Gun laws in Oceania
Oceania’s gun laws are dominated by the licensing frameworks of Australia and New Zealand — genuine-reason requirements, registration, and category-based restrictions — while the Pacific island states typically prohibit or tightly restrict civilian firearms altogether.
Compare worldwide: ownership · handguns · open carry · concealed carry
🇦🇺 Australia
ownership: licensed · carry: varies
🇫🇯 Fiji ownership: licensed
🇰🇮 Kiribati ownership: licensed · carry: permit
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands ownership: restricted · carry: no
🇫🇲 Micronesia ownership: restricted · carry: no
🇳🇷 Nauru ownership: prohibited · carry: no
🇳🇿 New Zealand ownership: licensed · carry: no
🇵🇼 Palau ownership: prohibited · carry: no
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea ownership: licensed
🇼🇸 Samoa ownership: licensed · carry: varies
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands ownership: licensed
🇹🇴 Tonga ownership: licensed
🇹🇻 Tuvalu ownership: restricted · carry: permit
🇻🇺 Vanuatu ownership: licensed · carry: varies