what countries are not allowed to have guns?
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In some countries only very limited groups of people can own them (e.g. China, Japan, Myanmar). prohibition: In a few countries, including Cambodia, Eritrea, and the Solomon Islands, ownership of firearms is completely prohibited.
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['Iran.', 'Iraq.', 'Kazakhstan.', 'Kosovo.', 'Lebanon.', 'Mauritania.', 'Somalia.', 'Sri Lanka.']
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['Brazil.', 'St Kitts and Nevis.', 'North Korea.', 'Cuba.', 'Nicaragua.', 'Thailand.', 'China.', 'Indonesia.']
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California, Florida, and Illinois and the District of Columbia generally prohibit people from openly carrying firearms in public. New York and South Carolina prohibit openly carrying handguns, but not long guns, while Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey prohibit openly carrying long guns, but not handguns.
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['Russia. Reuters.', "China. A frontier soldier from the People's Liberation Army jumps through a ring of fire as part of training in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, March 5, 2014. ... ", 'India. ... ', 'South Korea. ... ', 'Japan. ... ', 'Turkey. ... ', 'Iran. ... ', 'Indonesia. ... ']
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Although Mexico and Guatemala both have a constitutional right to bear arms, the US is in a league of its own, because it is the only country without any restrictions on gun ownership in its constitution.
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Carrying weapons such as guns or knives for self defence or personal security is illegal. Stun guns and irritant sprays such as mace, which are used for self defence in some countries, have been banned in New Zealand since 1984.
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In South Africa, private guns are prohibited by law as per the Control of Access to Public Premises and Vehicles Act of 1985 (CAPPVA), in government buildings. ... According to the FCA under section 140, firearm-free zones can be applied for and must be granted FFZ status by the minister.
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Several countries such as France, Germany, Austria, Greece, Hungary, the Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Poland, Denmark, Malta, Slovenia, Italy and Croatia have chosen a total ban. Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium has opted out, as well as Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Laws vary. Luxembourg totally bans all guns from civilian ownership. France, Belgium and Germany allow citizens to own handguns but these countries are more restrictive than most U.S. states.
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Like nearly all of the modern world, private ownership of guns are forbidden in Iran other than to use in sports or with specific hunting licenses. If you are not part of the Iranian government, then you have to be a registered terrorist and belong to one of the hundreds of government sanctioned Terrorist unions.
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Ecuador. In Ecuador, it's illegal for private individuals to import a ﬁrearm from the United States. Private possession of a fully automatic weapon is prohibited. So is carrying a handgun under most circumstances.
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['Afghanistan.', 'Bahrain.', 'Djibouti.', 'Egypt.', 'Iran (Islamic Republic of)', 'Jordan.', 'Kuwait.', 'Lebanon.']
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['1920 Antwerp: Five countries were banned due to their involvement in the First World War: Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, Hungary and Germany.', '1924 Paris: The ban of Germany following WWI continued, though Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, Hungary were allowed to compete.']
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Non-restricted guns are standard rifles and shotguns. As of 2012, you don't have to register them, unless you live in Quebec. Most handguns that are not prohibited are restricted and must be registered. Automatic rifles and handguns that have been modified count as prohibited firearms.
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The People's Republic of China has one of the strictest gun control regulations in the world. Generally, private citizens are not allowed to possess firearms.
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['The U.S. has 88.8 guns for every 100 residents. ... ', 'Yemen has 54.8 guns per 100 residents. ... ', 'Switzerland has 45.7 guns per 100 residents. ... ', 'Finland is 45.3 for every 100 people. ... ', 'Serbia has 37.8 guns per 100 residents.']