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Machine guns (fully automatic firearms; those that can fire more than one shot by a single function of the trigger) Short Barreled Rifles (<16" rifled barrel or <26" OAL) Short Barreled Shotguns(<18" smoothbore barrel or <26" OAL) Destructive Devices (Non-sporting weapons over .50 caliber, anything with more than 1/4 ounce explosives content)
In nineteen countries or territories, the police do not carry firearms unless the situation is expected to merit it: Botswana, Cook Islands, Fiji, Iceland, Ireland, Kiribati, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norway, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United Kingdom (except for Northern Ireland), the British Virgin Islands and Vanuatu.
Switzerland thus has a relatively high gun ownership rate.There are no official statistics, and estimates vary considerably. The 2017 report from Small Arms Survey has estimated that the number of civilian-held firearms in Switzerland is 2,332,000, which given a population of 8.4 million corresponds to a gun ownership of around 27.6 guns per 100 residents.
Kennesaw has the most well-known gun mandate in the country. In 1982, a law was passed requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm. Other cities have used Kennesaw as an example for ...
Pages in category "Firearms law by country" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Those included raising the age for buying any gun from 18 to 21; establishing a three-day waiting period between the purchase and receipt of a gun; strengthening the state’s red flag law; and ...
New gun laws in 2025: Here's what to know about firearms laws rolling out in multiple states on Jan. 1. Criminal justice: New laws in effect Jan. 1, 2025 in states like California, Illinois.
The Small Arms Survey 2017 [1] provides estimates of the total number of civilian-owned guns in a country. It then calculates the number per 100 people. This number for a country does not indicate the percentage of the population that owns guns, because single individuals can own multiple guns. See also Percent of households with guns by country.