ALABAMA |
Brass or steel Teflon-coated handgun ammo, unless designed to expand on contact |
ALASKA |
No pressurized aerosol-spray products (including pepper spray) |
No ammunition or ammunition components | |
ARIZONA |
Requires a valid, government-issued, photo ID card (Such as a Driver’s License) in order to purchase Stun Guns and TASERs (Active LE Officers are exempt.)
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ARKANSAS |
Machine guns and short-barreled rifles |
CALIFORNIA |
LEO exemption / + department letter needed for "assault weapons" |
Certified Handguns | |
Need FFL/ COE/Ammo Vendor. Ship to FFL or Ammo vendor(NO Type 03) or LEO | |
Ammo vendor only required for sales, not purchase. COE okay for purchase of ammo for individual. | |
Fixed ammo (other than a caliber greater than 0.60) | |
Cane guns | |
Wallet guns | |
Undetectable firearms | |
Flechette darts | |
Bullets containing or carrying an explosive agent | |
Tracer ammo, except for those used in shotguns | |
Armor-piercing ammo | |
Unconventional pistols | |
Machine guns | |
Multi-trigger activators | |
Short-barrel rifles or shotguns | |
Silencers | |
Zip guns | |
Assault weapons | |
.50 BMG rifles (without a permit); .50 BMG ammo is not outlawed | |
SKS rifles made to use AK magazines | |
Magazines holding more than 10 rounds | |
Handguns not certified for sale by the AG | |
Automatic Knives over 2" blade | |
COLORADO |
Machine guns |
Magazines holding more than 15 rounds | |
A fixed, tubular shotgun magazine that holds more than 28 inches of shotgun shells, including any extension device that is attached to the magazine and holds additional shells.
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Shotguns that come with a non-tubular, detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip, or similar device that is capable of accepting more than 8 shotgun shells when combined with a fixed magazine.*
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Law enforcement officers may purchase non-compliant firearms (including magazines above the capacity restriction) for DUTY USE ONLY and must have a department letterhead with authorization from their employer. LE letterheads must be submitted for each purchase.
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CONNECTICUT |
Assault weapons |
Binary Triggers | |
Semi-automatic, centerfire rifle with a detachable magazine that has one of the following: folding or telescoping stock, pistol grip, thumbhole stock or similar, forward pistol grip, flash suppressor, grenade or flare launcher
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No Threaded Barrels | |
Ammo needs a copy of permit or certificate/ eligibility | |
Armor-piercing ammo | |
Incendiary .50-caliber ammo | |
Short-barrel shotguns | |
Magazines holding more than 10 rounds (grandfathered in if bought before April 5, 2013) LEO exemption requires department letter - Military exemption must be active duty
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No upper or lower AR receivers. | |
DELAWARE |
Silencers (exemptions for wildlife biologists who have special permits) |
Short-barrel shotguns | |
Machine guns (exemptions for experimental or scientific research) | |
Trigger cranks | |
D.C. |
Magazines holding more than 10 rounds. LEO exemption with department letter |
Multi-trigger activators | |
FLORIDA |
Armor-piercing or exploding ammo |
Dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells or flechette shells | |
Bump stocks and binary triggers | |
GEORGIA |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts |
HAWAII |
No ammo |
Assault pistols | |
Automatic firearms | |
Rifles with barrel lengths less than 16 inches | |
Shotguns with barrel lengths less than 18 inches | |
Cannons | |
Mufflers | |
Silencers | |
Teflon-coated ammo (or ammo coated with similar material designed to enhance penetration through metal/armor, or designed to explode) | |
Multi-burst trigger activators | |
Trigger cranks | |
Magazines holding more than 10 rounds (that are capable of being used in a pistol) LEO exemption no letter needed | |
Any pistol or revolver, the frame or receiver of which is a die casting of zinc alloy, which has a | |
Melting temperature of less than 800 degrees F. (Examples Cobra, Phoenix Arms, Heritage Arms firearms, Walther rimfire pistols, GSG rimfire pistols, and Hi-Point pistols are prohibited.
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Unserialized 80% frames or receivers are prohibited. | |
IDAHO |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts |
ILLINOIS |
FOID only for all of Illinois |
NFA items are illegal in Illinois. | |
Magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition for long guns and more than 15 rounds for handguns. LEO exemption requires department letter OR written acknowledgment for duty use only
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Machine guns | |
Silencers | |
Explosive bullet | |
FOID Cards for purchase required | |
Any rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length, or a shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length | |
Any weapon made from a rifle or shotgun, whether by alteration, modification or otherwise, if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches
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Armor-piercing bullets, dragon’s breath shotgun shell, bolo shell or flechette shell | |
Any pistol or revolver, the frame or receiver of which is a die casting of zinc alloy, which has a | |
Melting temperature of less than 800 degrees F. (Examples Cobra, Phoenix Arms, Heritage Arms firearms, Walther rimfire pistols, GSG rimfire pistols, and Hi-Point pistols are prohibited.
