How strict are gun laws in Azerbaijan?
Highly restrictive / banned
Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
Azerbaijan is one of 51 countries classified “Highly restrictive / banned” for civilian gun ownership — 25% of the 202 with data. (Also searched as firearm laws.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Armenia
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Georgia
- Permissive Handguns are shall-issue for personal protection, meaning self-defense is sufficient to be granted a firearm.
- Iraq
- Permissive Handguns are licensed as of right, and personal protection is an accepted reason on its own.
- Turkey
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Iran
- Restrictive Firearms are issued at the authority's discretion with restricted reasons, fitting the restrictive category.
- Turkmenistan
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
Other laws in Azerbaijan
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
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