Countries with Good Gun Laws

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What other countries still have good gun laws. I've heard that Switzerland, the Czech Replublic and Brazil are still good to gun owners but that's all word of mouth. Can anyone confirm anything or add more countries to my list??
 
Finland, Switzerland, Israel, Czech Republic and I've heard that Croatia isn't bad either.

But then again maybe Croatia is just swimming in arms because of past unpleasantries.
 
Brazilians without a criminal record may apply to the Policia Civil for a gun license (Registro) In fact, Brazilians are entitled to keep up to SIX firearms at home and business premises (up to two pistols, two rifles and two shotguns - source Casa Salles, armourer, Belo Horizonte, MG). However, although it is relatively straightforward for Brazilians to keep guns at home and at their business premises, this DOES NOT mean that they are entitled to carry guns in public places. In order to do that an extended license is required which IS difficult to acquire (Porte). Foreigners, unlike Brazilian nationals, are not entitled to keep or carry guns in Brazil - although, naturally, there is nothing to stop the Brazilian spouse of a foreign national from keeping a firearm at home or at the business premises. If you are a foreigner needing protection in Brazil, hire a licensed security specialist - who will be licensed to carry firearms by the Civil Police of the State of residence. For more information see - Sistema Nacional de Armas (SINARM) - Lei 9.437. de 20 Fevereiro de 1997.
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http://www.brazzil.com/ikonboard archive/Brazzil Forum - Gun Laws in Brazil.htm

From: ARMARIA ON-LINE

It is interesting that the CDC Study on firearms deaths in the world
mentions Brazil as the second country in firearms death rate.
Our country has one of the most rigid gun laws in the world. A true
nightmare.
Since 1936 all firearms must be registered. No handguns with
ammunition more powerfull than .38 Special (9mm Short for pistols)
are allowed for civilians. Rifles and carbines are only allowed if they
fire handgun ammunition (the only center fire rifle cartridge allowed
is the vintage .44-40 WCF).
No center fire semi-automatic long gun (rifled or smooth bore) is
permited. Black powder muzzle loading guns are considered
firearms like any other and subject to the same rules.
A Brazilian citizen must not have, at any given time, more than two
handguns, two rifled long guns and two shotguns. Only shooters or
collectors registered within the Brazilian Army may have more guns
than this figures.
Citizens are not allowed to buy more than one gun per year.
Reloading is permited only for shooters belonging to a shooting
club and reloadind supplies are strictly controlled by the Brazilian
Army. Only trough the club is possible to buy reloading supplies.
If one is caught with a gun without a permit, it doesn't matter if it
was being carried or just transported (a registered gun unloaded
and locked inside a box, for instance) - it is a crime and one can
face two years in jail for that (four years if it was a forbidden gun).
Permits for transportation must be obtained at the central police
office downtown and it usually takes a week to be ready.
Officialy carry permits do exist, but is very difficult to get one
(there is a black market for concealed carry licences).
Gun stores are not allowed to sell second hand firearms and taxes
on guns sales are the highest in the world (81%).
Waiting periods for registration average 30 days, but in Rio de
Janeiro state it could reach 3 month.
Obviously, all these controls have lead for a huge black market.
Brazil is one of the few places in the world where one can buy
an illegal handgun cheaper than in gun stores (about one third of
the price for a Brazilian made revolver).
In the neighboring countries there are gangs specialised in
smuggling guns through Brazilian borders. Brazilian drug gang
members carry AR15, M16, SIG 551, HKG3 and AK47 - they
have no problems in gettings these weapons. It is quite common
to see them using tracer bullets in their shootings (also
forbidden for Brazilian citizens).
If one still believes in gun control, Brazil's example is worth
examining.

Leonardo Arruda
Director of the
Brazilian Gun Collectors Assn. (ABCA)
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Switzerland is getting Liberal and cracking down. They are planning to not allow the militia to keep ammunition at home with their service rifles. Also proposing gun registration and licensing.
 
Canada really isn't that bad. They get to have some items "freely" on their PALs that we have to go through the NFA hassle for.

Doesn't France allow free ownership of .22s, silencers, airguns, and reproduction muzzleloaders? They allow other weapons on licenses, including ARs and stuff.

Belgium just made that list of free- weapons.
 
mp510 said:
Canada really isn't that bad. They get to have some items "freely" on their PALs that we have to go through the NFA hassle for.