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INDIANA |
Armor-piercing ammo, pepper spray |
IOWA |
Binary triggers |
KANSAS |
Setting spring guns |
KENTUCKY |
Selling armor-piercing ammo |
LOUISIANA |
Machine guns |
Armor-piercing ammo | |
MAINE |
Armor-piercing ammo |
MARYLAND |
Assault weapon |
Binary Triggers | |
Licensing Portal | |
Firearms with a low melting point or non-ferrous material (melting-point law) | |
Any firearm not on the state’s approved firearms list | |
MASSACHUSETTS |
Assault weapon (ban list, includes revolving-cylinder shotguns). |
Approved Firearms | |
Large-capacity feeding device (magazine holding more than 10 rounds or five shotshells) that was not otherwise lawfully possessed on September 13, 1994. 2 CCLs A & B, class A style can have large cap mags - LEO exemption requires LEO ID + LTC
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Covert weapons | |
Silencers | |
MUST have LTC AND Process through a Licensed ammo vendor/FFL. | |
MICHIGAN |
Pistols greater than 26” in length |
Machine guns | |
Spring guns | |
Armor-piercing ammo, unless you are a licensed dealer | |
MINNESOTA |
Set guns/swivel guns, spring guns |
Machine guns, unless licensed dealers | |
Trigger activators (like binary triggers, probably, trigger crank, anything that manually or by power-driven means activates the trigger to increase the rate of fire comparable to a machine gun)
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Machine gun conversion kits | |
Short-barrel shotguns, unless licensed dealers | |
“Saturday Night Special” pistols | |
Firearms with a low melting point or non-ferrous material (melting-point law) | |
MISSISSIPPI |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
MISSOURI |
Explosive weapons |
A bullet or projectile that explodes or detonates upon impact because of an independent explosive charge after having been shot from a firearm | |
Flashbangs | |
MONTANA |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
NEBRASKA |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts |
NEVADA |
Metal-penetrating bullets that can be used in a handgun |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
NEW JERSEY |
FID/FOID Required for HANDGUN ammo |
Short-barrel shotguns | |
Silencers | |
Armor-piercing ammunition (with limited exceptions), dum-dum ammo, etc. | |
Firearms with a low melting point or non-ferrous material (melting-point law) | |
Machine guns | |
Assault firearms | |
Large capacity magazines — any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds, LEO exemption no letter needed - Retired LEO are restricted to 15 round HANDGUN mags
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Trigger cranks or Binary Triggers | |
NEW MEXICO |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
NEW YORK |
Ammo as long as it's not in the restricted zip-codes, it can go directly to the customer. |
Binary Triggers | |
Machine guns | |
Silencers | |
Disguised guns (includes wallet holsters and pen guns) | |
Assault weapons | |
Active LEO with valid, non expired LE photo ID. Peace Officer exempt with valid ID AND department letter. LE letterhead must be submitted with EVERY purchase.
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Firearms with a low melting point or non-ferrous material (melting-point law) | |
NORTH CAROLINA |
Teflon-coated ammo |
NORTH DAKOTA |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
OHIO |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
OKLAHOMA |
Restricted bullets: a round or elongated missile with a core of less than 60% lead and having a fluorocarbon coating, which is designed to travel at a high velocity and is capable of penetrating body armor.
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OREGON |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
PENNSYLVANIA |
“Offensive weapons” are a first-degree misdemeanor. Machine guns, silencers and short-barrel long guns are also “offensive weapons,” but have an exception (that the other items are not afforded) for their lawful use if they are NFA registered
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Auto blades | |
RHODE ISLAND |
Machine guns (need manufacturer’s license from the state) |
Untraceable firearms: 3D-printed guns, homemade guns, “ghost guns” without serial numbers, etc. | |
Short-barrel rifles | |
Short-barrel shotguns | |
Silencers | |
Armor-piercing bullets designed for use in pistols | |
Trigger cranks, binary triggers, etc. | |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
Teflon-coated ammo |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
TENNESSEE |
Explosive ammo |
TEXAS |
Zip guns |
Armor-piercing handgun ammo | |
UTAH |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
VERMONT |
Zip guns |
“Large-capacity ammunition feeding devices", LEO exemption no letter needed | |
Handgun magazines over 15 rounds | |
Long gun magazines over 10 rounds | |
VIRGINIA |
Machine guns that aren’t registered with state police |
Plastic firearms | |
Striker 12, commonly called a “streetsweeper,” or any semi-automatic, folding-stock shotgun of like-kind with a spring-tension drum magazine capable of holding 12 shotgun shells
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WASHINGTON |
Machine guns (pre-1995 grandfathered in) |
Short-barrel shotguns (pre-1995 grandfathered in) | |
Unregistered handguns (partial ban) | |
Binary Triggers | |
WEST VIRGINIA |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
WISCONSIN |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |
WYOMING |
None; free state with no major restrictions on guns, ammo or parts. |