a rule, after a few days, the licensing and permitting department will contact you for a meeting, provide documents, and give instructions for the district police officer. By this time, it is advisable to pay a one-time fee for issuing a license; now for a smooth-bore gun it is 100 rubles.

Sample application for a license to purchase hunting weapons -

Buying a safe

By law, your guns must be stored in a gun safe, iron cabinet, or metal-reinforced wooden box where you live. A proper gun safe should have two locks, an internal lockable ammo compartment, a 3mm wall to accommodate rifles, and be screwed to the wall and/or floor. Gun safes are usually tall and, most importantly, heavy, so to avoid them falling on family members with subsequent self-harm, it is better to screw them down.

Safe for storing hunting weapons

In theory, the district police officer himself, having received information from the OLRR, should visit you and check the conditions for storing weapons, but it is better to speed up the process by going to the district police officer himself and agreeing on a visit. Based on the results, an act is drawn up and signed, and a seal is affixed at the regional department.

Obtaining a license

According to the law, OLRR is given 30 days to process and issue a license; usually they are announced several days earlier. You drive up to them, bring your passport and a copy of the receipt for payment of the fee, and receive a license. Without taking into account travel time, everything takes no more than half an hour.

Buying a gun

The license is issued for a period of six months. During this time you must buy a gun. When purchasing in a store, the seller fills out the license and gives you the third part. By the way, they present permission only with a passport. The hunting license includes the number of the gun, its system and caliber. If a gun is purchased second-hand, the license is filled out immediately at the OLRR where you received it, and the gun is immediately re-registered to the new owner. After purchasing, within two weeks you must register the gun with the OLRR by submitting an application and attaching the part of the license given to you.

Getting ROX

But that's not all, the gun is still in your safe. To go hunting with it, you need to obtain a special storage permit - ROH. It gives the right to freely transport and carry a gun. In addition, they will not sell you ammunition without the permission of the ROH.

The ROH permit gives the right to freely transport and carry a gun

Typically, an application in the prescribed form is submitted simultaneously with the registration of a weapon; the list of required documents is given above. The procedure for obtaining an OLRR permit takes 14 days. After these days, you come to the OLRR with a gun and a passport, pay a fee of 10 rubles, check the numbers, and receive permission to store it. Sometimes the district police officer asks, upon receipt of the ROC, to bring it to him to make a copy, so as not to go there yourself, you can provide him with such a service.

That's all. Happy hunting.

How to purchase smooth-bore or pneumatic weapons

Today we focus on the requirements for photography, but first let us remind you what the package of documents is. When collecting documents, many who want to purchase a weapon encounter difficulties, since the question of what photos are needed for a weapons permit is asked separately for the case of registering traumatic, rifled or hunting weapons.

It should be understood that from the point of view of the established regulations, these types of weapons are absolutely identical in terms of preparing a list of documents.

Unfortunately, many citizens prefer to just find out the size of the photo, considering these parameters to be the only ones. As a result, their application is often rejected. The situation is complicated by the fact that the licensing department does not give reasons for the refusal, and it is necessary to spend a lot of time to find the true reason for the refusal.

The first requirement concerns the size of the photo. Since it is pasted into the document, the photo format must be strictly observed. It should be noted that this requirement does not affect the shooting process in any way, because the size of the finished photograph is set during the printing process.

Photos for a weapons permit must be 40 mm long and 30 mm wide.

The photo must be taken no more than 6 months ago
A clear image of a face with a neutral expression strictly from the front
No headdress. It is allowed to provide photographs in hats that do not hide the oval of the face by citizens whose religious beliefs do not allow them to appear in front of strangers without hats
For citizens who wear glasses, it is mandatory to take photographs wearing glasses without tinted lenses. The frame of the glasses should not cover the eyes

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Let's look at the steps to renew a license for a traumatic weapon - surely you can just issue it for life? However, no - the owner of the “trauma” could get carried away with psychotropic or narcotic drugs, get some injuries, get registered in a psychoneurological dispensary - in general, become an antisocial element, and also armed.

That is why a license is issued for a certain period, and renewal is sometimes even a little more difficult compared to obtaining initial permits.

If the owner of a traumatic pistol approaches the documents with all his responsibility, then difficulties cannot arise. The only difficulty that may arise is non-compliance with the criteria set out in Federal Law No. 150 of December 13, 1996 “On Weapons” - physical disabilities, mental illness, as well as suspicion of abuse of alcoholic beverages or psychotropic/narcotic drugs.

There are two ways to renew a permit for a traumatic weapon - contact the line department at your place of permanent residence, or contact the State Services portal.

Two months before the license expires, you need to collect a whole list of necessary documents and go to the OLRR to renew the license. A simplified algorithm looks like this:

Contact the OLRR;
Passing a medical examination;
Checking the storage conditions of traumatic weapons;
Waiting for notification of license renewal/refusal to renew;

In fact, this is just an approximate algorithm; you will have to run around for a while. Accordingly, get ready for some financial expenses.

