Article 3 of Weapons and Ammunition Law

For the grant of a licence to possess or hold weapons or ammunition pursuant to the preceding Article, (1) Paragraphs 5 to 7 added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 90 of 2025 (2) Replaced pursuant to Decree-Law No. 90 of 2025 Law Index 419 Home Page Weapons and Ammunition Law Decree-Law No. 13 of 1991 concerning Weapons, Ammunition, Bladed Weapons and Dangerous Air Weapons the applicant must satisfy the following conditions: a- Be of Kuwaiti nationality, unless the Minister of Interior considers it appropriate to exempt the applicant from this condition for necessities of the public interest or justified circumstances. b- Be not less than twenty-one Gregorian years of age and have full legal capacity. c- Not have previously been convicted of any crime in which a weapon was used, or in which the perpetrator carried a weapon during its commission if carrying a weapon was an aggravating circumstance therein, even if the sentence constituted a first criminal conviction, unless the applicant has been rehabilitated. d- Not be a vagrant, a suspect or under police surveillance. e- Have a lawful means of livelihood. f- Have the necessary medical fitness to carry a weapon. The conditions of medical fitness and proof of their fulfilment shall be specified by a decision of the Minister of Interior. In all cases, the licence granted shall be revoked if the licensee ceases to satisfy any of the conditions set out in this Article.