85,185 licensed firearms

There are currently 85,185 licensed firearms and 11,457 licensed weapons, Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici said in Parliament. 54,289 are shotguns, 8,976 are pistols, 5,370 are rifles and 5,146 are revolvers. The list also includes 16 cannons,...

There are currently 85,185 licensed firearms and 11,457 licensed weapons, Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici said in Parliament.

54,289 are shotguns, 8,976 are pistols, 5,370 are rifles and 5,146 are revolvers.

The list also includes 16 cannons, 302 machine-guns, three mortars, 1,453 muzzle guns, 140 paintballs and 245 sub-machine guns. The firearms list also features six 'walking sticks'.

The list of weapons includes 91 bows, nine arrows, 7,002 harpoons, 1,746 swords and 77 spears.

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