Guatemalan law allows firearm possession on shall-issue basis as a constitutional right. With approximately 12 civilian firearms per 100 people, Guatemala is the 70th most armed country in the world.
Guatemalan constitution protects right to own guns for home-defense:
Current law regarding firearm possession was passed in 2009.
Law allows civilians to own following types of firearms:
Simple possession requires registration of gun. Application for register must include:[1]
Guatemalans are allowed possess any number of firearms.
Rules regarding carrying firearms are more strict with additional permit required and minimum age being 25 years. Only about 10% of legal guns can be carried in public places.
Currently there are 547,000 registered firearms in Guatemala (or 3 per 100 people). 60,658 people have license to carry them.[2]