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This chart is a comparison of state gun laws. It shows whether or not the state has passed a particular law, such as One Handgun per Month or whether it has some form of the law in place.

You may also download it here as a pdf.

Comparison of State Gun Laws

Y=Yes

N=No

P=Partial

State	1 gun/month	License/Permit required for Purchase	Background check at state level	Gun Show Background Checks	Sat. Night Specials-limitation on 'junk' Handguns	Registration with law enforcement	Waiting Period on gun sales	CCW-May police limit carrying concealed weapon?	Limitations on Assault Weapons
Alabama	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Alaska	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Arizona	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Arkansas	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
California	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P/assault	Y	Y	Y
Colorado	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Connecticut	N	Y	Y	Y	N	P/assault	P/handguns	Y	P/semi- automatic assault
Delaware	N	N	P/not for shotguns	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Florida	N	N	Y	P-county ordinance/no state law	N	N	Y	N	N
Georgia	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Hawaii	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P/guns obtained after law enacted	Y	Y	P/not rifles
Idaho	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Illinois	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P-Illegal to possess w/o license
Indiana	N	N	P/handguns	N	N	N	N	N	N
Iowa	N	Y	P/handguns	P/handguns	N	N	Y	Y	N
Kansas	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Kentucky	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Louisiana	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Maine	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Maryland	Y	Y	P/handguns	P/handguns and assault	Y	P/assault	Y	Y	Y
Mass.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P/illegal to possess w/o license	Y	Y	Y
Michigan	N	Y	P/handguns	P/handguns	N	P/handgun	N	N	N
Minnesota	N	N	P/handguns	N	Y	N	Y	N	N
Mississippi	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Missouri	N	Y	P/handguns	P/handguns	N	N	Y	N	N
Montana	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Nebraska	N	Y	P/handguns	P/handguns	N	N	Y	N	N
Nevada	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
New Hampshire	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
New Jersey	N	Y	Y	Y	N	P/assault	Y	Y	Y
New Mexico	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
New York	N	Y	P/handguns	Y	N	P/handgun	Y	Y	P/some
North Carolina	N	Y	P/handguns	P/handguns	N	N	P/handgun	N	N
North Dakota	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ohio	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Oklahoma	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
PA	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Rhode Island	N	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	N
South Carolina	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N
South Dakota	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N
Tennessee	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Texas	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Utah	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Vermont	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Virginia	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Washington	N	N	P/handguns	N	N	N	P/handgun	N	N
West Virginia	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wisconsin	N	N	P/handguns	N	N	N	Y	Y	N
Wyoming	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
District of Columbia	N	N	Y	?	?	Y	?	P/Police Chief has discretion	?

D.C. has broad authority to regulate firearms; Congress has authority to repeal DC's gun laws (DC residents and city council do not favor repeal)