According to a 2007 study by The Small Arms Survey Project, the per capita gun ownership rate in Italy is around 12% with an estimated 7 million registered firearms in circulation.
To obtain a gun licence applicants must be 18 or older, prove they can handle and use a firearm safely (usually by obtaining a certificate from a shooting range after attending a practical shooting course), declare to have a clean criminal record (verification will be made by the Police authorities) and must not be mentally ill or be a known abuser of, or addicted to, alcohol or illegal drugs. Other grounds for refusal of a gun license include being a conscientious objector or living with persons who may gain access to the firearms and abuse them (e.g. living with family members who are mentally ill, alcoholic or drug addicts).
In Italy it is illegal to carry weapons in public places, but the law provides the following exceptions:
Hunting license
A hunting license, along with a special hunting permit issued by the region of residence, allows to carry hunting weapons only during the hunting season and only within game reserves. When transporting them outside game reserves, the shotguns must be kept unloaded and locked in their case.
Firearms allowed for hunt are:
All smooth bore guns, with a gauge not bigger than 12, overall length more than 60 cm and a barrel length more than 30 cm.
Rifled bore guns, firing a bullet with a diameter more than 5.6mm or a case longer than 40mm, overall length more than 60 cm and a barrel length more than 30 cm.
Shooting sports licenseWith a shooting sports license, citizens are allowed to transport (unloaded and stored in a proper case) firearms from their home to an authorized shooting range or to another safe place to practice shooting, which, in case of a private place, must be reasonably distant from roads and inhabited areas, and not accessible by unauthorized people.
Concealed carry license
A concealed carry license allows a citizen to carry a handgun for personal defense; this license is usually very hard to obtain than other firearm licenses, must be renewed yearly (while the other are valid for 6 years), and the applicant has to provide a valid reason to carry a concealed gun (e.g. a salesperson of valuable goods such as jewelry). A special carry license is released to private security personnel; this license differs from the standard carry licenses in that it has to be renewed every two years, and allows on-duty open carry (otherwise forbidden), and off-duty concealed carry.
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Jammer genoeg staat er niets in over het neerschieten van schorpioenen en adders, maar tenzij u dat een jachtgebied doet lijkt het me verboden volgens de Italiaanse wetgeving. (En als u werkelijk denkt dat u een concealed carry license kan krijgen omdat u op uw wandeling slangen wil doodschieten of omdat u schrik hebt omdat er een schorpioen in uw tenen gaat prikken dan gaat u ook in Italië van een kale reis thuiskomen.
Uw opmerkingen over illegale vuurwapens (die er ongetwijfeld in Italië ook zijn) doen verder niets terzake vermits u voor een illegaal vuurwapen geen Europese vuurwapenpas kan krijgen.