Editing Overview of gun laws by nation (section)

====Germany====
{{Main|Gun control in Germany}}

Gun ownership in Germany is restrictive, being regulated by the Federal Weapons Act (German: Waffengesetz) of 1972.<ref>{{cite web|work=International Firearms Injury Prevention & Policy|url=http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/germany|title=Germany – Gun Facts, Figures and the Law|date=27 June 2012|access-date=26 February 2013|archive-date=5 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705032101/http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/germany|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The laws apply to weapons with a fire energy exceeding 7.5 J. A firearms license may be granted to those over the age of 18 who have no criminal convictions or mental disability, who are deemed reliable and can justify a reason for owning a firearm. A separate license is required for each firearm owned. Target-shooters must have been a member of a shooting club with 18 recorded visits in the previous 12 months. A firearms carry permit is a second-tier license which allows concealed carrying in public, and is only issued to those with a particular need.

Several weapons and special ammunitions are completely prohibited, such as automatic firearms. Buying, possessing, lending, using, carrying, crafting, altering and the trading of these weapons is illegal and punishable by up to five years imprisonment, confiscation of the weapon and a fine of up to €10,000. Using an illegal weapon for crimes of any kind is punishable by 1–10 years imprisonment.

Germany's National Gun Registry, introduced at the end of 2012, counted 5.5 million firearms legally owned by 1.4 million people.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/new-german-firearms-registry-shows-5-5-million-guns-legally-owned-in-country|title=New German firearms registry shows 5.5 millions guns legally owned in country|publisher=Associated Press/Fox News|access-date=28 December 2012|date=28 December 2012}}</ref>