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FIREARM OWNERSHIP RESTRICTIONS BY STATE

Basic firearm, magazine & ammunition ownership restrictions by state.

States and cities that restrict Magazine Capacity:

Aurora, IL - 15 round maximum.

California - 10 round maximum.

Cook County, IL - 10 round maximum.

Chicago, IL- 10 round maximum.

Cincinnati, OH​ - no mags over 10 rounds for a rifle and 15 rounds for a handgun.​

Cleveland, OH​ - no mags over 20 rounds for center fire and 30 rounds for .22 cal.​

Columbus, OH​ - no mags over 20 rounds for center fire.

Colorado - 15 round maximum and 8 round maximum in a shotgun.

Connecticut - 10 round maximum.

​Dayton, OH - no mags over 10 rounds for a rifle and 20 rounds for a handgun.

Delaware - 17 round maximum.

Denver and Denver County - All semi-automatic, centerfire rifles with a detachable magazine with a capacity of fifteen (15) or more rounds. All semi-automatic shotguns with a folding stock or a capacity of more than six (6) rounds OR both.

Franklin Park, IL - 16 round maximum (long guns only).

Hawaii - 10 round maximum.

Illinois - 10 round maximum.

Maryland - 10 round maximum.

Massachusetts - 10 round maximum. Exception only if customer provides Class A or B FID permit (Long guns) or Class A permit (Pistols), Dealer’s license for shipment​

New Jersey - 10 round maximum. LEO and/or Military Exemption.

New York - 10 round maximum.

Oak Park, IL - 10 round maximum (only long guns).

Ohio - 30 round maximum.

Riverdale, IL - 35 round maximum (only long guns).

Vermont - 10 rounds for long guns; 15 rounds for handguns.

Washington State - 10 round maximum (7rd maximum shotgun).

Washington, DC - 10 round maximum.


States and cities that restrict firearms:

California - Handguns must be on their approved roster list. So called 'Assault weapons'  (including .50 BMG rifles) are banned from sale or manufacture. There are some exceptions for 'California approved' versions of  so called 'assault rifles'. Varying restrictions on all semi-automatic firearms. Rimfire with 10rd or less capacity OK. No sales of Franklin Armory Binary Triggers. Any person under the age of 21 is prohibited from purchasing a semi-automatic centerfire rifle, except if active law enforcement, unless that person possesses a valid hunting license.  All ammunition and ammo components must ship to an FFL dealer, Californians must pass a background check to take possession of ammunition. Firearms safety certificate generally required to purchase a firearm. Universal background check; all transfers including private must use a licensed dealer. 10-day waiting period for all firearms. Monthly transfer limits.

Colorado - No machine guns.  No magazines or firearms with more than 15 rounds (Boulder, Vail and Denver 10 round max magazine capacity).  Ban or limitations on so called 'assault weapons' (including pistols).  No non-compliant AR and AK pistols.  No shotguns with 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. No 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. No Stripped or complete Receivers. Assault weapon ban or “delay” limitations.  Dealer receive “approval” or “proceed” to transfer any firearm, 3-day mandatory waiting period for every transfer effective 10/1/23. The waiting period is the latter in time of 3 days after the initiation of a required background check for the purchaser (transferee) or when the purchase is approved following any background check.

Connecticut - Certain detachable magazine semiautomatic handguns are banned (with one of these features: threaded barrel, second hand grip, barrel shroud, holds more than 10 rounds, weighs more than 50oz).  No semi-auto rifles including so called 'assault weapons'.  No firearms with a fixed magazine capacity exceeding 10 rounds.  No semiautomatic shotgun with a fixed magazine over 5 rounds. No semiautomatic shotgun that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine. No shotgun with a revolving cylinder. No Stripped or Complete Receivers. No Franklin Armory Binary Triggers. Permit to purchase. Magazine capacity limited (10 rounds). Any Semi-auto, centerfire rifle that has an ability to accept a magazine with a capacity exceeding five (5) rounds is prohibited to any person under 21 years of age. Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL. State law requires anyone buying ammunition to have an ammunition certificate or a state-issued gun permit / certificate and be at least age 18. Ammo dropships are prohibited.

Delaware - No so called 'assault rifles'.  No unfinished receivers aka 'ghost guns'. No variants of AR15 or AK47, rifle or pistol. No magazine larger than 17 rounds. Must be 21 to purchase firearms and ammunition. Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL. 

