U.S. Gun Laws by State

Complete 2026 firearm compliance guides for every state — assault weapons bans, magazine capacity limits, NFA item rules, permit requirements, and statute citations.

Featured Compliance Guides — Most Restrictive States

The 11 jurisdictions below have an active assault weapons ban as of 2026. These pages contain the most detailed compliance breakdowns including statute citations, feature-test requirements, and answers to the questions firearm buyers most commonly ask.

Highly restrictive

Moderate restrictions

Permissive

California

CA · 10-round mag limit

AWB · Permit required · No suppressors

Connecticut

CT · 10-round mag limit

AWB · Permit required

Delaware

DE · 17-round mag limit

AWB (2022) · HQPP required

Hawaii

HI · 10-round handgun

Permit to Acquire · Registration

Illinois

IL · 10-round / 15-round

FOID · AWB (2023)

Maryland

MD · 10-round mag limit

HQL · AWB · Suppressors OK

Massachusetts

MA · 10-round mag limit

LTC/FID · AWB · No suppressors

New Jersey

NJ · 10-round mag limit

FPIC · P2P · AWB

New York

NY · 10-round mag limit

SAFE Act · Handgun permit

Washington

WA · 10-round mag limit

AWB sales (2023) · Suppressors OK

District of Columbia

DC · 10-round mag limit

Registration · AWB · Single FFL

All 50 States — Quick Reference

The remaining 39 states do not have a comprehensive assault weapons ban. Detailed compliance guides for these states are coming soon — in the meantime, run any firearm through our free compliance checker for instant state-specific results.

Alabama

AL · No mag limit

Permissive

Alaska

AK · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Arizona

AZ · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Arkansas

AR · No mag limit

Permissive

Colorado

CO · 15-round limit

Moderate

Florida

FL · No mag limit

Permissive

Georgia

GA · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Idaho

ID · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Indiana

IN · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Iowa

IA · No mag limit

Permit option

Kansas

KS · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Kentucky

KY · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Louisiana

LA · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Maine

ME · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Michigan

MI · No mag limit

Permit for handguns

Minnesota

MN · No mag limit

Permit for handguns

Mississippi

MS · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Missouri

MO · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Montana

MT · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Nebraska

NE · No mag limit

Permit for handguns

Nevada

NV · No mag limit

Universal background checks

New Hampshire

NH · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

New Mexico

NM · No mag limit

Universal BG checks

North Carolina

NC · No mag limit

Permit for handguns

North Dakota

ND · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Ohio

OH · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Oklahoma

OK · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Oregon

OR · 10-round limit

Permit-to-purchase (M114)

Pennsylvania

PA · No mag limit

Shall-issue carry

Rhode Island

RI · 10-round limit

Restrictive · No suppressors

South Carolina

SC · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

South Dakota

SD · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Tennessee

TN · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Texas

TX · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Utah

UT · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Vermont

VT · 10/15 round limit

Constitutional carry

Virginia

VA · No mag limit

Universal BG checks

West Virginia

WV · No mag limit

Constitutional carry

Wisconsin

WI · No mag limit

Shall-issue carry

Wyoming

WY · No mag limit

Constitutional carry