| State |
Machine
Guns |
Sound
Suppressor |
Short
Rifle |
Short
Shotgun |
AOW |
Large Bore
DD |
Explosive
DD |
Comments |
| AK |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| AL |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
. |
| AR |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
(state registration of pistol cal. MG's
over .30)
|
| AZ |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| CA |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(requires discretionary and rarely issued
permit for MG, LBDD or EXP/DD from state Dept. of Justice; no AOW pen
guns; C&R SBS, SBR only. Suppressors Mfg or LE Only)
|
| CO |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(requires state explosives permit for expdd)
|
| CT |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
(no select fire mg's-full auto's only,
after 1993 assault weapon ban, state registration of mg's)
|
| DE |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
(no smooth bore pistol AOW's)
|
| FL |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| GA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(no incendiary expdd's)
|
| HI |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
|
| IA |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(only Suppressor, SBS, SBR, LBDD and EXPDD
designated as collector's items by the Comm'r of Public Safety - they
use the ATF C&R list)
|
| State |
Machine
Guns |
Sound
Suppressor |
Short
Rifle |
Short
Shotgun |
AOW |
Large Bore
DD |
Explosive
DD |
Comments |
| ID |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| IL |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
| IN |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
| KS |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
.
|
| KY |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
|
| LA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(mg's require a permit to purchase - war
relics only; mg's, sr, si, sg and some expdd's require a permit to
purchase)
|
| MA |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
(license for mg's required; 1998 law bans
covert firearms (AOW's), short shotguns)
|
| MD |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
(mg's must be registered)
|
| ME |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| MI |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
.
|
| MN |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
(C&R mg, sg only, registration required)
|
| MO |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
(C&R mg, sr, sg only to non-FFL
holders; FFL holders (including C&R) any mg, sr, sg) UPDATE:
C&R requirement set to repeal on 08/28/2011
|
| State |
Machine
Guns |
Sound
Suppressor |
Short
Rifle |
Short
Shotgun |
AOW |
Large Bore
DD |
Explosive
DD |
Comments |
| MS |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(as of 7/1/00, silencers are legal, but
must be registered with the state)
|
| MT |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
(state law banning silencers and requiring
pistol cal. mg's over .30 be registered with state repealed 4/23/99)
|
| NE |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
| NC |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(sheriff's permit required for mg's; must
be FFL holder (including C&R) for mg, si, sr, sg lbdd and expdd, or
fall into another exception, see comments below)
|
| ND |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(fed. "licensees" required to register all
NFA weapons with state when possessed for "protection or sale")
|
| NH |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| NJ |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
N |
(mg requires discretionary and rarely
issued permit from state court)
|
| NM |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| NV |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| NY |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
(AOW smooth bore handguns are allowed, on a
state pistol license)
|
| OH |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| OK |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| State |
Machine
Guns |
Sound
Suppressor |
Short
Rifle |
Short
Shotgun |
AOW |
Large Bore
DD |
Explosive
DD |
Comments |
| OR |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(no incendiary expdd's)
|
| PA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
| RI |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
? |
|
| SC |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
.
|
| SD |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| TN |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
|
| TX |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| UT |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| VA |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(state registration of all mg's)
|
| VT |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
| WA |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
N |
.
|
| WI |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
(permit required for expdd, no incendiary
expdd's; no pistol caliber mg's w/o permit)
|
| State |
Machine
Guns |
Sound
Suppressor |
Short
Rifle |
Short
Shotgun |
AOW |
Large Bore
DD |
Explosive
DD |
Comments |
| WV |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
|
| WY |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
? |
|
