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Name: Countries with Gun Control
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Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Firearm Regulation - Guiding Policy; U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons - Council on Foreign Relations; Gun Control Around the World: A Primer - The Atlantic; Overview of gun laws by nation - Wiki.

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Countries with Gun Control

Countries with Gun Control: compare 213 countries on 10 metrics.

Law213 countries · 10 metricsUpdated May 19, 2025Original page

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Firearm Regulation Type

3 values across 213 entries

Good Reason to Own Gun Required?

5 values across 163 entries

Background Check Required?

2 values across 166 entries

Registration Required?

4 values across 177 entries

Full-Auto Firearm Rules

14 values across 131 entries

Open Carry Firearm Rules

11 values across 114 entries

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213 countries


Afghanistan	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	—	Regulated	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	—
Albania	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Algeria	Permissive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
American Samoa	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Andorra	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Angola	Restrictive	—	—	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Antigua and Barbuda	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Argentina	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ few exceptions	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions
Armenia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
Aruba	Restrictive	Any licensed or conditionally licensed	Required	—	Required	—	—	—	—	Prohibited
Australia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ strict requirements	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited if operable	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions
Austria	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Azerbaijan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	—	—	—	—
Bahamas	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Not required	Allowed w/ strict requirements	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Bahrain	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bangladesh	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	—
Barbados	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Not required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—
Belarus	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	—	—	—	—
Belgium	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Belize	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license (most types)	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Benin	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Bermuda	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—	Prohibited
Bhutan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bolivia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Botswana	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	—	Prohibited w/ few exceptions	—	—
Brazil	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ few vexceptions	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
British Virgin Islands	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	—	—	Prohibited	—	—
Brunei	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	—	—	—	—	—	Prohibited	Prohibited
Bulgaria	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Allowed	Allowed
Burkina Faso	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license (most types)	—	—	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Burundi	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Cambodia	Strict	None (prohibited)	—	—	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Cameroon	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Required	—	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Canada	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Only for restricted firearms	Required (extensive)	Firearm-dependent	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited after 1978	—	Allowed w/ permit
Cape Verde	Restrictive	Certain license classes only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	—	—	Prohibited	—	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions
Cayman Islands	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Not required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Central African Republic	Strict	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Chad	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Chile	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license (non-automatics)	Prohibited w/ rare exception	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
China	Strict	None (prohibited)	Required	Required	Required	Allowed for hunting only	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ restrictions	Allowed
Colombia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ rare exception	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Comoros	Strict	—	—	—	Not required	—	—	—	—	—
Cook Islands	Strict	None (prohibited) since 1992	—	—	Required	Prohibited	—	—	—	—
Costa Rica	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license (w/ exceptions)	Allowed w/ license (w/ exceptions)	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Croatia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Cuba	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Cyprus	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Czechia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Denmark	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	—	—
Djibouti	Strict	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Dominica	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Dominican Republic	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
DR Congo	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Ecuador	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Egypt	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
El Salvador	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
Eritrea	Strict	None (prohibited)	—	—	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Estonia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Eswatini	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Ethiopia	Restrictive	Any of-age, non-disqualified person	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—	Prohibited
Falkland Islands	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Fiji	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	—
Finland	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license (some cases)	Allowed w/ license (some cases)	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions
France	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
Gambia	Restrictive	Members of firearms clubs only	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Georgia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Germany	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	—	—
Ghana	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Greece	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Grenada	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Guadeloupe	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	—	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
Guam	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed	Allowed w/ permit
Guatemala	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Guinea	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license (rare instances)	—	—	—	—
Guinea-Bissau	Strict	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guyana	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ restrictions
Haiti	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	—	Not required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	Allowed	Allowed
Honduras	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Hong Kong	Strict	Licensed buyers only	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hungary	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed (some professions)	—
Iceland	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	Prohibited
India	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license & major restrictions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed
Indonesia	Strict	High-level officials, military, and police only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed for specific uses only	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Iran	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	Required	Requires government permission	Regulated	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ permit	—
Iraq	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Ireland	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Israel	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Italy	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	—	—
Ivory Coast	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Jamaica	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	—	—
Japan	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Jordan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Required	—	—	Prohibited w/ exceptions	—	—
Kazakhstan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Unaddressed by laws	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Kenya	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Kiribati	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	—	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	—	—
Kuwait	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required (extensive)	—	—	—	—	—	Prohibited
Kyrgyzstan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required (extensive)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Laos	Restrictive	Licensed w/ high social status only	Required	Required (extensive)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Latvia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license (up to 9mm)	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Prohibited
Lebanon	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Not required	Allowed for specific uses only	—	—	—	Prohibited
Lesotho	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Liberia	Restrictive	Professional hunters only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Libya	Restrictive	Militia members only	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—	—
Liechtenstein	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	—
Lithuania	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Luxembourg	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	—	—
Macau	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	—	—	Police and military only	Police and military only	—	—