Florida - Age restrictions, delayed transfers.   No Franklin Armory Binary Triggers. 3-day or 5-day delayed transfers excluding weekends and legal holidays (Does not apply to CCW holders.)  No waiting period if a person buying a rifle or shotgun has completed a minimum 16-hour hunter safety course and possessing a hunter safety certification card issued under s. 379.3581. A person who is exempt from the hunter safety course requirements under s. 379.3581 and holds a valid Florida hunting license is exempt from the mandatory waiting period under this section for the purchase of a rifle or shotgun. Must be 21 years of age to purchase firearms.

Hawaii - No handguns with a capacity exceeding 10 rounds. No 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. Unserialized 80% frames or receivers are prohibited. No Mossberg Shockwave, Remington Tac-14, Emperor Arms Duke / Mogul series and the like.  All firearms and ammunition must be registered with the chief of police. No home built firearms AKA Ghost Guns. No Franklin Armory Binary Triggers (or any device, part or etc that increases the rate of fire.) . No stun guns or TASERs. Assault weapon ban, firearm registration required, permit to purchase. 14-day waiting period on all firearms.

Illinois  - The 2024 Protect Illinois Communities Act HB5471 prohibits the manufacture, possession, delivery, sale and purchase of so called "assault weapons", 50 caliber rifles and 50 caliber cartridges and "large capacity" magazines (please read all the details online too many to list here). No sales to the city of Chicago. No so called 'assault weapons'. No handgun having a barrel, slide, frame or receiver that has a die casting of zinc alloy or any other non-homogenous metal, which will melt or deform at a temperature of 800 degrees F or less. No device, component, part, combination of parts, attachment, or accessory that increases the rate of fire of any firearm, including but not limited to bump stocks, trigger cranks, and binary trigger systems. No stripped or complete lowers. State FOID required to purchase and possess firearm and/or ammo. Delayed transfers; 72-hour waiting period all firearms.

Iowa - No Franklin Armory Binary Triggers. No machine guns; destructive devices; or Any Other Weapons
(AOW).

Maryland - No magazines exceeding 10 rounds. Varying restrictions on so called 'assault weapons'. No semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine and have any TWO of the following features: Folding stock (Not including telescoping [collapsible] stock), Grenade launcher or flare launcher, Flash suppressor.  No shotguns with a capacity over 10 rounds in a detachable magazine. No semi-automatic shotgun that has a folding stock (Not including telescoping [collapsible] stock). No shotgun with a revolving cylinder. A person is prohibited from transporting a rapid-fire trigger activator into the State or manufacturing, possessing, selling, offering to sell, transferring, purchasing, or receiving a rapid-fire trigger activator. Permit to purchase. No handguns with a capacity over 10 rounds. Handguns must be on Maryland Handgun Roster to be considered compliant. Handgun registration, handgun Private Party Transfers, 7-day waiting period for handguns.

Massachusetts - Very specific rules about handguns. Varying restrictions on so called 'assault weapons'. Magazines cannot exceed ten (10) rounds.  No detachable shotgun magazines over five (5) rounds. FID card or Massachusetts-issued License to Carry (LTC/LTC-A or LTC-B) required. 

Michigan- Permit to purchase required for handguns unless buyer has a valid conceal carry license. Universal background checks. Safe storage requirements. 

Minnesota - No handguns (other than antique firearms) where the frame, barrel, cylinder, slide or
breech-lock is composed of any material with a melting point of less than 1,000 degrees F, or an
ultimate tensile strength of less than 55,000 psi, or comprised of any powdered metal having a
density of less than 7.5 grams/cubic centimeter. Prohibited: Ruger Wrangler .22 revolvers, Walther rimfire pistols, Cobra, Phoenix Arms, Heritage Arms, Hi-Point, and GSG rimfire pistols. Permit to purchase, limitations on so called 'assault weapons'. 30-day waiting period.

Nevada - Universal background checks. No home built firearms AKA Ghost Guns.

New Jersey - Semi-automatic rifles that are capable of receiving a detachable magazine and has at
least two of the following features: Folding / telescoping stock, Pistol grip, Bayonet lug, Flash suppressor, Threaded barrel, Grenade launcher. 10 round capacity limit.  No semi-automatic shotgun with either a magazine capacity exceeding 6 rounds, a folding stock or a pistol grip. FID card required to purchase and permit required to carry handgun. Varying restrictions on all semi-automatic firearms.  No air rifles with a built-in “silencer” feature such as the GAMO “Whisper” model as example. Pellet or BB rifles, and airsoft firearms with or without rifled bore and powered by compressed air (i.e. “air rifle”), are legal, but must transfer via FFL.  No semi-automatic handguns that have the ability to accept a detachable magazine and at least two of the following features: Magazine that attaches outside of the pistol grip, Threaded barrel, Barrel shroud, Manufactured weight of 50oz or more when the pistol is unloaded, Semi-automatic version of an automatic firearm. Unserialized 80% frames or receivers are prohibited.  7-day waiting period for handguns.  Black powder rifles and black powder pistols are considered “firearms” and subject to the GCA.

