Honduras — Gun Facts, Figures and the LawStockpilesGun NumbersCivilian GunsNumber of Privately Owned FirearmsThe estimated total number of guns held by civilians in Honduras is 500,0001 Rate of Civilian Firearm Possession per 100 PopulationThe rate of private gun ownership in Honduras is 6.21 firearms per 100 people Number of Privately Owned Firearms - World RankingIn a comparison of the number of privately owned guns in 178 countries, Honduras ranked at No. 812 Rate of Privately Owned Firearms per 100 Population - World RankingIn a comparison of the rate of private gun ownership in 178 countries, Honduras ranked at No. 881 Number of Registered FirearmsThe number of registered guns in Honduras is reported to be 151,0033 Rate of Registered Firearms per 100 PopulationThe rate of registered firearms per 100 people in Honduras is 2.054 Estimated Number of Illicit FirearmsUnlawfully held guns cannot be counted, but in Honduras there are estimated to be 850,0005 ImpactsDeath and InjuryHomicides (any method)Gun HomicidesTransfersGun Trade and TraffickingMarket Cost of an AK-47 Assault Rifle (US$)The asking price for an AK-47 pattern assault weapon in Honduras is reported to be US$20015 Regulation of Arms BrokersIn Honduras, the activities of arms brokers and transfer intermediaries are not specifically regulated by law13 MeasuresGun RegulationGun Owner LicensingIn Honduras, only licensed gun owners16 18 may lawfully acquire, possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition Gun Owner Licensing PeriodIn Honduras gun owners must re-apply and re-qualify for their firearm licence every four years18 Licensing RecordsIn Honduras, authorities maintain a record16 of individual civilians licensed to acquire, possess, sell or transfer a firearm or ammunition Limit on Number of GunsLicensed firearm owners in Honduras are permitted to possess up to five firearms18 Firearm RegistrationCivilian Gun RegistrationState-Owned Firearm RecordsIn Honduras, State agencies are required16 to maintain records of the storage and movement of all firearms and ammunition under their control Marking and Tracing Guns and AmmunitionFirearm TracingCollection, Amnesty and Destruction ProgrammesAuthorities in Honduras are known to have19 20 18 implemented voluntary firearm surrender schemes, and/or weapon seizure programmes in order to reduce the number of illicit firearms in circulation Surrendered in Gun AmnestyIn Honduras, the number of firearms and/or rounds of ammunition voluntarily surrendered for destruction in recent arms amnesty and collection programmes is reported to be 17,88321 (1989-2002 with Nicaragua) Small Arms DestroyedIn Honduras, the total number of firearms destroyed following recent amnesty, collection and seizure programmes is reported to be 2,00019 (2006-2008) MeasuresInternational ControlsRegional AgreementsCentral American Integration SystemAs a member of the Central American Integration System (SICA), Honduras is party to the 2007 Central American Programme on Small Arms Control and the Code of Conduct of Central American States on the Transfer of Arms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Material22 Organization of American StatesOn 14 November 1997, as a member of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Honduras adopted the Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Explosives, Ammunition and Other Related Materials (CIFTA), a legally binding multilateral treaty of which the OAS is depository. The CIFTA Convention has since been signed and ratified23 24 by Honduras United Nations Arms Trade TreatyIn 2009, Honduras voted to begin25 negotiations towards a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty. In this vote, 151 UN Member States supported talks on an ATT, with 1 voting against, 20 abstentions, and 20 non-votes United Nations Firearms ProtocolThe United Nations Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition has been signed and ratified26 by Honduras United Nations Small Arms Programme of Action UNPoAUNPoA CommitmentOn 21 July 2001, Honduras committed to a consensus decision of the United Nations to adopt, support and implement the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects27 UNPoA National ReportingUNPoA National Point of ContactUNPoA National Coordinating BodyUNPoA International Assistance – DonorFunds for UNPoA implementation have not been donated29 by Honduras to other UN Member States UNPoA International Assistance – RecipientFunds for UNPoA implementation have been provided29 to Honduras by other UN Member States United Nations Small Arms RegisterAccording to the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, Honduras has not declared2 its small arms exports in one or more annual National Reports on Arms Exports. United Nations MembershipIn the UN List of Member States, Honduras has been a Member State of the United Nations since 194531 Wassenaar ArrangementThe Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls and Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies does not list32 Honduras as a Participating State |
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