How strict are gun laws in Kuwait?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Kuwait 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
- Bahrain
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Iraq
- Permissive Handguns are licensed as of right, and personal protection is an accepted reason on its own.
- Qatar
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Saudi Arabia
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Iran
- Restrictive Firearms are issued at the authority's discretion with restricted reasons, fitting the restrictive category.
- United Arab Emirates
- Licensed / moderate Handguns are obtainable for sport or hunting, but self-defense alone is not sufficient for a license.
Other laws in Kuwait
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
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