Poland issued a record 50,700 gun permits in 2025, pushing the total number of registered civilian firearms above 1 million for the first time, according to police statistics.
The number of active permits reached 411,769 by the end of last year, more than double the 192,819 registered in 2015. The number of weapons in civilian hands climbed to 1,037,778, an increase of more than 107,000 from 2024.
