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Arms Act and Explosives Act Amendment Act

i lugemine lopetatudEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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19 March 2026

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By amending the law, the legal framework regulating the possession and handling of weapons will be updated. The purpose of the bill is to strengthen national defense preparedness, improve society's defense capacity and ensure public and internal security. The amendments bring the Weapons Act into full compliance with the EU Firearms Directive and clarify the definitions of weapons and ammunition. The handling, storage, use and supervision of weapons and ammunition will also be organized regulation. The draft makes the requirements for the storage of weapons more risk-based, reduces the administrative burden for owners of smaller quantities of weapons, and allows for the storage of a larger stock of ammunition in order to increase national defense readiness. The rules for the use of weapons, the transport of weapons and ammunition will also be specified, and the procedure for informing shooting ranges and certain businesses selling weapons about economic activity will be established. In addition, the weapons register will be updated regulation, the validity period of the acquisition permit and the deadlines for handling inherited weapons will be extended, and the Police and Border Guard Board will be given more discretion when revoking permits.

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