How strict are gun laws in Greenland?
Licensed / moderate
Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
Greenland is one of 37 countries classified “Licensed / moderate” for civilian gun ownership — 18% 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
- Iceland
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Norway
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Sweden
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Finland
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Canada
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Ireland
- Restrictive Handguns are limited to low-caliber types and personal protection is rarely granted, indicating a restrictive regime.
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