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Greenland — Gun Facts, Figures and the Law

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TransfersGun Trade and Trafficking

Export Control

In Greenland, firearm and ammunition exports are limited by transfer control law 1

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Small Arms Exports (US$)

The annual value of small arms and ammunition exports from Greenland is reported to be US$14,8452 (2009)

Import Control

In Greenland, firearm and ammunition imports are limited by transfer control law 1

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Small Arms Imports (US$)

The annual value of small arms and ammunition imports to Greenland is reported to be US$1,190,2142 (2009)

MeasuresGun Regulation

Firearm Law

Guiding gun control legislation in Greenland is the Act on Control and Registration of Firearms in Greenland 19921

Firearm Regulation Authority

Guns in Greenland are regulated by the Ministry of Justice and the Chief Constable of Greenland1

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Gun Owner Licensing

In Greenland, only licensed gun owners1 may lawfully acquire, possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition

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Gun Owner Background Checks

An applicant for a firearm licence in Greenland must pass background checks which consider criminal and relationship1 records

Storage and Transport of Guns and Ammunition

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Firearm and Ammunition Storage Regulations - Private

Firearm regulations in Greenland include1 written specifications for the lawful safe storage of private firearms and ammunition by licensed gun owners

MeasuresInternational Controls

United Nations Membership

In the UN List of Member States, Greenland is not a Member State of the United Nations

Wassenaar Arrangement

The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies does not list3 Greenland as a Participating State
Last Updated on 29 January 2012

Short References

1.

Greenland.1992.‘Act on Control and Registration of Firearms in Greenland, 1992.’ Danish Polar Centre.Amalienborg:Ministry of Justice,19 December. (Q1367)Full Citation

2.

Marsh, Nicholas.2011.‘Database of Authorised Transfers of Small Arms and Light Weapons.’ NISAT Small Arms Trade Database.Oslo:Norwegian Initiative on Small Arms Transfers,1 June. (Q16)Full Citation

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Wassenaar Arrangement.1996.‘Introduction: Participating States.’ Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies.Vienna:Wassenaar Secretariat,12 July. (Q19)Full Citation