Facts
X. is accused of having acquired 13 SIG P228 FX pistols (training weapons with color marking projectiles) in May 2012 without having the required weapon acquisition permit. The Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Solothurn declared X. guilty of an offense against the Federal Act on Weapons, Weapon Accessories and Ammunition by a penal order dated July 15, 2013 and sentenced him to a fine. X. filed an objection to the penal order.
The District Court then acquitted X. of the charge of an offense against the Weapons Act. On appeal by the Public Prosecutor's Office, the High Court of the Canton of Solothurn confirmed the acquittal on April 20, 2015. The Federal Supreme Court upheld a criminal complaint filed by the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Canton of Solothurn on November 25, 2015, set aside the contested judgment and remanded the case to the High Court for a new decision.
On September 27, 2016, the High Court of the Canton of Solothurn declared X. guilty of an infringement of the Weapons Act and sentenced him to a fine. X. is filing a criminal complaint against this judgment.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court dismisses the complaint, insofar as it enters into it. The concept of acquisition within the meaning of the Weapons Act covers all forms of transfer of ownership or possession, regardless of whether this is only for a temporary purpose. The loan of weapons and subsequent transfer of the same to a third party for their use…