Poland: Temporary Ban on Carrying Firearms in Warsaw on November 11, 2025

During a briefing at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Minister Marcin Kierwiński instructed the security services to take measures ensuring safety during the Independence March in Warsaw and other events taking place on November 11. The Minister of the Interior and Administration will soon sign a regulation introducing a ban on carrying firearms on that day. Meanwhile, the Mazovian Voivode has imposed a ban on carrying and using pyrotechnic products. The police are preparing to secure mass events held in connection with Independence Day.

Participants of the briefing at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration included, among others: Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administration Czesław Mroczek, Mazovian Voivode Mariusz Frankowski, Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski, and the leadership of the Police, the State Fire Service, and the State Protection Service.

Minister Marcin Kierwiński called on the security services to coordinate their actions and deploy the necessary forces and resources to ensure the peaceful course of gatherings and ceremonies on November 11.

The regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration is currently undergoing interministerial consultations. The document is intended to enhance the safety of participants in gatherings held in Warsaw and across Poland.

The head of the Ministry emphasized that coordination of actions, constant monitoring of the situation, and information exchange between services are key.

Police Commander-in-Chief Gen. Insp. Marek Boroń stated that adequate police forces, including experienced preventive units, will be deployed to secure the Independence March and other events in Warsaw and throughout the country.

As in previous years, the police will appeal to participants to remain calm, respect public order, and follow officers’ instructions.

Content and justification

As stated in the announcement, the Minister of the Interior and Administration will soon sign the draft regulation dated October 29, 2025, introducing a temporary ban on carrying or transporting firearms in an unloaded condition, with the following content:

§ 1. A ban is hereby introduced on carrying or transporting in an unloaded condition any type of firearm within the area of the capital city of Warsaw on November 11, 2025.

§ 2. This regulation shall enter into force on November 11, 2025.

The primary justification for this measure is to ensure the safety of participants in state ceremonies marking the National Independence Day, as well as public gatherings organized in Warsaw on November 11, 2025. The ban is also justified by the current second-level alert (BRAVO) and the second-level cyber alert (BRAVO-CRP) introduced under the decree of the Prime Minister.

According to Article 15(4) of the Anti-Terrorism Measures Act, the grounds for introducing the second alert level (BRAVO and BRAVO-CRP) are the occurrence of an increased and foreseeable threat of a terrorist incident, when the specific target of the attack has not yet been identified. Therefore, the ban aims to reduce the risk of incidents that could disrupt the proper atmosphere of the planned events, for example, due to the loss of a firearm by its owner or its forcible seizure by another person.

For these reasons, on October 27, 2025, the Police Headquarters submitted a request to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration to introduce the aforementioned ban.

The Ministry informs the shooting community well in advance

From the perspective of the shooting community, the Ministry’s actions deserve recognition. The information about the introduction of the ban was published well in advance, allowing time to adjust plans – not only for individual shooters but also for instructors, store employees, and shooting range operators – for November 11. In previous years, it sometimes happened that the information about the ban was released only a few days before it came into effect (as was the case in 2022), suddenly disrupting plans made by many individuals, companies, and associations.

More details (PL):

• Official statement of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration on October 30, 2025
• Draft regulation available on the website of the Public Information Bulletin of the Government Legislation Centre