Article 1 of the Saudi Weapons and Ammunition Law

This is the definitions article of the Law. It sets the meaning of each term wherever it appears in the Law, unless the context requires another meaning. Knowing the type of a weapon under these definitions matters because the Law's provisions differ by type.

• Military weapons: firearms, ammunition, and equipment designed specifically for military operations, such as machine guns, cannons, and missiles. Also treated as military weapons are those that use radiation, gases, or poisons, and any weapon that does not fall within the other types defined in this article.
• Personal firearms: firearms intended for use by one person, such as pistols and rifles, as determined by the Implementing Regulations.
• Hunting weapons: smooth-bore firearms originally designed for hunting.
• Training weapons and air rifles: shooting weapons without gunpowder, whose projectile is fired by air pressure or a spring.
• Bladed weapons: any cutting, piercing, smashing, or bludgeoning tool, such as swords, daggers, knives, arrows, spears, bayonet-tipped sticks, knuckles, and the like.
• Ammunition: projectiles fired from weapons by explosive force, air pressure, or springs.
• Antique weapons: old weapons of historical value that, after examination and inspection, are shown to be unusable.

The article also provides that "the Regulations" means the Implementing Regulations of this Law, "the Minister" is the Minister of Interior, and "the competent authority" is the Ministry of Interior. Article 2 uses these terms when it states who is permitted to carry and use military and personal government weapons and their ammunition.