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Gun Ownership and Possession
United States In the United States, non-prohibited persons of minimum age1 2 3 may lawfully acquire, possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition
Australia only licensed gun owners 
Austria only licensed gun owners
Belgium only licensed gun owners
Canada only licensed gun owners
Chile only licensed gun owners
Denmark only licensed gun owners
Finland only licensed gun owners
France only licensed gun owners (for certain arms)
Germany only licensed gun owners
Iceland only licensed gun owners
Israel only licensed gun owners
Italy only licensed gun owners
Japan only licensed gun owners
Mexico only registered gun owners
Netherlands only licensed gun owners
New Zealand only licensed gun owners
Norway only licensed gun owners
Poland only licensed gun owners
Slovenia only licensed gun owners
South Korea only licensed gun owners
Spain only licensed gun owners
Sweden only licensed gun owners
Switzerland some firearms may be owned without a licence, but in other cases only licensed gun owners
Turkey only licensed gun owners
United Kingdom only licensed gun owners
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| United States | In the United States, non-prohibited persons of minimum age1 2 3 may lawfully acquire, possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition |
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| Australia | only licensed gun owners |
| Austria | only licensed gun owners |
| Belgium | only licensed gun owners |
| Canada | only licensed gun owners |
| Chile | only licensed gun owners |
| Denmark | only licensed gun owners |
| Finland | only licensed gun owners |
| France | only licensed gun owners (for certain arms) |
| Germany | only licensed gun owners |
| Iceland | only licensed gun owners |
| Israel | only licensed gun owners |
| Italy | only licensed gun owners |
| Japan | only licensed gun owners |
| Mexico | only registered gun owners |
| Netherlands | only licensed gun owners |
| New Zealand | only licensed gun owners |
| Norway | only licensed gun owners |
| Poland | only licensed gun owners |
| Slovenia | only licensed gun owners |
| South Korea | only licensed gun owners |
| Spain | only licensed gun owners |
| Sweden | only licensed gun owners |
| Switzerland | some firearms may be owned without a licence, but in other cases only licensed gun owners |
| Turkey | only licensed gun owners |
| United Kingdom | only licensed gun owners |
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