Weekend Paris arson, riots and looting met ineffective police as Emmanuel Macron and his wife attended a Celine Dion concert. France requires sporting-firearm buyers aged 18 with hunting license or club membership to pass medical mental criminal and safety checks then wait months or years for police approval often denied without reason while banning concealed carry requiring safes separate ammo allowing inspections and punishing with confiscation fines or prison. A Paris shopkeeper asked masked looters why they took goods as they ignored her; Second Amendment Foundation Investigative Journalism Project cites similar U.S. city limits while seeking nationwide Second Amendment rights.