Bearing Arms: Legislators Aim for Solutions.As of March 31, 629 bills dealing with firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
LICENSING AND REGISTRATION Gun licenses apply to the person buying the gun, while registration provides information about the gun itself. Eleven states have laws requiring gun registration. Seventeen have some kind of licensing requirement. Require Registration Hawaii Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). Mississippi New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Washington District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). Require Licenses Connecticut Hawaii Illinois Iowa Kansas Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska New jersey New York North Carolina Ohio South Carolina Virginia District of Columbia LIMITING ACCESS TO GUNS Nearly half the states have laws that limit access to guns. Child Access Prevention laws require sale storage or trigger locks A trigger lock is a device designed to prevent a firearm from being discharged while the device is in place. Generally, two pieces come together from either side behind the trigger and are locked in place, unlockable with a key or combination. , and hold adult gun owners liable if children get their hands on loaded weapons and hurt themselves of someone else. Three states have closed loopholes that alow dealers without federal licenses to sell at gun shows without conducting background checks. Other states impose restrictions on private sales of firearms.
States that Limit Access Child Access Regulate Regulate
Prevention Laws Gun Shows Private Sales
CALIFORNIA X X
CONNECTICUT X X
DELAWARE X
FLORIDA X X
HAWAII X X
ILLINOIS X
IOWA X X
MARYLAND X X
MASSACHUSETTS X X
MICHIGAN X
MINNESOTA X X
MISSOURI X
NEVADA X X
NEW HAMPSHIRE X
NEW JERSEY X X
NEW YORK X
NORTH CAROLINA X X
PENNSYLVANIA X
RHODE ISLAND X X
SOUTH DAKOTA X
TEXAS X
VIRGINA X X
WISCONSIN X
PUERTO RICO X
VIRGIN ISLANDS X
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA X
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