The Weapons Act (1960)[260] requires Malaysian citizens to hold a licence to manufacture, import, export, repair or possess firearms. A firearms licence can only be issued by a state`s chief of police. Discharging a firearm in crimes such as extortion, robbery, resisting arrest and burglary is punishable by death. Presenting a firearm for any of the planned crimes (without discharge) is punishable by life imprisonment and caning at least six times. Possession of illegal firearms is punishable by up to fourteen years` imprisonment and corporal punishment. [261] Although the general public cannot obtain a firearm legally, there is a black market for firearms. [262] In 2005, there were 237,000 individuals and 154,000 security guards authorized to carry firearms. Another 34,000 Israelis illegally possess weapons because they have not renewed their gun permits. [245] [246] In 2007, an estimated 500,000 authorized small arms and light weapons were held by civilians, in addition to 1,757,500 by the military and 26,040 by the police.
[247] [248] Possession or carrying of firearms is generally illegal in Belgium. An exception applies to individuals who hold a valid firearms licence. Since 2006, after a shooting in Antwerp, there have been very strict conditions and rules for gun owners to obtain such a license. Civilians must be able to acquire, possess, sell or transfer a firearms licence. In 2018, Israel significantly eased firearms restrictions so that all citizens who had completed combat training and qualified for advanced infantry training (“Rifleman “07”) could apply for a private handgun license. [240] Let us now turn to Romania. The laws are very restrictive and do not allow private possession of handguns. Only long guns for hunting are legal in Romania. In 2016, there were 27 firearm deaths, a rate of 0.13 per 100,000.
Thus, two countries as close to each other as Serbia and Romania have very different laws and very different results. Of the 27 deaths, 12 were suicides. Japan has been described as the country with “perhaps the first arms buyback initiative” in 1685 and is the first country to introduce gun laws in the world; [252] As a result, gun ownership is very rare: 0.6 guns per 100 population in 2007. When massacres do occur, they are often committed by assailants armed with knives rather than weapons. In 2014, there were 6 gun deaths in Japan. [251] The open or secret carrying of weapons is regulated by states, and these laws have changed rapidly over the past decade. Under the 2010 Arms Control Act, Somaliland residents are allowed to possess firearms for the purpose of defending their lives and property. The law establishes that AK pistols and automatic rifles are allowed, and also mentions that others may be allowed.
Only one weapon of each type may be registered. Possession of more than one weapon of each type must be justified and is granted only to legal persons. Persons over the age of 18 with no criminal history are allowed to register a weapon. The licence must be renewed annually. Citizens and residents can and can register firearms. The sale of firearms is restricted to state dealers and licensed dealers. Weapons of war such as mortars, bombs, chemical weapons and oppressors are prohibited. The open carrying of firearms is prohibited. [Bill 94] The import of firearms is currently not possible due to the UN embargo. As of October 2020, there were 99,829 legal gun owners in Croatia.
14,711 people can own and carry firearms for their personal safety. [331] Let us now turn to Romania. The laws are very restrictive and do not allow private possession of handguns. Only long guns for hunting are legal in Romania. In 2016, there were 27 firearm deaths, a rate of 0.13 per 100,000. Thus, two countries as close as Serbia and Romania have very different laws and very different results. Of the 27 deaths, 12 were suicides. In 1993, Colombia renounced the possession of firearms, thus establishing a state monopoly on licensing. In 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree banning civilians from carrying firearms, with a few exceptions such as security details, hunting, private defense and collection. It was extended in 2018 by newly elected President Ivan Duque, but with the addition: “For reasons of urgency or security […] taking into account, in particular, the particular circumstances of each application`. A legal challenge to this change has been prepared. [187] EU firearms projects are in line with the UN Firearms Protocol (117 States Parties in 2019).
[323] This UN protocol, in force since 2005, strengthens the rules governing the manufacture of and trafficking in small arms and light weapons such as small arms and pistols.