GUN LAWS -- FRANCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Emmanuel Baechler ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you have to go to France and to practice self defense, you are in a pretty bad situation. Concealed carry is strictly fobidden, unless you are a policeman ON DUTY, or someone like that. .380 ACP, 9mm Para, .40S&W, and .45 ACP are considered as "war caliber". You can get AT MOST a single license for a "war caliber" firearm (unless you are memeber of a national team, in which case you can get two), and that's exclusively for target shooting. For self defense, you will have the choice, if you can get a license for a such purpose (the frenchies are very restrictive), between .32 ACP, .38 Spal and .357 Magnum. Even worse, the shamy Schengen agrements, that France signed, forbid the import (ownership, manufacturing and use) of hollowpoint ammo in handguns.