Registered firearms in Guatemala by year (in thousands)
Guatemalan law allows firearm possession on shall-issue basis as a constitutional right. With approximately 12 civilian firearms per 100 people, Guatemala is the 70th most armed country in the world.
Constitution.
Guatemalan constitution protects right to own guns for home-defense:
 ;templatestyles src="Rquote/styles.css"/ ;{ class="rquote pullquote floatcenter" role="presentation" style="display:table; border-collapse:collapse; border-style:none; float:center; margin:0.5em 0.75em; width:33%; "
Law.
Current law regarding firearm possession was passed in 2009.
Permitted types of firearms.
Law allows civilians to own following types of firearms:
Firearm registration.
Simple possession requires registration of gun. Application for register must include:
Guatemalans are allowed possess any number of firearms.
Carrying firearms.
Rules regarding carrying firearms are more strict with additional permit required and minimum age being 25 years. Only about 10% of legal guns can be carried in public places.
Firearm possession.
Currently there are 547,000 registered firearms in Guatemala (or 3 per 100 people). 60,658 people have license to carry them.
References.
 ;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" / ;