Two people applied to store weapons in their vacation home instead of at their registered address.
They stated that they spend weekends in 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 was no legal basis for granting a permit for storing weapons at an address other than where one is registered. The police also considered that the requirement for supervision of the weapons would not be met.
The Administrative Court agreed with the police, but the Court of Appeal found that there are no regulations requiring firearms to be stored at the registered address in order for the supervision requirement to be met.
The police appealed to the HFD, which has now issued its ruling.
The police authority shall not decide on the address where the weapons are stored, as there are no such requirements in the law. The requirement for supervision of the weapons also does not apply when storing the weapons, according to the HFD.
