ABSTRACT FIALKOVÁ, Paulína: The possession of firearms and ammunition for sporting purposes (Bachelor thesis). Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica. Faculty of Law. Department of Administrative Law. Tutor: JUDr. Martin Píry. Level of professional qualifications: bachelor (in short „Bc.“). Banská Bystrica, 2015. Range: 44 pages. Object of the submitted thesis is solving the issue of possession and use of firearms and ammunition in terms of the current legislation under the Law on Firearms and Ammunition. It focuses primarily on the arms and ammunition held and used for sporting purposes. The thesis clarifies the legal conditions of possession and use of firearms, conditions of acquisitions firearms licence and also the obligations of the holder of the firearms license. The thesis deals with the use of firearms and ammunition in sports disciplines, it specifies the kinds of arms and ammunition used in various sports sectors. The bachelor thesis analyses the use of firearms and particular ammunition in the winter Olympic sport, biathlon. It points to consequences of breaking the law and gross negligence in the handling of arm in biathlon.