The police rejected an application for weapons storage in holiday homes. Now the Supreme Administrative Court (HDF) has determined that the law does not require storage at a specific address, reports Dagens Juridik.
Two people applied to be allowed to store weapons in the holiday home instead of at the civil registry address.
They stated that they spend weekends at the holiday home, which is adjacent to their hunting ground. It would be more convenient and safer to store the weapons there, they further stated, as they would not have to transport the weapons.
The police authority rejected the applications on the grounds that there is a lack of legal support for granting a permit for the storage of weapons at an address other than where one is registered. The police also considered that the requirement to supervise the weapons would not be fulfilled.
The administrative court followed the police’s line, but the court of appeal found that there are no regulations that firearms must be stored at the address in the civil registry in order for the supervision requirement to be met.
The police appealed to the HDF, which has now issued its decision.
The police authority must not decide on the address where the weapons are stored, as there are no such requirements in the law. The requirement to supervise the weapon also does not apply when storing the weapon, according to HFD.
