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Regulation of Automatic Weapons
Yemen In Yemen, private possession of fully automatic weapons is permitted under licence1 2 3 4
Alabama permitted subject to federal licensing and registration 
Alaska permitted subject to licensing and registration, if manufactured prior to 19 May 1986
Albania prohibited
American Samoa prohibited
Antigua & Barbuda prohibited
Argentina prohibited, with only narrow exemptions
Arizona prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Arkansas prohibited
Armenia prohibited
Australia prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable collector's, display, or museum guns
Australian Capital Territory prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or collector's guns
Austria prohibited
Bahamas prohibited
Bangladesh prohibited
Barbados permitted under licence
Belgium prohibited
Belize prohibited
Bolivia prohibited
Botswana prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Brazil prohibited, with few exceptions
Bulgaria permitted under licence
Burundi prohibited
California prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Cambodia prohibited
Canada prohibited, except those registered before 1978
Cayman Islands prohibited
Chad prohibited
Chile prohibited, with only narrow exceptions
China prohibited
Colombia prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Colorado prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Congo (DRC) prohibited
Congo (ROC) prohibited
Connecticut permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Costa Rica prohibited
Croatia prohibited
Cuba prohibited
Cyprus prohibited
Czech Republic prohibited, with only narrow exceptions
Delaware prohibited
Denmark prohibited
District of Columbia prohibited
Dominica prohibited
Ecuador prohibited
El Salvador prohibited
Eritrea prohibited
Estonia prohibited
Ethiopia not prohibited in law
Fiji prohibited
Finland prohibited, with few exceptions
Florida prohibited with only narrow exemptions
France prohibited
French Guiana prohibited
French Polynesia prohibited
Georgia (USA) permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Germany prohibited
Greece prohibited
Guadeloupe prohibited
Guam prohibited
Guatemala prohibited
Guyana prohibited
Haiti prohibited
Hawaii permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Honduras prohibited
Hungary prohibited
Idaho permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Illinois prohibited
India prohibited
Indiana prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Indonesia prohibited
Iowa prohibited
Ireland restricted
Italy prohibited
Jamaica prohibited
Japan prohibited
Kansas permitted subject to licensing and registration, if manufactured prior to 19 May 1986
Kazakhstan prohibited
Kentucky permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Kenya prohibited
Kiribati prohibited
Latvia prohibited
Lithuania prohibited
Louisiana prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Luxembourg prohibited
Macedonia prohibited
Maine permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Malaysia prohibited
Mali prohibited
Malta prohibited
Marshall Islands prohibited
Martinique prohibited
Maryland permitted subject to licensing and registration
Massachusetts prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Mauritania prohibited
Mayotte prohibited
Mexico prohibited
Michigan permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Micronesia (FSM) prohibited
Minnesota prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Mississippi permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Missouri permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Moldova prohibited
Montana permitted subject registration
Montenegro prohibited
Montserrat prohibited
Namibia permitted under licence
Nebraska permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Netherlands prohibited
Nevada permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
New Caledonia prohibited
New Hampshire permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
New Jersey permitted subject to licensing and registration
New Mexico permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
New South Wales prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum, or collector's guns
New York prohibited
New Zealand restricted to police-approved licensed gun owners with a ‘collector' licence endorsement. Each automatic or restricted weapon must be registered to its owner, and disabled when not in use
Nicaragua prohibited
Nigeria prohibited
Niue prohibited
North Carolina permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
North Dakota permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Northern Ireland prohibited
Northern Mariana Islands prohibited
Northern Territory prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or collector's guns
Norway permitted under licence
Ohio permitted subject to licensing and registration
Oklahoma permitted subject to federal licensing and registration, if there is no criminal record
Oregon permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Pakistan prohibited, with only narrow exceptions
Panama prohibited
Papua New Guinea prohibited
Paraguay prohibited
Pennsylvania permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Peru prohibited
Philippines prohibited
Pitcairn prohibited
Poland prohibited
Portugal prohibited
Puerto Rico prohibited
Queensland prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or collector's guns
Rhode Island prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Romania prohibited, with only narrow exemptions for persons exercising 'public authority'
Russia prohibited
