6. Northern Ireland
Although being a constituent country of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland has a legitimacy to independently administer some quite important social issues such as education system and abortion legislation in this area. Likewise, laws dealing with firearms use and ownership are not an exception here as well. Being on 25th place on world’s gun ownership country list, speculation (dating in 2013) about allowing 12-year-old children to use firearms (only shotguns and guns) was not that surprising as it was in the first place. However, they must be under strict under strict supervision by an experienced adult. Some organizations such as The Northern Ireland Firearms Dealers and Shooters Association and The British Association for shooting and Conversation suggested that the age limit shod be even more lowered, to 10. In Northern Ireland, a gun license applicant has to possess a valid, legal firearm certificate in order to be able to either buy or own weapons or ammunition. Average firearms per 100 people index is 21.9 while homicide rate by firearm per 100 people amounts 0.28 which takes this country on 6th place on countries with no gun laws and low crime list.
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