Editing Gun laws in the International Democratic Union (section)

==Elsewhere==

===Sanctaria===

Sanctarian citizens are only permitted to possess long guns such as rifles for hunting and sport shooting; no other firearm is permitted. The licensing procedure is lengthy: a shooting-range test must be passed with a "mark of at least 95%". A mental-health evaluation taking place at a hospital, and a thorough background check where one's family and friends are interviewed, are also part of the procedure. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate they have a secure location in which to store their firearms. Applicants who have a criminal record are denied a licence, and owners subsequently convicted of any offence are required to surrender their firearms. No more than three firearms are permitted to be in the possession of a household, not just an individual owner, at any one time, and licenses expires after eighteen months, after which the procedure must be repeated in full.

Firearms regulations are a federal competence; [[States of Sanctaria|individual states]] are unable to deviate from federal laws. There can be no more than one gun shop per 7.5 million people - in practice this means the bigger states typically have around five gun shops, whereas the city states of [[Sanctus]], [[Corpus]], and [[Haven]] only have one or, in the case of Sanctus, two. When an owner of firearms passes away, their relatives must surrender their firearms.

===Wosteaque===
Almost every weapon, including destructive devices, can be bought in [[Wosteaque]], but citizens need a reason, certified gun safety training, screening, and a mental health evaluation. This process takes as little as 1 month for a handgun, all the way up to 5-10 years for vehicle-based weaponry or certain explosive ordnance. The only weapons citizens can not own are weapons of mass destruction or weapons that have chemical, biological and radiological design.