Gun violence is an outrageously common phenomenon all over the world. Most, if not all, of the violence attributed to guns are a result of poor and loose gun control laws. Hundreds of thousands of people die as a result of gun violence every year, and without more attention paid to the lack of gun control, the number will continue to rise over time.
Brazil is the country with the highest rates of gun violence, followed by India, Mexico, Ethiopia, and Indonesia. The five countries with the lowest rates of gun violence are Iceland, Brunei, Malta, the Maldives and Bahrain.
Let's take a look at the gun laws around the world. As you do, keep an eye on just how little control the government systems have over the people’s possession of weapons. It might just blow your mind to see that owning a gun is not a hard feat to accomplish in many countries around the globe.
Argentina
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Australia
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Austria
- Open carry laws: Depends
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: Unknown
Brazil
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Canada
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Cambodia
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Chile
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
China
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Cyprus
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
The Czech Republic
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Denmark
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
East Timor
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: Unknown
Egypt
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: Unknown
Eritrea
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Estonia
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Finland
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
France
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Germany
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Guatemala
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Honduras
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Hungary
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Iceland
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
India
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Indonesia
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Iraq
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Iran
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: Unknown
Ireland
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Israel
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Italy
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Jamaica
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Japan
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Kenya
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: Yes
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Kuwait
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Lebanon
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Lithuania
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Malaysia
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: Unknown
Mexico
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit:
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Namibia
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
The Netherlands
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
New Zealand
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Nigeria
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
North Korea
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Norway
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal:
Pakistan
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: Yes
- Automatic rifles legal: No
The Philippines
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Poland
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: Yes
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Romania
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Russia
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
American Samoa
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Serbia
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Singapore
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Slovakia
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Slovenia
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: No
South Africa
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: Yes
- Automatic rifles legal: No
South Korea
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Spain
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Switzerland
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Sweden
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Taiwan
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: Unknown
- Automatic rifles legal: Unknown
Thailand
- Open carry laws: Unknown
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Turkey
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Uganda
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Ukraine
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
The United Kingdom
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
The United States
- Open carry laws: Occasionally
- Legal to carry without a permit: Occasionally
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Uruguay
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal:
Venezuela
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: Yes
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Vietnam
- Open carry laws: No
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No
Yemen
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: Yes
- Automatic rifles legal: Yes
Zambia
- Open carry laws: Yes
- Legal to carry without a permit: No
- Automatic rifles legal: No