New Mexico -  7-day mandatory waiting period for all firearm transfers, exclusions for CHL holders and “immediate family members”. 20-day release on “incomplete (delayed/open) transfers”. Exemptions for law enforcement, CCW holders, families.

New York - No so called 'assault weapons' or high capacity magazines. Maximum 10 rounds. Varying restrictions on all semi-automatic firearms.  No firearms with a stabilizing brace that are not rifles or shotguns that are designed to be fired from the shoulder, regardless of barrel length. No smoothbore (non-rifled) barrel firearms with a pistol grip, regardless of barrel length, including, but not limited to, the Mossberg Cruiser, Mossberg Shockwave, Remington Tac-14, Henry Axe, etc. No Stripped or Complete Receivers. No home built firearms. No Handguns in New York City.  No Franklin Armory Binary Triggers. Ammunition must ship to FFL. Ammunition purchases require a background check. NY SAFE act applies to storage of firearms. License required to carry or possess a handgun. Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL.

North Carolina - Handgun Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL.

Oregon - State transfer and import restrictions. Permit to purchase required for all firearms, contiguous state transfers only. Magazine capacity (10 rounds). Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL. 

Pennsylvania - (specifically Philadelphia, PA - assault weapons ban or limitations). Handgun Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL. All firearm transfers must receive a “Proceed” (Approval), cannot transfer “delayed” firearms under the Brady Law.

Rhode Island – No Franklin Armory Binary Triggers. 7-day waiting period all firearms, Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL.  Must have a valid handgun safety certificate or Rhode Island hunter education course card to purchase ammunition.

Vermont - 21 years old to purchase all firearms, magazine capacity  limits: 10 rounds for long guns, 15 rounds for handguns), Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL. Transfer hold A person shall not transfer a firearm to another person until 72 hours after the licensed dealer facilitating the transfer is provided with a unique NICS identification number for the transfer or 7 business days have elapsed since the dealer contacted NICS to initiate the background check (new & used guns), whichever occurs first.

Virginia - Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL. High-capacity magazines for centerfire semi auto firearms are limited to 20 rounds. It is unlawful for any person not possessing a CHL and who is not a licensed firearms dealer to purchase more than one handgun within any 30-day period.

Washington State -  firearm registration, ban or limitations on so called 'assault weapons' and most semi-auto firearms.  Magazines are limited to ten (10) rounds. No rifles under 30 inches in length. No complete or stripped uppers or lowers.  No thumbhole stocks, no forward grips on any firearm, no pistol grip weapons, no AK or AR pistols, no build kits, no threaded barrels. Firearm registration. 21 years old to purchase semi-auto rifle & safety course certification. Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL. 10-day waiting period for ALL firearms

Washington D.C. - Varying restrictions on all semi-automatic firearms.  (We do not ship any firearm or ammunition here). Private Party Transfers must be conducted through an FFL, 10-day waiting period all firearms. Magazine capacity limited to 10 rounds,


States and cities that restrict us from ammunition sales and shipping:

Alaska - no ammunition due to shipping restrictions.

Annapolis - no ammunition.

Bronx, Brookyln, Manhattan, Queens & Staten Island - no ammunition.

California - No online ammo purchases unless the vendor is California approved. Must ship to FFL. Must past eligibility check to purchase. No ammo to Avalon, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco.

Connecticut - no ammunition.

Chicago, IL - no ammunition.

Cook County, IL - no ammunition.

Hawaii - no ammunition due to shipping restrictions.

Illinois - FOID required.

Los Angeles, CA - no ammunition.

Massachusetts - ship to FFL only.

New Jersey - ship to FFL only.

New York - ship to  FFL only.

New York City - no ammunition.

Rhode Island - ship to FFL only.

Washington D.C. - no ammunition.

APO & FPO Address - no ammunition.

USPS PO Boxes - no ammunition.



*Disclaimer: This is a basic list to get you started. This list is in no way complete nor does it constitute legal advice. For educational purposes only. The laws pertaining to firearms are constantly changing. Please check your local laws for restrictions before ordering firearms, ammunition or magazines. In some states/cities ammo is technically allowed, but is a legal hassle.

*This list was last updated 08/13/2024.


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