Last year saw a record 43,400 permits granted, bringing the total number of licences to 367,000.
Last year saw a record 43,400 permits granted, bringing the total number of licences to 367,000.
Poland has relatively low gun ownership and almost no culture of being armed in public.
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Military service was compulsory for men in Poland until 2009.