Application for license renewal (samples are provided in the line department for licensing and permitting work);
Original and photocopy of passport;
2 photographs for documents, size 3*4 cm;
Medical certificates 002 and 003 O/U, indicating the candidate’s admission to renew a weapons license (you will have to go through an ophthalmologist, psychiatrist, therapist and narcologist again);
Previous license;
Receipt for paid state duty;
Report from the local inspector on compliance with the storage conditions of licensed weapons;
Previous permits for traumatic self-defense means;
Certificate of completion of a course in handling personal self-defense weapons.

In addition to this list, a report on the technical condition of the weapon is drawn up, drawn up directly at the OLRR by an employee of the organization.

Expenses

As for the time and money spent. It is clear that the cheaper, the longer, or time is spent searching for cheaper places. But the averages will be as follows.

Time

Taking into account the fact that many actions, especially at the initial stage, were carried out simultaneously, the time costs will be as follows:

hunting license – 5 days;
medical certificates, commissions, courses – working week;
obtaining a license – 30 days;
obtaining ROH permission – 14 days.

A total of two months, if everything is done without delay, and you clearly know the next step. So, while waiting for a license, you can choose a gun, sort out the safe, while you are waiting for a hunting license, you can do inquiries, etc.

Money

In terms of money, costs, primarily depending on the region and speed, will be as follows:

photo – from 200 to 300 rubles;
hunting ticket – free;
form 003-O/U, drug test - from 800 to 2000 rubles;
certificate from a drug dispensary – 500 – 600 rubles;
EEG + certificate from a psychoneurological clinic – 900 – 1500 rubles;
certificate 002-О/У, medical examination – 500 – 1200 rubles;
weapons courses - from 4,000 to 8,000 rubles;
fee for issuing a license – 100 rubles;
fee for the permission of the ROH - 10 rubles.

Total for everything from 7010 to 13710 rubles , plus a safe, plus a gun, plus a case, plus...

How to renew your weapons permit

Documents for a permit for traumatic weapons must be submitted to the relevant regulatory authority.

This rule must be strictly observed, since this dangerous object cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of a mentally ill person who is not aware of his actions.

Recently, traumatic weapons by the Russian government were recognized as firearms of limited damage (LDL), intended exclusively for self-defense.

In 2022, the Russian Guard is in charge
You will need a medical certificate in form N 002-О/у, a certificate from a narcologist, a psychologist, a 3x4 photo, a hunting license, a valid RoHa permit, your passport
Done locally
Personal presence and originals of all documents will be required.
The state fee for the renewal of RoKh is 500 rubles.
Service completion period: 30 calendar days
Fine for late payment 1-3 thousand rubles

Naturally, like any similar document, in order to renew a weapons permit, you need to follow a certain procedure:

Start applying for your renewal a month or less in advance. They will consider your application for 30 days, and if you are late in submitting it, the old permit will lose its validity until you receive a new one. In this case, you become a violator of hunting rules and, accordingly, will be fined.
Fill out the electronic application on the State Portal and attach the required documents. Or make an appointment with the department.

An application submitted through the website is reviewed within 2 business days. The inspector will call you back and offer to visit him with the weapon for inspection and verification of numbers, original documents.

There are also a number of reasons why you may not be given a permit. This can happen in the following cases:

The weapon is in disrepair.
The original design of the weapon was "modernized" (changed).
Over the past 5 years, you have been observed in a drug treatment clinic or a neuropsychiatric clinic. This situation suggests that you are not entirely able to adequately respond to stimuli, and it is better for you not to come into contact with the weapon.
There is no safe, despite the fact that previously (when you first received/renewed your permit 5 years ago) there was one.
You missed the deadline for renewing your document registration in 2021.
Submission of documents later than a month before the end of the permit.
There were incidents involving you more than 2 times over the past year, the reason was administrative violations in the field of public order.

A permit to use a weapon is revoked if the owner committed a crime intentionally and is in prison.

If the submission deadlines were violated, then you need to cancel the permit.

In what cases can they refuse?

You may be denied permission to purchase a weapon for the following reasons:

you are under 18 years old;
no permanent registration;
you provided inaccurate information or not all documents, for example, a medical certificate is not in the form, you are registered at a dispensary, etc.
training has not been documented;
there is an outstanding/unexpunged conviction for an intentional crime;
the court has deprived you of the right to own a weapon;
less than a year has passed since you committed an administrative violation related to drugs or any other twice;
you do not have the prescribed conditions for storing weapons (you have not reached an understanding with the district police officer).

All of these can cause failure until they are corrected.

PS This instruction was written based on the memories and recommendations of people who solved this problem for themselves in 2022, in Moscow, Pskov, Novosibirsk and several other cities in our country.