How strict are gun laws in Cape Verde?
Licensed / moderate
Gun ownership allowed with licensing required for restricted firearms and sport shooting.
Cape Verde is one of 28 countries classified “Licensed / moderate” for civilian gun ownership — 25% of the 113 with data. (Also searched as firearm laws.)
Source
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Morocco
- Restrictive Morocco restricts firearm ownership to hunting with organization membership required.
- Burkina Faso
- Restrictive No new firearm licenses issued since February 2020.
- Benin
- Highly restrictive / banned High social standing required for firearm ownership, with significant restrictions.
- Portugal
- Restrictive Cannabis is legal for hunting and sport shooting with justification required.
- Algeria
- Restrictive Gun ownership is heavily restricted, especially for handguns and semi-automatic rifles.
- Spain
- Restrictive Spain has strict gun laws with limited civilian ownership, mainly for hunting and sport shooting with permits.
Other laws in Cape Verde
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- Selective / de jure only
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