Gun LawsHow strict is civilian firearm regulation around the world?An interactive map of this topic requires JavaScript. The underlying classifications are listed below. This is a visual reference compiled from Wikipedia, not legal advice.Permissive (5)Antigua and Barb., Austria, El Salvador, Moldova, PanamaLicensed / moderate (28)Andorra, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herz., Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Switzerland, Uruguay, VanuatuRestrictive (45)Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Eq. Guinea, eSwatini, Ethiopia, France, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, VietnamHighly restrictive / banned (28)Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Central African Rep., China, Comoros, Cook Is., Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Fiji, Japan, Myanmar, Nauru, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Sudan, Syria, Timor-Leste, Vatican, VenezuelaVaries by region (7)Cameroon, Colombia, Oman, Poland, Tanzania, United States of America, YemenUnknown / Insufficient data (87)American Samoa, Cayman Is., Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, N. Mariana Is., Puerto Rico, Russia, Rwanda, S. Sudan, Saint Lucia, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Is., Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Zambia, ZimbabweAll topics