# Guideline 1.1.3 - Safety: Weapons and Firearms Content

**Guideline:** 1.1.3 · **Store:** Apple App Store · **Severity:** high · **Fix difficulty:** medium · **Typical turnaround:** 1-3 days

Canonical URL: https://appstorereject.com/rejections/apple/1/guideline-113-safety-weapons-and-firearms-content

## Description

Apple is rejecting your app because it depicts illegal or reckless use of weapons, or it facilitates the purchase of firearms or ammunition. This covers firearm marketplaces, instructional content on weapon modifications, apps that glamorize weapon use, and dangerous object tutorials. This rejection most commonly hits: marketplace apps that include a firearms section, apps for gun shops or ammunition retailers, weapon modification tutorial apps, and shooting-related apps that cross the line from sport into glorification. Note that hunting and sport shooting apps are generally fine as long as they don't facilitate direct purchases or encourage reckless behavior. The distinction Apple draws is between apps about weapons (educational, sporting) and apps that facilitate the acquisition of weapons or encourage their reckless use.

## Common variations

- App facilitates the purchase of firearms or ammunition
- App depicts illegal or reckless use of weapons
- App includes instructional content on weapon modifications
- App serves as a marketplace for firearms or dangerous objects

## Example rejection email

```
Guideline 1.1.3 - Safety - Objectionable Content

Your app includes content that depicts illegal or reckless use of weapons and dangerous objects, or facilitates the purchase of firearms or ammunition.

Next Steps:
Please revise your app to remove content that encourages illegal or reckless weapon use, or that facilitates the purchase of firearms or ammunition.
```

## Resolution steps

## Quick Assessment
- **Risk level:** High
- **Resolution path:** Fix & Resubmit
- **Typical turnaround:** 1-3 days

## The Fix

01. **Remove purchase facilitation** — If your app facilitates buying firearms or ammunition, remove all purchasing, cart, checkout, and payment functionality for these items.

02. **Remove instructional content** — Remove tutorials on weapon modifications (suppressors, bump stocks, etc.) or other potentially dangerous modifications.

03. **Reframe as informational** — If the app has legitimate sporting or educational value, reframe it around information, community, and sport rather than acquisition.

04. **Consider a web-based approach** — If your business requires firearm sales, consider directing users to your website for purchases rather than handling them in-app.

## Prevention
- Never facilitate direct weapon or ammunition purchases in-app
- Focus apps on education, community, and sport rather than acquisition
- Review content for anything that could be interpreted as encouraging reckless use

## Appeal guidance

Appeal if the app is purely educational (historical, sport shooting) with no purchase facilitation. Provide context about the app's educational or sporting purpose.

## Before / after examples

**Before:** Marketplace app includes a firearms category with 'Add to Cart' and checkout for guns and ammunition
**After:** Firearms category removed from in-app marketplace, replaced with 'Visit our website for firearms' informational link
**Why it works:** Firearm purchase facilitation is not permitted in-app, but informational content about sporting goods is acceptable.

## Common questions

**Can you appeal a 1.1.3 rejection?**

Appeal if the app is purely educational (historical, sport shooting) with no purchase facilitation. Provide context about the app's educational or sporting purpose.

**How long does this typically take to fix?**

Typical turnaround is 1-3 days (difficulty: medium). After resubmission, most re-reviews complete within 24-48 hours.

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