The Regulations

ENGLAND and WALES 1 Gun owners must be licensed. Applicants need two referees, and police are allowed to consult would-be gun owners' doctors.
1 Guns must be registered.
1 In the wake of the 1996 Dunblane massacre the government passed a law severely restricting handguns. Anyone in possession of a high caliber handgun faces a maximum 10 years' imprisonment or a $7,285 fine, or both.

FRANCE
1 Firearms must be registered, except for sporting rifles.
1 A Sports Federation license is required to request an ownership permit. Applicants must have...

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