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GunPolicy.org. 2022 ‘Firearm Laws of the Netherlands Overseas Territories.’ Firearm Laws of the Netherlands Overseas Territories. Sydney: GunPolicy.org. 15 September

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four autonomous countries: the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten. The latter three are located in the Caribbean. The country of the Netherlands consists of a territory in Europe and the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius in the Caribbean.

Aruba, Curaçao and St Maarten are not overseas dependencies of the Netherlands, but instead autonomous partners within the Kingdom, alongside the country of the Netherlands. These territories draft their own legislation: https://www.government.nl/topics/caribbean-parts-of-the-kingdom/responsibilities-of-the-netherlands-aruba-curacao-and-st-maarten

More information on Aruba's firearms law can be found on the Aruba page: https://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/aruba

Curacao and St. Maarten were formed when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved in 2010. Their primary firearm legislation is the Netherland's Firearm and Weapons laws of 1930 and 1931.

St. Maarten has specifically incorporated these laws into their legislation: https://lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl/CVDR142378 and expanded upon them in the National Regulation on Further Provisions with Regard to Weapons: https://repository.officiele-overheidspublicaties.nl/CVDR/CVDR142380/1/html/142380_1.html

Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius have the status of public bodies (within the meaning of the Dutch Constitution). In broad terms, their position is similar to that of Dutch municipalities. As integral territories of the Netherlands, they share the same law.

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