On Firearms, Ammunition and Hunting

Type

Law

Date of the text

18/06/1952

Official Gazette

published in 1952

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

106

What it provides

This law classifies weapons, ammunition, military equipment and explosives into three types and nine categories. It defines military arms intended for land, sea and air warfare, non-military arms, and explosives with their accessories, listing what each category covers such as rifles, machine guns, artillery, munitions

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 7/1985 of 10/08/1985, articles 104
• Amended by Decree No. 1/1958 of 15/12/1958
• Amended by Decree-Law No. 36/1959 of 17/03/1959

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1952. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.