How strict are gun laws in Ukraine?
Restrictive
Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
Ukraine 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
- Moldova
- Permissive Moldova grants handgun licenses on a shall-issue basis, including for personal protection.
- Romania
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Belarus
- Highly restrictive / banned Civilians cannot obtain handguns.
- Bulgaria
- Restrictive Handguns are licensed only at the authorities' discretion, or only to club members or existing owners.
- Slovakia
- Licensed / moderate Handguns can be licensed for sport, hunting or collecting, but personal protection alone is not a sufficient reason.
- Lithuania
- Permissive Handguns are licensed as of right, and personal protection is an accepted reason on its own.
Other laws in Ukraine
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
- Jury Trials
- Limited use / mixed courts
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