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To buy a firearm in France, in line with the European Firearms Directive, a hunting license or a shooting sport license is necessary depending on the type, function and magazine capacity of the weapon.
In 1563, King Charles IX of France made an address to the Rouen parliament about forbidding firearms in which he made the following statement:
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Gun ownership was restricted until the Farcy law (Loi Farcy) of 1885, which liberalized gun ownership and production. This regime continued until 1939, when weapons were divided into categories and ownership of military caliber weapons was strictly regulated, almost prohibited. Political instability after WWII led to further regulation.
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As of September 2015, classification has been simplified to 4 categories: [2]
Any handgun ammunition is classified as Category B, for example, someone who owns a lever-action carbine in Category C chambered for .357 magnum needs to have a B-categorized weapon in order to buy .357 magnum ammunition.
Some exceptions exist for calibers like in Category C-6°.
No civilian may carry any weapons in a public place. A special form allows a civilian to apply for a 1-year carry license, which allows them to carry a handgun and a maximum of 50 rounds if they are "exposed to exceptional risks to their life". In practice, these licenses are only issued to politicians.
Exceptions exist for children and teenagers with a shooting or clay pigeon license and parental approval. A child aged between 9 and 12 can own D categorized weapon that shoot projectiles in a non-pyrotechnic way between 2 and 20 joules. Individuals between the ages of 12 and 16 can own C and D-categorized weapons. They can also own one-shot, rimfire Category B firearms if they participate in international shooting competitions (only with a shooting sport license).
Individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 who have a shooting, hunting, or clay pigeon license can own C and D-categorized weapons. They can also own Category B firearms if they participate in international shooting competitions (only with a shooting sport license).
Carrying a gun is defined as having a gun by one's side in a public place ready to use. Transporting a gun is defined as having an unloaded, locked or disassembled gun and having a legitimate reason for doing so in a public place. Some legitimate reasons to transport a firearm are activities such as hunting, sports shooting, collecting, or clay pigeon shooting. Personal defense, however, does not qualify as a legitimate reason. Hunting, collector, and clay pigeon licenses only allow the transportation of D- and C-categorized weapons. A shooting sport license allows transportation of all categories of weapons. Since the November 2015 Paris attacks, police officers are allowed to carry their service firearms while off duty.
Brandishing a firearm in public can result in charges for public disorder.
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