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Some countries allow firearm ownership without good reason or with a simple declaration of reason. For example, in Austria, while the law requires an applicant to have good reason to acquire a license for a handgun, self-defense at home is accepted as a good reason.
19 Φεβ 2024 · In Europe, firearms are generally heavily regulated, and ownership is limited to certain individuals such as hunters, target shooters, and security personnel. Some European countries that allow firearms include Switzerland, Czech Republic, and Finland, with each nation having its own specific regulations and requirements for ownership and use.
16 Ιουν 2016 · A map of gun ownership in Europe. This interactive map shows the firearms possession rate per 100 inhabitants. Although they are far from reaching rates found in the US, Europeans are by no means unarmed.
16 Οκτ 2024 · The Firearms Directive (EU) 2021/555 defines minimum common rules on the acquisition and possession of firearms in the EU, as well as on the transfer of firearms from one EU country to another. It replaces the previous Directive 91/477/EEC as revised in 2017.
5 Αυγ 2019 · The European Union's 513 million inhabitants owned a collective 79.8 million firearms in 2017. That figure grows to 93.2 million when including countries outside the EU, like Russia and...
Status: In force. Directive (EU) 2021/555 is a legal act of the European Union which sets minimum standards regarding civilian firearms acquisition and possession that EU member states must implement into their national legal systems. It codified Council Directive 91/477/EEC of 18 June 1991.
Firearms ownership is relatively uncommon across the EU: just 5% of European citizens own a firearm, while another 5% used to own one. Nine out of ten (90%) have never owned a firearm. However, the country results show that firearms ownership is much more common in some Member States than in others.
