How strict are gun laws in Namibia?
Licensed / moderate
Namibia allows unspecified gun ownership with may-issue permits and unloaded requirements.
Namibia 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
- Botswana
- Restrictive Moratorium on new firearm licenses since 1990, with no issuance in practice.
- Angola
- Highly restrictive / banned Private security companies are the only authorized holders of firearms.
- Eswatini
- Restrictive Swaziland has restrictive gun laws with permits required for ownership.
- Mozambique
- Restrictive Mozambique restricts firearm ownership to farming, hunting, or social standing with limited issuance.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Restrictive Hunting and sport shooting allowed with licensing, restricted ownership.
- Republic of the Congo
- Restrictive Hunting allowed with licensing, restricted ownership for civilians.
Other laws in Namibia
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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