Doesn't France allow free ownership of .22s, silencers, airguns, and reproduction muzzleloaders? They allow other weapons on licenses, including ARs and stuff.

Belgium just made that list of free- weapons.
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Reproduction muzzleloaders doesn't require any license in France, only that the buyer is atleast 18. I've understood that some weapons only require registration with the local police, a set of rules that I would kill to have here. Silencers are quite common all over Europe AFAIK. We even relaxed the restrictions on them here. Silencers for Class 1 and 2 hunting rifles are almost shall issue here now if I've understood it correctly...
 
The Deer Hunter said:
Free guns?
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Weapons that have been excempted from the standard licensing requirements. One could probably find one or two on the list that is sufficent for home defence. Though one needed a license to shoot them/keep ammo for them. But the weapons in themself are excempted from licensing :)
 
A side of effect to the friggin' terrorists is that Israel has very lenient gun laws. Gun ranges there will rent a fully-automatic UZI (for use at the range:)) to anyone who walks in. I have a few friends who live in areas where terrorist attacks are more common and the government allowed them to keep there military issue M16.

As a result of the terrorism and having a ridiculously outnumbered Israeli population (winning the 1948 independance war required each Israeli woman and man to defend against 22 attacking Arabs,) military service is mandatory for every physically fit person (females included) so guns are no big deal since nearly every Israeli has served in the military and has been gun trained.
 
Thailand, at least some years ago, had very good gun laws. I recall reading an article in the local English-language paper arguing against a proposed law to regulate assault weapons. Could have been written by a US gunner.

Don't know how things went, but I know that shooting is a popular tourist attraction there for Asians from other less liberal countries like Japan.
 
As I recall New Zealand isn't too bad either. You have to have a permit, handguns require another special permit (and IIRC membership in a club), and "Military Style Semi-Automatic Rifles" are banned. Otherwise it isn't too different from the U.S.
 
Hilary likes the Irish gun laws - no one can own them, not even the police
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Not true. Folks in Northern Ireland can legally possess handguns. As of a legal challenge in 2004, people in the Republic of Ireland can legally possess handguns as well. A rare victory.
 
Huh..."not too bad", some say to places where you must have licenses for the guns. "Not too bad" if you can have the gun in your home but can't take it out of the home or fire it without permission...

That's "bad" to me.

I guess YMMV...
 
There may be other countries that allow you to easily own an automatic weapon, surpressor, carry without a permit, etc but would you want to live there? Gun laws in other countries are usually totally at the whim of the legislative or executive body. In many countries firearms ownership is determined by how much you have to grease the squeaky wheel of the goverment.

Our system is far from perfect but I think it's the best around.
 
side of effect to the friggin' terrorists is that Israel has very lenient gun laws. Gun ranges there will rent a fully-automatic UZI (for use at the range) to anyone who walks in. I have a few friends who live in areas where terrorist attacks are more common and the government allowed them to keep there military issue M16.
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Actually that is incorrect, Israel has some of the strictest gun laws for any country. Very few people can get licenses, and are restricted to owning a few guns. Military arms are only given out to military/police personal when on duty. Sorry the facts speak for themselves.

http://www.jpfo.org/israel-firearms.htm
 
Ya'll are smoking or sniffing something.

I would consider any place that requires a license or permit to own guns as "Good Gun Laws" places. I don't care if you can have machine guns or silencers on your 'permit'. I wouldn't consider any place that limits the number of guns you can own very good either.
 
In the UK

Here in the UK we have terrible gun laws. Since the late '90s all hand guns are banned 100%, except in Northern Ireland and ,for some reason, the Isle of Man.

Since that time of course inner city gun crime has risen dramatically, and thats suprising because guns are banned arnt they ? :p Just illustrates that if guns are outlawed, only outlaws have guns. Though in this case its actually teenage black kids in London and Manchester ...

We are not allowed and semi-automatic rifle bigger than a .22, I know a couple of people with AR-15 or AKs online, but they are converted to straight-pull single shot. Even for this a licence application could take months ,and could well be refused.

Hell my shotgun licence (yes we need a licence for a shotgun) took 3 months to complete.

If an armed burgler bust into my house and I shot him, I would be looking at a prison sentance.

Hang onto your rights guys.
 
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