Editing Overview of gun laws by nation (section)

=== Somaliland ===
According to 2010 gun control law residents of Somaliland are allowed to possess firearms for the purpose of defense of life and property. The law specifies pistols and AK automatic rifles as permissible while also mentioning that others can be allowed. Only one weapon of each type can be registered. Possession of more than one weapon of each type require justification and is granted only for legal persons. Permits to register a weapon are provided to people over 18 without criminal background. Permit must be renewed every year. Both citizens and residents can register firearms and they can be inherited. Sale of firearms is limited to government and licensed dealers. Weapons of war such as mortars, bombs, chemical weapons as well as suppressors are prohibited. Openly carrying firearms is prohibited.<ref group="law">Somaliland: [http://garyaqaankaguud.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Xeerka-Xakamaynta-Hubka-Fudud-Xeer-Lr.-32.-2010.pdf Arms Control Act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509061834/http://garyaqaankaguud.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Xeerka-Xakamaynta-Hubka-Fudud-Xeer-Lr.-32.-2010.pdf|date=9 May 2021}}, 2010 (in Somali). Translated: [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=pl&sl=so&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgaryaqaankaguud.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F09%2FXeerka-Xakamaynta-Hubka-Fudud-Xeer-Lr.-32.-2010.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507193801/https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=pl&sl=so&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgaryaqaankaguud.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F09%2FXeerka-Xakamaynta-Hubka-Fudud-Xeer-Lr.-32.-2010.pdf|date=7 May 2021}}</ref> As the arms embargo on Somalia was lifted, the Somaliland government opposed the measure.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20231227053918/https://mfa.govsomaliland.org/article/hargeisa-somaliland-december-2-2023-government-republic-soma PRESS RELEASE ; Somaliland Opposes Lifting of Arms Embargo on Somalia] 2 December 2023</ref>