Rwanda prohibited
Réunion prohibited
Samoa prohibited
Senegal permitted under licence
Serbia prohibited
Singapore not specifically prohibited in law
Slovakia prohibited
Slovenia prohibited
Solomon Islands prohibited
South Africa prohibited
South Australia prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or bona fide collector's guns
South Carolina permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
South Dakota permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
South Korea prohibited
Spain prohibited
St Kitts & Nevis prohibited
St Lucia prohibited
St Pierre & Miquelon prohibited
St Vincent & Grenadines prohibited
Sudan permitted under licence
Sweden prohibited
Switzerland prohibited, though exceptional permits may be granted in certain cases
Syria prohibited
Taiwan prohibited
Tanzania prohibited
Tasmania prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum, or bona fide collector's guns
Tennessee permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Texas permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Thailand prohibited
Tokelau restricted to police-approved licensed gun owners with a ‘collector' licence endorsement. Each automatic or restricted weapon must be registered to its owner, and disabled when not in use
Trinidad & Tobago prohibited
Turkey prohibited
Tuvalu not specifically prohibited in law
United Kingdom prohibited
United States permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Uruguay permitted under licence, except automatic pistols whose calibre exceeds 7.65 mm
Utah permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Vanuatu prohibited
Venezuela not specifically prohibited in law and could be open to official discretion
Vermont permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Victoria prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or bona fide collector's guns
Virgin Islands (UK) prohibited
Virginia permitted subject to licensing and registration
Wallis & Futuna prohibited
Washington permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
West Virginia permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
Western Australia prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum, or bona fide collector's guns
Wisconsin prohibited with only narrow exemptions
Wyoming permitted subject to federal licensing and registration
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| Yemen | In Yemen, private possession of fully automatic weapons is permitted under licence1 2 3 4 |
|---|---|
| Alabama | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Alaska | permitted subject to licensing and registration, if manufactured prior to 19 May 1986 |
| Albania | prohibited |
| American Samoa | prohibited |
| Antigua & Barbuda | prohibited |
| Argentina | prohibited, with only narrow exemptions |
| Arizona | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Arkansas | prohibited |
| Armenia | prohibited |
| Australia | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable collector's, display, or museum guns |
| Australian Capital Territory | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or collector's guns |
| Austria | prohibited |
| Bahamas | prohibited |
| Bangladesh | prohibited |
| Barbados | permitted under licence |
| Belgium | prohibited |
| Belize | prohibited |
| Bolivia | prohibited |
| Botswana | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Brazil | prohibited, with few exceptions |
| Bulgaria | permitted under licence |
| Burundi | prohibited |
| California | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Cambodia | prohibited |
| Canada | prohibited, except those registered before 1978 |
| Cayman Islands | prohibited |
| Chad | prohibited |
| Chile | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions |
| China | prohibited |
| Colombia | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Colorado | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Congo (DRC) | prohibited |
| Congo (ROC) | prohibited |
| Connecticut | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Costa Rica | prohibited |
| Croatia | prohibited |
| Cuba | prohibited |
| Cyprus | prohibited |
| Czech Republic | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions |
| Delaware | prohibited |
| Denmark | prohibited |
| District of Columbia | prohibited |
| Dominica | prohibited |
| Ecuador | prohibited |
| El Salvador | prohibited |
| Eritrea | prohibited |
| Estonia | prohibited |
| Ethiopia | not prohibited in law |
| Fiji | prohibited |
| Finland | prohibited, with few exceptions |
| Florida | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| France | prohibited |
| French Guiana | prohibited |
| French Polynesia | prohibited |
| Georgia (USA) | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Germany | prohibited |
| Greece | prohibited |
| Guadeloupe | prohibited |
| Guam | prohibited |
| Guatemala | prohibited |
| Guyana | prohibited |
| Haiti | prohibited |
| Hawaii | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Honduras | prohibited |
| Hungary | prohibited |
| Idaho | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Illinois | prohibited |
| India | prohibited |
| Indiana | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Indonesia | prohibited |
| Iowa | prohibited |
| Ireland | restricted |
| Italy | prohibited |
| Jamaica | prohibited |
| Japan | prohibited |
| Kansas | permitted subject to licensing and registration, if manufactured prior to 19 May 1986 |
| Kazakhstan | prohibited |
| Kentucky | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Kenya | prohibited |
| Kiribati | prohibited |
| Latvia | prohibited |
| Lithuania | prohibited |