Madagascar	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	—
Malawi	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Malaysia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Unmentioned in law	Unmentioned in law	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Maldives	Strict	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Mali	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Malta	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	—	—
Marshall Islands	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Martinique	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
Mauritania	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Mauritius	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Mayotte	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
Mexico	Restrictive	Registered buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ exceptions	Allowed	Prohibited	Prohibited	—
Micronesia	Permissive	None (prohibited) (but poorly enforced)	Not required	Required (extensive)	Required	Prohibited	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	—
Moldova	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Monaco	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—	—
Mongolia	Restrictive	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montenegro	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Montserrat	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Morocco	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Mozambique	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—
Myanmar	Strict	Ethnic Chin hunters only	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Namibia	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed
Nauru	Strict	None (prohibited)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nepal	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Netherlands	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
New Caledonia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
New Zealand	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Firearm-dependent	Required (extensive)	Firearm-dependent	Heavily restricted	Heavily restricted	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited	Prohibited
Nicaragua	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Niger	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Nigeria	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Prohibited
Niue	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Prohibited
North Korea	Strict	None (prohibited)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Macedonia	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	—	Allowed w/ license & restrictions	Allowed w/ license & conditions	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Norway	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited
Oman	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—	—
Pakistan	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	—	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	—	—
Palau	Strict	None (prohibited)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Palestine	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required (extensive)	—	Requires government permission	Requires government permission	Allowed w license (rare)	—	—
Panama	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ rare exception	—	Allowed w/ permit
Papua New Guinea	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ pre-1999 license	Allowed w/ pre-1999 license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Paraguay	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	Prohibited	—	Allowed w/ permit
Peru	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	Allowed w/ restrictions	—
Philippines	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	—
Poland	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed for specific uses only	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Portugal	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	—	—
Puerto Rico	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Qatar	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—	—
Republic of the Congo	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Not required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited w exceptions	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions
Reunion	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	—	—
Romania	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Russia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Unaddressed in legal code	Prohibited	Prohibited w exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions
Rwanda	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	—	—
Saint Lucia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	—	—	—	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Samoa	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	—	—
San Marino	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Saudi Arabia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Senegal	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Prohibited w/ exceptions
Serbia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ rare exception	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Seychelles	Strict	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sierra Leone	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Singapore	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Unaddressed by laws	Unaddressed by laws	Unaddressed by law	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Slovakia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Firearm-dependent	—
Slovenia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed w/ restrictions	—
Solomon Islands	Strict	None (prohibited)	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	—	—
Somalia	Strict	Licensed buyers only	—	—	Not required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—	—
South Africa	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w/ exceptions	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed
South Korea	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited	Prohibited	—
South Sudan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Spain	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Requires special authorization	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Sri Lanka	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Sudan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ restrictions	Allowed w/ permit
Suriname	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	—	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	Prohibited	Prohibited
Sweden	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license & restrictions	Requires special authorization	Prohibited	Allowed in rare circumstances	—
Switzerland	Permissive	Firearm-dependent	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited w rare exceptions	Firearm-dependent	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions
Syria	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	Allowed w/ restrictions	—
Taiwan	Restrictive	Fishermen and indigenous only	Required	Required (extensive)	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	—	—
Tajikistan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Firearm-dependent	Required	Required	Prohibited	—	—	—	—
Tanzania	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	—	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Thailand	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Timor-Leste	Strict	Licensed only w/ rare exceptions	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	Prohibited	Prohibited
Togo	Restrictive	—	—	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Tokelau	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Firearm-dependent	Allowed w/ strict requirements	Allowed w/ strict requirements	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	Prohibited	Prohibited
Tonga	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed by law, prohibited in practice	Allowed by law, prohibited in practice	—	Prohibited	Prohibited
Trinidad and Tobago	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	Allowed w/ permit
Tunisia	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—	Allowed w/ permit
Turkey	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit	—
Turkmenistan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Firearm-dependent	Required	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tuvalu	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required	Required	Prohibited	Unaddressed by laws	Unaddressed by law	—	—
Uganda	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Allowed w/ license	Unaddressed by laws	—	Prohibited	—
Ukraine	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	Allowed w/ permit	—
United Arab Emirates	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required (extensive)	—	—	—	—	—	—
United Kingdom	Restrictive	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
United States	Permissive	Non-prohibited individuals of age	State-dependent	—	State-dependent	Allowed in most jurisdictions	Allowed (most jurisdictions)	Allowed w/ license	Varies by jurisdiction	Varies by jurisdiction
United States Virgin Islands	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	—	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Uruguay	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	—	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license (most types)	Allowed w/ license (most models)	Allowed w/ license	Prohibited	Prohibited
Uzbekistan	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Not required	Required (extensive)	—	—	—	Prohibited w/ rare exceptions	—	—
Vanuatu	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required (extensive)	Required	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited	Prohibited
Vatican City	Strict	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Venezuela	Restrictive	—	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Unaddressed by laws	Unaddressed by law	Prohibited	Allowed w/ permit
Vietnam	Restrictive	Authorized state personnel only	Required	Required	Required	—	—	—	—	—
Yemen	Permissive	Any of-age, non-disqualified person	Required	Required	—	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	Permitted w/ license	Allowed w/ permit	—
Zambia	Permissive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—	—
Zimbabwe	Restrictive	Licensed buyers only	Required	Required	Required	Allowed w/ license	Allowed w/ license	—	—	—

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Where does this countries with gun control data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Firearm Regulation - Guiding Policy; U.S. Gun Policy: Global Comparisons - Council on Foreign Relations; Gun Control Around the World: A Primer - The Atlantic; Overview of gun laws by nation - Wiki.