# Austria Reports Record 1.57 Million Firearms

September 29, 2026 at 07:40 PM

> Registered firearms in Austria rose by 38,000 this year despite stricter laws and new age limits introduced after the 2025 Graz shooting.

[Austria](<https://austriareport.com/entity/austria-q40>) reports 1,574,520 registered firearms across three categories as of September 1, 2026, marking an increase of 38,000 over the previous year. The number of weapon owners rose to 383,532, continuing a steady upward trend that has persisted since 2015.

The surge follows a strict weapons law amendment triggered by a June 2025 shooting in [Graz](<https://austriareport.com/entity/graz-q13298>). New rules raised the minimum age for **Category B weapons** to 25 and Category C to 21. A four-week cooling-off period is now required between purchase and weapon pickup.

Authorities now enforce automatic bans for specific crimes and mandate that army recruitment commissions share psychological data. While [Lower Austria](<https://austriareport.com/entity/lower-austria-q42497>) leads with 454,514 firearms, officials estimate up to 40,000 illegal weapons remain in circulation today.


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