How strict are gun laws in Guinea?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Guinea 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
- Sierra Leone
- Restrictive Sierra Leone requires a good reason for firearms, with concealed carry and long guns granted at the authority's discretion.
- Liberia
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Guinea-Bissau
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Senegal
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- The Gambia
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Other laws in Guinea
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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