Article 29 of the Saudi Weapons and Ammunition Law

This article sets out a clear prohibition: no weapon that is not licensed may be repaired under the provisions of the Weapons and Ammunition Law and its Implementing Regulations.

The following is clear from the text:

• The prohibition concerns the status of the weapon itself: if the weapon is not licensed under the Law and its Regulations, it may not be repaired.
• The phrase "any weapon" is general and is not limited to a particular type of weapon.
• The prohibition is stated without any exception.

This provision complements Article 28, which prohibits practicing the profession of repairing firearms of all types except with a license from the Minister, and refers to the Regulations the conditions for granting the license and the licensee's duties. Two matters therefore come together in repair: the person practicing the repair profession must be licensed under Article 28, and the weapon to be repaired must be licensed under the provisions of the Law and its Regulations under this article. Neither takes the place of the other.

It is also linked to Article 30, which prohibits making any modification to the mechanism of weapons or the ways of loading them that makes them more dangerous. The two articles set limits on what may be done to a weapon.

The owner of a repair workshop who is presented with a weapon whose legal status he does not know may consult a lawyer who specializes in criminal matters and weapons regulations.