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Civilian Gun Registration
United States In the United States, the law does not require1 2 3 4 that a record of the acquisition, possession and transfer of each privately held firearm be retained in an official register
Australia requires 
Belgium requires
Canada requires (for prohibited and restricted firearms only)
Denmark requires
District of Columbia requires
England & Wales requires
Finland requires
France requires
Germany requires
Greece requires
Hawaii requires
Ireland requires
Japan requires
Netherlands requires
Norway requires
Portugal requires
Russia requires
Scotland requires
Spain requires
Sweden requires
Switzerland requires
United Kingdom requires
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| United States | In the United States, the law does not require1 2 3 4 that a record of the acquisition, possession and transfer of each privately held firearm be retained in an official register |
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| Australia | requires |
| Belgium | requires |
| Canada | requires (for prohibited and restricted firearms only) |
| Denmark | requires |
| District of Columbia | requires |
| England & Wales | requires |
| Finland | requires |
| France | requires |
| Germany | requires |
| Greece | requires |
| Hawaii | requires |
| Ireland | requires |
| Japan | requires |
| Netherlands | requires |
| Norway | requires |
| Portugal | requires |
| Russia | requires |
| Scotland | requires |
| Spain | requires |
| Sweden | requires |
| Switzerland | requires |
| United Kingdom | requires |
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