Laws
Tasers (26 WAA)
Weapons and Ammunition Act
· Code: Artikel V-1 · Chapter: Wet Wapens en Munitie
– Article V-1 Tasers (26 WAA)
A person is punishable when possessing, carrying, storing at home, or keeping a taser in the cargo area of a vehicle.
ConvictionPrisonCommunity serviceFine
First co…
Updated:
19-01-2026 21:58
Firearms and explosives (26 WAA)
Weapons and Ammunition Act
· Code: Artikel V-2 · Chapter: Wet Wapens en Munitie
– Article V-2 Firearms and explosives (26 WAA)
A person is punishable when possessing, carrying, storing at home, or keeping a firearm in a vehicle cargo area.
Categories: Category 1 (handguns), Category 2 (automatic weapons/shot…
Updated:
18-01-2026 19:23
Edged and blunt weapons (27 WAA)
Weapons and Ammunition Act
· Code: Artikel V-3 · Chapter: Wet Wapens en Munitie
– Article V-3 Edged and blunt weapons (27 WAA)
A person is punishable when possessing/carrying/storing a weapon reasonably intended to cause injury.
Updated:
19-01-2026 21:58
Imitation weapons, holsters and replicas (26 WAA)
Weapons and Ammunition Act
· Code: Artikel V-4 · Chapter: Wet Wapens en Munitie
– Article V-4 Imitation weapons, holsters and replicas (26 WAA)
A person is punishable when wearing a holster with or without an imitation weapon/replica indistinguishable from real.
Updated:
18-01-2026 19:23
Weapons trafficking (14-20 WAA)
Weapons and Ammunition Act
· Code: Artikel V-5 · Chapter: Wet Wapens en Munitie
– Article V-5 Weapons trafficking (14-20 WAA)
A person is punishable when importing/exporting/transiting illegal weapons without a valid permit.
An intended but unfinished transaction is considered an attempt.
An attempt is pu…
Updated:
19-01-2026 21:58
Ammunition possession
Weapons and Ammunition Act
· Code: Artikel V-6 · Chapter: Wet Wapens en Munitie
– Article V-6 Ammunition possession
A person is punishable when possessing ammunition for an illegal weapon.
The sentence increases by 25% per magazine/clip.
Updated:
18-01-2026 19:23