How strict are gun laws in Zambia?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Zambia 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
- Malawi
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Zimbabwe
- Licensed / moderate Handguns are obtainable under license, but self-defense alone is not explicitly sufficient for a license.
- Mozambique
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Tanzania
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Burundi
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Botswana
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
Other laws in Zambia
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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