In the case of a weapon found or inherited, you can implement the procedure called "Declaration of abandonment of arms to the State" (
Article R312-51 of the Internal Security Code - click on the article to access its contents). For this purpose, I invite you to fill in the document
cerfa 11845 * 03 (click above to access the document) and to hand it over with the weapon to the Gendarmerie Brigade or to the Police Station on, (
click here to access the police forces directory). Click on the following link for more information:
Abandon Weapon .
