Handgun laws by country
Data as of 2026-08-19
Countries grouped by what their current statute provides, based on the infobox of each country's article. Every article cites the official sources the classification rests on — follow a country link for the full picture, including exceptions and licence conditions.
Allowed (1)
Licensed (103)
🇦🇩 Andorra🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda🇦🇷 Argentina🇦🇹 Austria🇧🇩 Bangladesh🇧🇧 Barbados🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇿 Belize🇧🇹 Bhutan🇧🇴 Bolivia🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina🇧🇷 Brazil🇧🇬 Bulgaria🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇨🇲 Cameroon🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇭🇷 Croatia🇨🇿 Czechia🇩🇲 Dominica🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇪🇨 Ecuador🇸🇻 El Salvador🇪🇪 Estonia🇸🇿 Eswatini🇪🇹 Ethiopia🇫🇮 Finland🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇩 Grenada🇬🇹 Guatemala🇬🇾 Guyana🇭🇹 Haiti🇭🇳 Honduras🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇳 India🇮🇶 Iraq🇮🇱 Israel🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇲 Jamaica🇯🇴 Jordan🇰🇪 Kenya🇰🇮 Kiribati🇽🇰 Kosovo🇰🇼 Kuwait🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇸 Lesotho🇱🇾 Libya🇱🇮 Liechtenstein🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg🇲🇬 Madagascar🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇹 Malta🇲🇺 Mauritius🇲🇩 Moldova🇲🇪 Montenegro🇲🇿 Mozambique🇲🇲 Myanmar🇳🇦 Namibia🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇮 Nicaragua🇲🇰 North Macedonia🇳🇴 Norway🇴🇲 Oman🇵🇰 Pakistan🇵🇸 Palestine🇵🇦 Panama🇵🇾 Paraguay🇵🇪 Peru🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇱 Poland🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis🇱🇨 Saint Lucia🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines🇸🇲 San Marino🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇷🇸 Serbia🇸🇨 Seychelles🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇸🇴 Somalia🇿🇦 South Africa🇸🇸 South Sudan🇪🇸 Spain🇸🇷 Suriname🇨🇭 Switzerland🇸🇾 Syria🇹🇿 Tanzania🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇴 Tonga🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇷 Türkiye🇺🇬 Uganda🇺🇾 Uruguay🇻🇺 Vanuatu🇻🇪 Venezuela🇿🇲 Zambia🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Restricted (60)
🇦🇱 Albania🇩🇿 Algeria🇦🇴 Angola🇦🇲 Armenia🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇿 Azerbaijan🇧🇸 Bahamas🇧🇾 Belarus🇰🇭 Cambodia🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇨🇳 China🇨🇺 Cuba🇨🇾 Cyprus🇩🇰 Denmark🇩🇯 Djibouti🇨🇩 DR Congo🇪🇬 Egypt🇬🇦 Gabon🇬🇪 Georgia🇬🇷 Greece🇬🇳 Guinea🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇪 Ireland🇨🇮 Ivory Coast🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan🇱🇧 Lebanon🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇻 Maldives🇲🇽 Mexico🇲🇨 Monaco🇲🇦 Morocco🇳🇿 New Zealand🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇬 Nigeria🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇵🇹 Portugal🇶🇦 Qatar🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo🇷🇴 Romania🇷🇺 Russia🇼🇸 Samoa🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇬 Singapore🇸🇧 Solomon Islands🇰🇷 South Korea🇱🇰 Sri Lanka🇸🇩 Sudan🇸🇪 Sweden🇹🇼 Taiwan🇹🇱 Timor-Leste🇹🇬 Togo🇹🇳 Tunisia🇹🇻 Tuvalu🇺🇦 Ukraine🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates🇺🇸 United States🇺🇿 Uzbekistan🇻🇦 Vatican City
Prohibited (9)
🇧🇼 Botswana🇯🇵 Japan🇰🇿 Kazakhstan🇲🇭 Marshall Islands🇫🇲 Micronesia🇳🇷 Nauru🇵🇼 Palau🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇻🇳 Vietnam
Classifications summarize each article's infobox and inherit its caveats — always read the country page before relying on a category. Compare also: Civilian gun ownership laws by countryOpen carry laws by countryConcealed carry laws by country