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SERBIAGUNSTATS


Total numberof registered firearms in Serbia (2012 estimate)


1.2m


Numberofprivately owned rifles


Numberofprivately owned handguns


Numberof licensed gun owners in Serbia


450k 510k 874k


checks and have no criminal history,mental disorders or a history of alcohol abuse and so on. Te police retain the final say on who is issued with a licence and there is no directmeans of appeal against their decision. Fully automatic rifles and


those above .50 calibremay not be owned by private individuals, while semi-automatic rifles are generally only permitted for hunting purposes.Hunting rifles should only be openly carried while on the hunting reserves for sporting activity.Guns are required to be stored in a safe place when in the home and any irresponsible behaviour can lead to revocation of a permit.


No restriction is placed upon


the number of guns owned but ammunition for rifles is limited to 60 rounds per year; this is something being challenged by shooting organisations because it is not conducive to shooters being able to check the zero of their rifles or practice their skills to ensure they shoot well when hunting. Te relatively recent conflict


there has resulted in a large pool of unregistered firearms in possession of some people, although numbers cannot be known. It is suggested that these and other past events naturally increase the feeling amongmany Serbs that having access to a


firearmdoes add to their sense of security. Te firing of guns in the air


for social occasions is also quite common, although increasingly frowned upon, especially as there have been some very unfortunate consequences fromsuch activity.


SPORTING CHOICE


For the sportsman,Serbia has a great deal to offer, and the variety of game to be had for hunters is very broad and of excellent quality. Indeed, it has been described as “one of the richest European hunting grounds for both the big and small game.” Awide variety of sport is available and professionally


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Value of firearms and ammunition exports (2011)


$34.9 $2.73


million million


Value of firearms and ammunition imports (2011)


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