How strict are gun laws in Côte d'Ivoire?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Côte d'Ivoire is one of 87 countries classified “Restrictive” for civilian gun ownership — 43% of the 202 with data. (Also searched as firearm laws.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Liberia
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Guinea
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Ghana
- Permissive Handguns are licensed as of right, and personal protection is an accepted reason on its own.
- Sierra Leone
- Restrictive Sierra Leone requires a good reason for firearms, with concealed carry and long guns granted at the authority's discretion.
- Burkina Faso
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Mali
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
Other laws in Côte d'Ivoire
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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