There must be enough authorised shooting ranges to ensure the safe handling of weapons. In addition, oversight is easier when most training takes places at shooting ranges.
The establishment and maintenance of a shooting range is subject to a permit. A key condition for a permit is that the operator ensures the safety of its shooting range. The National Police Board is the permit authority for shooting ranges.
The Act on Shooting Ranges promotes safe recreational shooting, the safety of shooting ranges and their immediate environment and the systematic development of regional networks of shooting ranges. It lays down provisions on the establishment, maintenance and oversight of shooting ranges and on the rights of shooting-range operators.