Learn the rules and laws about buying firearms and ammunition in each state in the country, as well as Federally. We also cover open carry, background checks, and sales tax.
SAF filed a federallawsuiton November 21, 2024, challenging state laws that ban young adults aged 18 to 20 from purchasing, owning, or possessing firearms and ammunition. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, argues that Hawaii’s restrictions violate both...
PlayStations for guns are offered up in New Orleans January 1 Florida lawmakers propose rolling back gun control laws passed after Parkland shooting December 12, 2024 Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment December 10, 2024 Lawsuit chal...
We provide a comprehensive, non-partisan database of firearms laws and regulations across the United States. Choose your state for more details on applicable gun laws in your area.
Learn the rules and laws about buying firearms and ammunition in each state in the country, as well as Federally. We also cover open carry, background checks, and sales tax.
The average annual gun death rate ranged from almost 3 per 100,000 in Hawaii to 18 per 100,000 in Louisiana. Hawaii had 16 gun laws, and along with New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts was among states with the most laws and fewest deaths. States with the fewest laws and most deaths...
Apart from Illinois, gun-related deaths in the 10 states with the strictest gun laws are all below the national average, with Hawaii ranking the lowest for gun-related deaths at 3.4 deaths per 100,000 people, or 75% below the national average. ...
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Hawaii Latest State To Have Gun Restrictions On Legal Immigrants OverturnedA federal judge has overturned a Hawaii law barring legal immigrants from applying for a firearm permit, the latest in a wave of rulings against similar laws across the country.Stephanie McNeal...
In 1968, Hawaii imposed a series of increasingly harsh measures, and its murder rate, then a low 2.4 per 100,000 per year, tripled to 7.2 by 1977. In opposition, states with liberal gun carry laws have much lower crime rates. In Florida the homicide rate dropped from 37 percent above ...