Gun laws in the International Democratic Union

Gun laws regulate the possession of small firearms by individuals. Laws and policies on this issue vary by nation.

Caxcana

Eiria

People with certified gun safety training, a permit, and no violent criminal history may purchase handguns, and if a person has an extended permit for hunting, which is difficult to obtain, they may possess certain shotguns and rifles. All of these processes have extensive background checks and bureaucracy.

However, a surprisingly high number of Eirians have handgun permits, largely due to resistance veterans wanting to keep arms, just in case.

Huenya

In order to obtain a gun, Huenya requires a background check and a mental health evaluation. If an individual passes, they are permitted to purchase guns. Most Huenyans 18 and up are considered part of the national defense and have some kind of handgun and/or rifle.

Manauia

Manauia has a total ban on firearms, except from members of the military. Most civilian police officers are unarmed. Manauians use bows and other traditional weapons for hunting purposes.

Milintica

Nobody except the military or police may carry guns.

Xiomera

No one in Xiomera is allowed to own firearms, except for handguns for personal defense. Only the military and police are permitted anything more than a handgun. As well as Xiomeran PMCs.

Hesperida

Greater Acadia

You need to have a license to own and operate a firearm, and any purchase of a firearm must be from a licensed distributor and comes with a mandatory background check. There are certain types of weapons which are barred from civilian ownership, such as "machine guns", which is basically any weapon that is capable of full-auto firing (semi-auto and single-shot only), and some weapons require special "long-gun" licenses to own and operate, such as assault rifles. These weapons are also restricted from being used in certain areas, and some places may require you to keep them in on-site lockers at the gun range rather than your own private storage locker.

Grundhavn

In Grundhavn, all Land Defense Force personnel (army reservists) keep their service rifle at home in case they need to defend the nation. Service rifles are semi-automatic firearms. These are the only semi-automatic firearms permitted to be owned for private use in Grundhavn. LDF training is required of all men for one year once they turn 18. Automatic weapons are banned by law. Handguns and single-shot long guns are permitted to be bought for any reason pending completion of a gun safety training course and background check. Permits are "may issue" rather than "shall issue." There are no requirements for gun storage, but neither open nor concealed carrying is permitted.

Kerlile

In Kerlile, only women may own firearms. Due to compulsory national service in the military, the vast majority of women are trained in the use of firearms, and most women over the age of 18 own at least one gun. Men are not permitted to own firearms, nor are those under the age of 16.

Laeral

In Laeral, private ownership of a handgun or long-gun is legal with a license. The procedure for obtaining a license involves the completion of a firearm safety course, a criminal background check, and a preliminary mental health evaluation, while gun owners are required to meet with a mental health professional or local police officer every three months for an assessment of mental health in order to retain their license. Firearm and bullet sales are taxed to fund the firearm safety trainings and investigation of gun crimes. Trafficking in illegal guns, largely across the border with High Fells, remains a problem.

Lauchenoiria

Private gun ownership in Lauchenoiria is legal only with a license. Licenses will only be granted to those deemed to have a valid reason for needing a firearm. However, since the Second Lauchenoirian Civil War, the number of unregistered guns in the possession of civilians has grown greatly, and the law is currently only weakly enforced.

Libertas Omnium Maximus

Most firearms are legal following a background check, except machine guns.

Zongongia

In Zongongia, private gun ownership is legal with a license. In order to obtain a license, an individual must pass a gun safety exam, and all firearms must be registered in a database.

Liberalia

Mansilla

Mansilla has stringent gun laws and regulations.

Trive

Weaponry is legally classified into a tier system. As the tiers go up, there are more restrictions involved. Private ownership of military surplus vehicles is also permitted if they are disarmed. The only fully illegal type of weapon in Trive are revolver rifles.

Neria

Zargothrax

In Zargothrax, gun ownership is unregulated, however due to high social and economic inequality, in general only the nobility can afford to purchase firearms. Guns and other weaponry are heavily taxed to reduce availability to those outside of the upper class.

Elsewhere

Sanctaria

Private gun ownership is generally not permitted in Sanctaria. You can get a licence and a gun if you require it for, e.g, keeping farms safe, but nothing automatic, just hunting rifles. Only the police and defence forces have semi or fully automatic weapons

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.