Tighter security situation Germans no longer let Swiss with service weapons through
Individual Swiss nationals from towns near the border were previously allowed to transport their army weapon across German soil with a transit permit to get to the shooting range. This is no longer possible.
16.10.2024, 18:59
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- Swiss marksmen and women are no longer allowed to transport privately owned weapons such as the assault rifle 90 across German territory.
- The German authorities no longer issue the necessary permits.
- The reason for this is the heightened security situation in Europe.
According to the Schaffhausen police, the so-called annual transit permits will no longer be issued. Swiss ordnance weapons that are registered in a European firearms pass are also affected by the change. Ordnance weapons are weapons officially imported by the military and issued to soldiers as personal equipment.
Shooters from towns near the border, such as Buchberg SH or Rafz ZH, will therefore have to take a detour in future if they want to go to the nearest shooting range in Schaffhausen. The direct route via German territory is no longer possible.
"This decision is politically motivated and is related to the tightened security situation in Europe," the shooting association in Schaffhausen announced.
