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Is the Possession of Weapons Sufficiently Regulated in France?

La détention d'armes est-elle suffisamment encadrée en france?

BFM.TV (France)

10 June 2021

By Hugo Septier

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According to official figures from the Ministry of the Interior, 5.4 million weapons are legally held in the country for about 5 million individuals, most of whom are sport shooters or hunters.

Of these, 3 million are in possession of category B or C weapons, known as lethal weapons, most often rifles and pistols, and 2 million are in possession of category D weapons, known as non-lethal weapons, which include knives, daggers or even truncheons.

ID: N806

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