RULES FOR TEMPORARLY IMPORTING GUNS FOR SPORTING PURPUSES

Dear Shooter,
This page is meant to give you all the necessary information regarding the procedure to legally transport your weapons in Italy to attend the 2003 European Shotgun Championships.
Please note that, competitor's Division notwithstanding, importing weapons and ammunition in Italy without a proper license is regarded as a serious crime that can result in confiscation of the weapons and arrest.
Therefore, to comply with the Italian gun law, you must be in possession of a valid EUROPEAN TRANSPORTATION GUN PERMIT or TEMPORARY FIREARMS IMPORTATION FORM.
Shooters in possession of European Transportation Gun Permit:
Completely fill the Entry Form & Invitation of the match, make a photocopy and bring it with you during your travel.
There will be no problems in crossing the country borders with guns and ammunitions if this proof of registration is shown on request altogether with your valid European Transportation Gun Permit.
All other shooters:
Other shooters must apply for a Temporary Firearms Importation Form. This form, provided by the match organization, completely filled by each single shooter, must be produced when crossing the Italian border (whether by car, plane or by train) to a Police Station, where it will be stamped. This procedure must be repeated upon leaving Italy.
The importation form that you will receive is not by itself a proper license. To become a valid permit it must be stamped at the border by the Border Police both on arrival and departure so, please make sure you follow this procedure.
Completely fill the Entry Form & Invitation of the match, make a photocopy and bring it with you during your travel.
There will be no problems in crossing the country borders with guns and ammunitions if this proof of registration is shown together with the Temporary Firearms Importation Permit.
Both Permits
Both Permits allows you to import and transport a maximum of 3 guns and 1'000 rounds in total for a period of 90 days from importing date.
During your stay in Italy, please keep your weapons closed in a safe place when transporting them. No matter what kind of permission you may have in your own Country, it does not allow you to carry weapons (both concealed and in open view here in Italy; for this reason, during your travel and stay, please keep ammunitions in appropriately locked cases separated from weapons.