Firearm registration requirements by state
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As of January 1, 2019, seven states and the District of Columbia required individuals to register their ownership of certain firearms with local law enforcement agencies. Another nine states explicitly prohibited the creation of such registries. The remaining states neither required registration of firearms nor prohibited the creation of registries in the future. See the map and table below for further information.[1][2]
Firearm registration requirements by state
The map and table below detail firearm registration requirements by state.
| Firearm registration requirements by state, 2019 | |
|---|---|
| State | Firearm registration requirements |
| Alaska | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Arizona | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Arkansas | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| California | All .50 caliber rifles and firearms defined by California law as assault weapons must be registered. |
| Colorado | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| Connecticut | All firearms defined by Connecticut law as assault weapons and all magazines defined by Connecticut law as high capacity magazines must be registered. |
| Delaware | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| District of Columbia | All firearms must be registered. |
| Florida | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| Georgia | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| Hawaii | All firearms must be registered. |
| Idaho | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| Illinois | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Indiana | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Iowa | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Kansas | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Kentucky | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Louisiana | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Maine | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Maryland | Any firearm defined in Maryland law as an assault pistol must be registered. |
| Massachusetts | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Michigan | Pistol purchases must be accompanied by a local license forwarded to the state's pistol entry database. |
| Minnesota | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Mississippi | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Missouri | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Montana | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Nebraska | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Nevada | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| New Hampshire | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| New Jersey | Any weapons defined by New Jersey law as assault weapons must be registered. |
| New Mexico | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| New York | All handguns and firearms defined by New York law as assault weapons must be registered. |
| North Carolina | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| North Dakota | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Ohio | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Oklahoma | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Oregon | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Pennsylvania | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| Rhode Island | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| South Carolina | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| South Dakota | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| Tennessee | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Texas | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Utah | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Vermont | Firearms registries are prohibited. |
| Virginia | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Washington | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| West Virginia | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Wisconsin | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
| Wyoming | State laws neither require nor prohibit firearms registries. |
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