How to declare possession of a gun in France Hunters must create an online account and declare their weapons by the end of the year, with other owners to follow in 2024. We explain the system
Cinemas, airports: off-duty police to be able to carry guns in France The Ministry of the Interior has prepared a decree to be published shortly
Why weapons seizures in France jumped last year The head of France’s office against organised crime said 30% of weapons seized each year are found during drug trafficking investigations Paris urged to act after video appears to show gunmen in Nice street Fuel, Prime de Noël, Covid: 9 December 2022 dates to note in France Reminder: undeclared weapons amnesty begins in France today
People in France to be able to register or give up undeclared weapons A new campaign aims to prevent these arms from being used in situations of domestic abuse or neighbour disputes, or from being stolen during a burglary
Teenager shot during presumed poaching accident out of danger A 21-year-old has admitted shooting the bullet which hit the 17-year-old in the back
Can I import a gun into France from another EU country? We look at France’s rules on importing a gun, which differ depending on its type
17-year-old hit by bullet in critical condition in west France The teenager was shot in the back in a presumed hunting accident which took place today
Who has the right to carry a gun in France? Owning a gun is usually associated with hunting practices in France
Man, 25, shot dead by hunter as he cuts wood at home in Lot More than 400 people have died in hunting incidents in 20 years, according to official figures
New registration system for France’s five million gun owners Owners will need to register on a new IT system. The change is aimed at simplifying the process and improving security
UK criminal record report My father now lives in France and wants to apply to register his ‘category D’ gun but the prefecture has asked for his British casier judiciaire (criminal record). How can he obtain this? MD
Why the Alec Baldwin accidental shooting could not happen in France The American actor accidentally killed a crewmember on the set of a film he was working on last week, when a supposedly empty gun he was holding fired off a real round
Far right polemicist Éric Zemmour’s use of Queen gun photo condemned French gun federation says he was wrong to tweet a photo of Queen firing a clamped rifle at a gun range after he pointed a gun directly at journalists during a trade fair Police kill escaped bull in SW France Hostages freed and young gunman arrested in Toulouse French 'hunter' who shot girl, 10, fined
All French police should carry guns, report suggests All municipal police in France should carry semi-automatic pistols as standard, according to recommendations by a new report on security handed to the government this week. France condemns Trump gun comments on Paris attacks Mayor charged after shot hit boy in head Hunter shot dead during wild boar hunt Security staff given right to carry gun when needed Labrador Tag Feed