How strict are gun laws in Haiti?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Haiti 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
- Dominican Republic
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Jamaica
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Puerto Rico
- Permissive Handguns are licensed as of right, and personal protection is an accepted reason on its own.
- Cuba
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Bahamas
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- United States Virgin Islands
- Licensed / moderate Handguns are obtainable for farming or sport, but self-defense alone is not sufficient for a license.
Other laws in Haiti
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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