| Louisiana | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Luxembourg | prohibited |
| Macedonia | prohibited |
| Maine | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Malaysia | prohibited |
| Mali | prohibited |
| Malta | prohibited |
| Marshall Islands | prohibited |
| Martinique | prohibited |
| Maryland | permitted subject to licensing and registration |
| Massachusetts | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Mauritania | prohibited |
| Mayotte | prohibited |
| Mexico | prohibited |
| Michigan | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Micronesia (FSM) | prohibited |
| Minnesota | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Mississippi | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Missouri | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Moldova | prohibited |
| Montana | permitted subject registration |
| Montenegro | prohibited |
| Montserrat | prohibited |
| Namibia | permitted under licence |
| Nebraska | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Netherlands | prohibited |
| Nevada | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| New Caledonia | prohibited |
| New Hampshire | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| New Jersey | permitted subject to licensing and registration |
| New Mexico | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| New South Wales | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum, or collector's guns |
| New York | prohibited |
| New Zealand | restricted to police-approved licensed gun owners with a ‘collector' licence endorsement. Each automatic or restricted weapon must be registered to its owner, and disabled when not in use |
| Nicaragua | prohibited |
| Nigeria | prohibited |
| Niue | prohibited |
| North Carolina | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| North Dakota | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Northern Ireland | prohibited |
| Northern Mariana Islands | prohibited |
| Northern Territory | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or collector's guns |
| Norway | permitted under licence |
| Ohio | permitted subject to licensing and registration |
| Oklahoma | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration, if there is no criminal record |
| Oregon | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Pakistan | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions |
| Panama | prohibited |
| Papua New Guinea | prohibited |
| Paraguay | prohibited |
| Pennsylvania | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Peru | prohibited |
| Philippines | prohibited |
| Pitcairn | prohibited |
| Poland | prohibited |
| Portugal | prohibited |
| Puerto Rico | prohibited |
| Queensland | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or collector's guns |
| Rhode Island | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Romania | prohibited, with only narrow exemptions for persons exercising 'public authority' |
| Russia | prohibited |
| Rwanda | prohibited |
| Réunion | prohibited |
| Samoa | prohibited |
| Senegal | permitted under licence |
| Serbia | prohibited |
| Singapore | not specifically prohibited in law |
| Slovakia | prohibited |
| Slovenia | prohibited |
| Solomon Islands | prohibited |
| South Africa | prohibited |
| South Australia | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or bona fide collector's guns |
| South Carolina | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| South Dakota | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| South Korea | prohibited |
| Spain | prohibited |
| St Kitts & Nevis | prohibited |
| St Lucia | prohibited |
| St Pierre & Miquelon | prohibited |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | prohibited |
| Sudan | permitted under licence |
| Sweden | prohibited |
| Switzerland | prohibited, though exceptional permits may be granted in certain cases |
| Syria | prohibited |
| Taiwan | prohibited |
| Tanzania | prohibited |
| Tasmania | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum, or bona fide collector's guns |
| Tennessee | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Texas | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Thailand | prohibited |
| Tokelau | restricted to police-approved licensed gun owners with a ‘collector' licence endorsement. Each automatic or restricted weapon must be registered to its owner, and disabled when not in use |
| Trinidad & Tobago | prohibited |
| Turkey | prohibited |
| Tuvalu | not specifically prohibited in law |
| United Kingdom | prohibited |
| United States | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Uruguay | permitted under licence, except automatic pistols whose calibre exceeds 7.65 mm |
| Utah | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Vanuatu | prohibited |
| Venezuela | not specifically prohibited in law and could be open to official discretion |
| Vermont | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Victoria | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum or bona fide collector's guns |
| Virgin Islands (UK) | prohibited |
| Virginia | permitted subject to licensing and registration |
| Wallis & Futuna | prohibited |
| Washington | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| West Virginia | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
| Western Australia | prohibited, with only narrow exceptions for permanently inoperable display, museum, or bona fide collector's guns |
| Wisconsin | prohibited with only narrow exemptions |
| Wyoming | permitted subject to federal licensing and registration |
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