Gun Laws By Country

Everything y'all need to know about gun laws in each USA land.

If you need some data about a state'south gun laws you're in the right place.

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Overview

Quick wait at state gun laws

Firearm Carry Laws

The two carry methods

Buying & Selling Handguns

State laws on trading handguns

Gun Registration

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States With Official Gun Registries

  • California - The registry is maintained past the California Section of Justice and keeps data on buyers and sellers plus any firearms imported into the country. Information maintained is serial numbers, fingerprints, names, and addresses. The information is nerveless on handguns and long guns even so if a gun was owned before 1991 there is no requirement to register it.
  • District of Columbia - All handguns and long guns are required to be registered with the Metropolitan Police.
  • Hawaii - All firearms must be registered within a five day menses from when they are brought into the state or purchased with the county police primary.
  • Maryland - Merely applies to handguns and automatic weapons which are required to be registered with the land police.
  • New York - Only applies to handguns which must exist registered. In that location is a fee of $3 for registration and information technology is an offense to possess an unregistered handgun.

States That Collect Data on Gun Sales

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

Stand Your Basis Laws

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