How strict are gun laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 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
- Croatia
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Montenegro
- Licensed / moderate Montenegro allows long guns on a shall-issue basis but requires may-issue permits for personal protection.
- Serbia
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Slovenia
- Restrictive Slovenia requires proof of threat to life for personal protection and uses may-issue permits for long guns.
- Albania
- Licensed / moderate Handguns are obtainable for self-defense with proof of threat, but long guns are shall-issue for hunting and sport.
- Hungary
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
Other laws in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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