How strict are gun laws in Malta?
Licensed / moderate
Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
Malta is one of 37 countries classified “Licensed / moderate” for civilian gun ownership — 18% 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
- Tunisia
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Vatican City
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Albania
- Licensed / moderate Handguns are obtainable for self-defense with proof of threat, but long guns are shall-issue for hunting and sport.
- Italy
- Licensed / moderate Handguns are obtainable for home defense and sport, but concealed carry requires proof of threat, fitting moderate.
- Libya
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Montenegro
- Licensed / moderate Montenegro allows long guns on a shall-issue basis but requires may-issue permits for personal protection.
Other laws in Malta
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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