Opening a closed or semi-closed shooting range, gallery or shooting-hunting stand is a business whose legal infrastructure is precisely defined by the Law on Arms: the law grants the legal entity or individual entrepreneur holding the opening permit the right to acquire civil firearms and the hunting and sport pneumatic weapons permitted in civil circulation — the categories from which firing is allowed on the territory of such facilities. That right is tied to specific conditions, and misunderstanding them means the business ends up outside the lawful circulation of weapons.
The service on this page is complete legal support connected with obtaining a range, gallery or stand permit and with the acquisition and registration of weapons — from the documentary package to the internal rules.
Who may acquire weapons in the facility's name
The law gives the legal entity or individual entrepreneur holding the opening permit the right to acquire civil firearms and the hunting and sport pneumatic weapons permitted in civil circulation — including their main elements — on condition that firing from those weapons is allowed on the facility's territory in accordance with a government decree and the opening permit. A separate channel belongs to the national sport federations of shooting disciplines recognised by the Ministry of Sport, their member legal entities and sport organisations — their acquisition circle is likewise defined through hunting and sport firearms.
The law also contains a clear prohibition: the use of civil sport, hunting firearms, signal or pneumatic weapons in private security activity is impermissible. This means a range's arsenal cannot become a security company's arsenal — and breaching that boundary muddies both activities.
From acquisition to registration — ten working days
The facility owner must, within ten working days of acquiring a civil firearm, a hunting or sport pneumatic weapon or its main elements, submit the relevant documentation to the Service Agency for registration. Until the weapon is registered, its disposal or transfer of the right of use to another person is impermissible. Registration is carried out and the weapon registration certificate issued by the Service Agency; the registration procedure and the form of the certificate are approved by an order of the Minister of Internal Affairs. In practice this means that every new specimen sets a live calendar — and that calendar is part of business planning.
Internal safety rules — the operator's responsibility
The security matters on the territory of a range, gallery or stand — the rules of weapon accounting, issuance, movement and use, the rules of shooter conduct and record-keeping, and the firing positions — are determined by the holder of the opening permit, the legal entity or individual entrepreneur, in accordance with the requirements established by the Minister of Internal Affairs. The state sets the framework, while the concrete rules are the operator's document — and its quality is precisely where systemic defects surface during inspections.
An additional rule applies to pneumatic weapons: a legal entity that organises shooting from pneumatic weapons of any form must hold a range, gallery or shooting-hunting stand opening permit — except for attractions arranged in public gathering places. Operating such a facility without a permit entails liability defined by the Code of Administrative Offences.
The designation of weapon use and the character of a range
The use of civil weapons is permitted by law only for defined purposes — among them sporting and collection-exhibition purposes; a range's activity fits exactly into that framework and requires correct documentary reflection. In every case of use, measures must be taken to ensure the safety of persons around — this requirement flows directly from the law and is the foundation of the internal rules.
What we do
Our support is built on the facility's life cycle: preparation of the legal package required for the opening permit; planning of the weapon categories to be acquired in conformity with the conditions defined by the government decree and the permit; management of the ten-working-day registration calendar and communication with the Service Agency; drafting of internal safety rules in line with the minister's requirements — from accounting to issuance to shooter-conduct rules; and framing of the permissible-use boundaries so that the line with private security activity is not crossed. The result is that the facility's arsenal is in the lawful-circulation regime from the very beginning.
Frequently asked questions
May a range acquire any weapon?
No — the permit-holding legal entity or individual entrepreneur acquires civil firearms and the hunting and sport pneumatic weapons permitted in civil circulation, in the categories from which firing is allowed on the facility's territory.
What is the registration deadline for acquired weapons?
Documentation must be submitted to the Service Agency within ten working days of acquisition, and until registration the weapon may not be disposed of or transferred to another person.
Does organising pneumatic shooting require a permit?
Yes — organising shooting from pneumatic weapons of any form is subject to the obligation to hold a range, gallery or shooting-hunting stand opening permit, except for attractions in public gathering places.
Can range weapons be used in security activity?
No — the use of civil sport, hunting firearms, signal or pneumatic weapons in private security activity is directly prohibited by law.
How We Help on Legal.ge
We build the facility's complete legal frame — from the opening permit to the registration of the arsenal and the internal rules. Contact us — we will evaluate your project and prepare the weapons legal package for your range, gallery or shooting-hunting stand under every requirement of the Law on Arms.