Gun Laws By State

Everything you need to know most gun laws in each U.s. state.

If you need some information nigh a state's gun laws you're in the right place.

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Overview

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Firearm Acquit Laws

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Ownership & Selling Handguns

State laws on trading handguns

Gun Registration

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States With Official Gun Registries

  • California - The registry is maintained by the California Department of Justice and keeps data on buyers and sellers plus any firearms imported into the state. Information maintained is serial numbers, fingerprints, names, and addresses. The information is collected on handguns and long guns nonetheless if a gun was endemic before 1991 there is no requirement to register it.
  • District of Columbia - All handguns and long guns are required to exist registered with the Metropolitan Law.
  • Hawaii - All firearms must be registered within a v day period from when they are brought into the state or purchased with the county police master.
  • Maryland - Only applies to handguns and automated weapons which are required to be registered with the state police.
  • New York - Simply applies to handguns which must be registered. There is a fee of $3 for registration and it is an criminal offence to possess an unregistered handgun.

States That Collect Data on Gun Sales

  • Michigan - All sales of handguns must be registered with local police enforcement.
  • New Bailiwick of jersey -  A copy of all purchase permits are sent to the New Jersey state law who maintain a record of all handgun transfers.
  • Washington -Licensed dealers are required to written report all sales of handguns to the Section of Licensing and local constabulary enforcement.

Stand up Your Ground Laws

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