No Only shotguns pre 2001 1 (minimum) East Timor Yes Yes No No No No No 1 Egypt[169] Yes – may issue Yes – may issue Certain officials, military and police personnel No up to life imprisonment Estonia (EU)[170][171] Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue No Yes – shall issue (no bullet in chamber – except revolvers) No Yes – shall issue (collection purposes) No No 3 Finland (EU)[172] Yes – shall issue[173] No No No No May issue – restricted[155] No No 2[161] France (EU)[174] Yes – shall issue May issue – restricted No May issue – restricted No No No No No 7 Germany (EU)[175] Yes – may issue[176] May issue – restricted May issue – restricted May issue – restricted No No Yes No No 10[175] Honduras[177] Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue No No No No No No 10[178] Hungary (EU)[179] Yes May issue – restricted Professionals only[180] May issue – restricted No No No No 8[181] India May issue – restricted May issue – restricted No No No Indonesia[182][183] May issue – restricted[184] May issue – restricted May issue – restricted No No No No 20 or death[185] Private citizens Personal protection Open carry Concealed carry Carry without permit Fully automatic firearms Unlimited magazine Free of checks Free of registration Max penalty (years) Iraq Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue Yes[186] No[187] No[187] Iran May issue – restricted No No No Ireland (EU) Yes – may issue No No No No Israel[188] Yes – may issue May issue – specific reason needed May issue – specific reason needed May issue – specific reason needed No No No No 10 Italy (EU)[189] Yes – shall issue Yes No May issue – restricted No No Yes No No Jamaica[190][191][192][193] Yes – may issue Yes – may issue Yes – may issue Yes – may issue No No No No Japan[194][195] May issue – restricted No No No No No No No 15[161] Kenya[196] Yes – may issue[197] No Automatic in case of legal possession Automatic in case of legal possession No No No 15[161] Kuwait Yes – may issue May issue – restricted No No No Lebanon May issue – restricted No No Malaysia May issue – restricted No 14 Mexico[198] Yes Yes May issue – specific reason needed May issue – specific reason needed No No No No 7[161] Netherlands (EU)[199] Yes – may issue No No No No No No No 1[200] New Zealand[201] Yes – shall issue No No No No Yes – may issue No No Registration of certain firearm types 2[161] Private citizens Personal protection Open carry Concealed carry Carry without permit Fully automatic firearms Unlimited magazine Free of checks Free of registration Max penalty (years) North Korea No[202] No[202] No[202] No[202] No[202] No[202] No[202] No[202] 20 or death Norway[203] Yes May issue – restricted No No No May issue – restricted No No 3 months[204] Pakistan Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue Maybe – in rural areas Yes Yes No No 7[161] Philippines Yes – may issue Yes – may issue Yes – may issue Yes – may issue No No No No Poland Yes – shall issue May issue – specific reason needed No – professionals only Automatic for self-defense and target shooting permits holders No Shall issue – (collection purposes) Yes Cartridgeless black powder guns Cartridgeless black powder guns 8 Russia[205] Yes – may issue Yes – may issue No No No No No No 8 Romania Yes – may issue May issue – restricted No No No No American Samoa Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue No No No No No No Serbia[206] Yes – shall issue Yes – shall issue May issue – specific reason needed May issue – specific reason needed No No No No 5[161] Singapore May issue – restricted May issue – restricted May issue – restricted May issue – restricted No May issue – restricted No No 14 Slovakia (EU)[207] Yes – may issue[208] May issue – specific reason needed No May issue – specific reason needed No No May issue – restricted No Slovenia Yes – may issue Yes – may issue May issue – restricted No No No No Private citizens Personal protection Open carry Concealed carry Carry without permit Fully automatic firearms Unlimited magazine Free of checks Free of registration Max penalty (years) South Africa[209] Yes – may issue May issue – specific reason needed No Automatic in case of legal possession Automatic in case of legal possession May issue – restricted Yes No No 15[161] South Korea[210] Yes – may issue No No No No No No No 10 [211] Spain[138][139] Yes – May issue May issue – restricted No May issue – restricted No No No No No Switzerland[101] Yes – shall issue Yes – may issue No May issue – restricted No No Yes Maybe – criminal record mandatory for most transactions Some classes of firearms, such as hunting guns (Art. 10) 5[101] Taiwan May issue – restricted May issue - restricted No Thailand[212] Yes – may issue[213] Yes – may issue Yes – may issue No No No No 10[161] Turkey[214] Yes – may issue No No May issue – specific reason needed No No No No No 3 Ukraine[215][216] Yes – may issue No May issue – restricted No No No No 7[161] United Kingdom (EU)[217] Yes – may issue (shall issue for shotguns) No (May issue for Northern Ireland) No No No No No (applies only to shotguns) No No 5 (minimum) United States Varies Varies Varies Open carry in the United States Varies Concealed carry in the United States Varies internally Varies (firearms registered before 1986) Firearm Owners Protection Act Varies internally Varies internally Varies internally Federal Prosecution: 10 years, State Prosecution: Varies[218] Vietnam[219] May issue – restricted No No No No No No No 7 Private citizens Personal protection Open carry Concealed carry Carry without permit Fully automatic firearms Unlimited magazine Free of checks Free of registration Max penalty (years)