From pro-gun to anti-gun (21st Century Crisis)

'''Gun politics throughout the world. Why you ask? Because 21st Century Crisis started out as a gun politics-oriented timeline which alternate histories of gun control throughout the world.'''

Flag_of_the_United_States.svg United States

 * Protected by the 2nd Amendment
 * Guns regulated on a state-by-state basis
 * Use of self-defense and acquisition for the sole intent of self-defense is legal
 * In most states, no license, other than a driver's license showing you are 18+ (for long guns) and 21+ (for hand-guns)

Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg Canada

 * Owners need a Possession and Acquisition License (for long-guns) and a Restricted Possession and Acquisiton License (for AR-15s, AK variants and handguns)
 * Guns regulated by both provincial and fedearl basis
 * Use of self-defense ("self-defence" in Canadian English) and acquistion for the sole intent of self-defence is legal and recgonized by the Criminal Code, citizens as of 2015, are no longer required to state a reason for needing a firearm in certain provinces

State_Flag_of_new_Yugoslavia_2_by_3_(fictional).svgYugoslavia

 * Protected by the People's Defensive Rights law
 * Owners need a Firearm License (Serbo-Croatian: Лиценца Oружје, Licencja Oružje or "LO"), granted by the National Police of Yugoslavia, and are given categories (weapons person can own)
 * Category A Firearms is the standard, which include non-military grade long-guns and handguns, Category B include tactical semiautomatic long-rifles such as AR-15s, AK variants, M14s, FN-FAL models, Category C includes military grade firearms
 * Military veterans and paramilitary members automatically are granted Category C rights

United_Baltic_Duchy_flag.svg Scandinavia

 * Hunting and sport-shooting is a very popular activity in Scandinavia, however, guns are truly more of a hunting and sporting tool and support for self-defence use of firearms is negligible. Scandinavia ranks among the higher gun-owning nations in Europe.
 * Owners known to apply for a Firearms Possession Permit (Norse: Skytevåpen Besittelse Tillatelse or "SBT"), a person needs to the state the reason for needing a firearm, and legal and legitimate reasons include hunting, sport-shooting, collecting and pest-control, rarely is self-defense ever considered a reason, unless a person could absolutely prove it.
 * A seperate Handgun Permit (Norse: Käsiase Tillate or "KT") is required to purchase handguns.
 * With an SBT, a person can easily purchase long-guns, however, a 24-hour background check is conducted for AR-15 purchases.

Switzerland

 * to be continued