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Countries Where Guns Are Illegal 2025

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Myanmar Flag
MyanmarIllegalPermitted for hunting only in Chin state.
North Korea Flag
North KoreaIllegal
Mali Flag
MaliIllegal
Somalia Flag
SomaliaIllegal
Cambodia Flag
CambodiaIllegal
Eritrea Flag
EritreaIllegal
Guinea-Bissau Flag
Guinea-BissauIllegal
Timor-Leste Flag
Timor-LesteIllegal
Fiji Flag
FijiIllegal
Comoros Flag
ComorosIllegal
Solomon Islands Flag
Solomon IslandsIllegal
Maldives Flag
MaldivesIllegal
Brunei Flag
BruneiIllegal
Seychelles Flag
SeychellesIllegal
Marshall Islands Flag
Marshall IslandsIllegal
Palau Flag
PalauIllegal
Nauru Flag
NauruIllegal
Vatican City Flag
Vatican CityIllegal
China Flag
ChinaVery restrictedFew licenses are issued only. Civilian ownership of guns is restricted to authorized, non-individual entities.
Indonesia Flag
IndonesiaVery restrictedLicenses are only issued to civilians employed in a profession that involves using firearms, with an exception made for politicians and businessmen.
Japan Flag
JapanVery restrictedFew licenses are issued only.
Vietnam Flag
VietnamVery restrictedFirearms are restricted to the military and law enforcement agencies.
Venezuela Flag
VenezuelaVery restrictedNo new licenses since 2013.
Burkina Faso Flag
Burkina FasoVery restrictedNo new licenses since 2020.
Senegal Flag
SenegalVery restrictedGun ownership is very rare. In 2017, 7000 licenses were issued (0.04 per 100 people).
Papua New Guinea Flag
Papua New GuineaVery restrictedNo new licneses since 2017.
Hong Kong Flag
Hong KongVery restrictedPossession is restricted to law enforcement, military, and private security firms.
Norway Flag
NorwayVery restrictedFirearms licences are only issued for hunting and sporting (or other speciality purposes not generally applicable to ordinary civilians).
Central African Republic Flag
Central African RepublicVery restrictedOnly members of parlament may obtain a licence.
Gambia Flag
GambiaVery restrictedCurrent law states that firearm licenses are a privilege in Gambia and authorities have full discretion in issuing them.
Botswana Flag
BotswanaVery restrictedThe acceptance rate for firearms licences is less than 1%.
Djibouti Flag
DjiboutiVery restrictedGenerally prohibited except when special permits are granted in exceptional circumstances by the Head of State.
Kiribati Flag
KiribatiVery restrictedProhibited in practice.
Cook Islands Flag
Cook IslandsVery restrictedNo new licenses since 1992.
  • In countries marked as ‘very restricted’, guns are either prohibited with exceptions or prohibited in practice. Furthermore, only people meeting narrow conditions are allowed to own firearms, and few licenses are issued.