How strict are gun laws in Niger?
Highly restrictive / banned
Only traders can legally possess firearms with restricted access.
Niger is one of 28 countries classified “Highly restrictive / banned” 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
- Nigeria
- Licensed / moderate Hunting and sport shooting allowed with shotguns, but other firearms restricted.
- Benin
- Highly restrictive / banned High social standing required for firearm ownership, with significant restrictions.
- Chad
- Restrictive Gun ownership is at authorities' discretion with rare issuance and no pre-2022 owners grandfathered.
- Cameroon
- Varies by region Gun ownership varies by region, with sale banned in Ambazonia and issuance at authorities' discretion elsewhere.
- Burkina Faso
- Restrictive No new firearm licenses issued since February 2020.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Restrictive Only hunting with shotguns permitted, others prohibited.
Other laws in Niger
- Death Penalty
- Not used in practice
- Military Conscription
- Selective / de jure only
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