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Categoria 1a & 2a
Short firearms, Long firearms with rifled barrel
Categoria 3a
Long firearms with rifled barrels for sports shooting, Shotguns, Airguns which have a muzzle energy in excess of 24.2 joules.
Categoria 4a & 5a
Rifles and pistols, operated by compressed air
Edged weapons, Knives or machetes
Categoria 6a
Antique or historic firearms
Categoria 7a
Crossbows, Bows, Blank firing and flare-
The above is to give you some idea of each category, check each firearms category for further details