How strict are gun laws in Bahrain?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Bahrain is one of 87 countries classified “Restrictive” for civilian gun ownership — 43% 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
- Qatar
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- United Arab Emirates
- Licensed / moderate Handguns are obtainable for sport or hunting, but self-defense alone is not sufficient for a license.
- Kuwait
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Saudi Arabia
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Oman
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Iran
- Restrictive Firearms are issued at the authority's discretion with restricted reasons, fitting the restrictive category.
Other laws in Bahrain
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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