4. The Czech Republic
According to BBC News, the Czech parliament has agreed that firearms can be held (legally) in cases when the national security is threatened. Even though there were no recent terrorist attacks in this country, the authorities are all together for allowing their people to use firearms for defending themselves from potential terrorism. Due to its rich hunting tradition, gun policy in this country is less restrictive than in some other European Union’s countries. Gaining gun licenses resembles driving licenses – an applicant is obliged to pass a specific gun proficiency exam, medical examination, and a clean criminal record is also more than necessary. Citizens are allowed to carry guns for self-defense purposes. Despite the historical fact that Czech land was famous for manufacturing center of firearms for over two centuries, Czech Republic takes 6th place on Global Peace Index. As for the age limit, for B (sport shooting) and C (hunting) category license, an applicant must be at least 18 years old, while under special circumstances, the applicant needs to be 15 (a current member of a shooting sport club) or 16 years old (already learned hunting in a shooting school). When it comes to the gun ownership rate, the country is in the 38th place. This country is on the 4th place in the countries with no gun laws and low crime list due to the homicide by firearm rate of 0.19 per 100,000 people.
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