Other countries that allow civilian concealed carry

I decided to investigate the question, are there any countries with similar carry laws to the United States? Specifically, is there any other country where a firearm may be carriedby a civilian,for self-defense,with no permit or a reasonably obtainable and maintainable permit,where no attack is anticipated?With the help of Wikipedia's convenient articles overview of gun laws by nation and concealed carry, I set out to find the answer. If you want to conceal carry but don't want to live in the United States for some reason, you can take your pick from these countries.I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice.Czech RepublicSelf-defense is a separate category of firearms license, and is in fact the most issued category. Obtaining a firearms license requires a knowledge test, shooting training, and criminal and mental health background checks. Once licensed, you may conceal carry up to 2 guns for self defense. Wikipedia has a good article on their gun laws (and I also mean that in their internal sense of the word "good").KenyaThe Firearms Act, section 29(1) and 29(4)(b) states:(1) Subject to subsection (4), no person shall remove or transport, or cause to be removed or transported, any firearm or ammunition from one place to another in Kenya, whether for the purpose of export or otherwise, save under and in accordance with a removal permit issued by a licensing officer....(4) Nothing in this section shall apply to—...(b) the holder of a firearm certificate, or of a permit under subsection (11) of section 7, in respect of the carriage with him and in accordance with the terms of the firearm certificate or permit of any firearm or ammunition to which the firearm certificate or permit relates;So it seems that, as the Wikipedia entry claims, your firearms license is also your permit to carry. I had concerns about a certain section of the penal code, but the users of /r/Kenya supported Wikipedia's statement.PakistanOnce you have obtained a firearms license, which requires no theoretical or practical training course, you are authorized to acquire firearms and carry them concealed but not openly. At least, that's what Wikipedia says. The law itself doesn't specify concealed carry or ban open carry, so this could be one anonymous editor pushing their interpretation of the law.PolandThis is a weird one. Wikipedia claims "A target-shooting license requires the applicant to possess a valid shooting competition license (by taking part in 2 to 4 ISSF-regulated shooting competitions per year for each category of firearm owned: handgun, rifle and shotgun), and allows carrying a loaded concealed firearm in public" (emphasis added). Gunpolicy.org claims that open carry is lawful without a permit (expand "Gun Regulation" → "Carrying Guns"), citing a 1999 United Nations study. But every other source said that Poland had some of the most restrictive gun laws in the world.I dug into the laws myself, deciphering Poland's Weapons and Munitions Act of 1999 with Google Translate. The only references to the phrase nosi broń "carry a weapon" say things like "a drunk or high person may not carry a weapon". If anyone here speaks Polish, I would appreciate a translation of the Act.(Technically this does qualify under my definition, since the permit requires repeated action of shooting competitions and therefore it is not reasonably maintainable. It's still an interesting question.)South AfricaUnder the Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 [PDF, 169 kB] section 84, any licensed gun owner may conceal carry so long as they are competent and the gun is holstered.84. (1) No person may carry a firearm in a public place unless the firearm is carried— (a) in the case of a handgun— (i) in a holster or similar holder designed, manufactured or adapted for the carrying of a handgun and attached to his or her person; or (ii) in a rucksack or similar holder; or (b) in the case of any other firearm, in a holder designed, manufactured or adapted for the carrying of the firearm. (2) A firearm contemplated in subsection (1) must be completely covered and the person carrying the firearm must be able to exercise effective control over such firearm.The license itself is reasonably obtainable with a background check. Though section 13 states that a license for self-defense may be issued only when a need for protection exists that can be satisfied only by possession of a firearm, there is no requirement that a person carrying a firearm have a self-defense license. via /r/CCW http://ift.tt/2AQKAoi