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Regulations on firearms ownership, use, and sales vary from state to state. To access helpful information on regulations and laws in your state, please select from the links below:

Alabama
State Firearm Policies:
http://www.lcav.org/states/alabama.asp

Alaska
Permits & Licensing:
http://dps.alaska.gov/statewide/permitslicensing/

Arizona
Concealed Weapons:
http://www.dps.state.az.us/ccw/default.asp

Arkansas
Concealed Handguns Licensing:
http://www.asp.state.ar.us/divisions/rs/rs_chl.html

California
Firearms Division:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/index.html

Forms & Publications:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/forms/index.html

Current and Proposed Regulations:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/regs/index.html

Handgun Safety Certification Program:
http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/hscinfo.htm

Colorado
Regulations:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/StatePatrol-Main/CBON/1251594549010

Statutes:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/StatePatrol-Main/CBON/1251594549010

Connecticut
Firearms Division:
http://www.ct.gov/bfpe/site/default.asp

Florida
Legislature, Licensing, Reciprocity:
http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/weapons/index.html

Georgia
Permits & Licensing:
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaycontent.asp?txtDocument=31

Regulations:
http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/displaynavigation.asp?TopCategory=6

Hawaii
Gun Laws:
http://www.honolulupd.org/info/gunlaw.htm

Idaho
Statutes:
http://www.idaho.gov/laws_rules/firearm.html

Indiana
Regulations:
http://www.in.gov/isp/firearms/

Iowa
Statutes:
http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/IACODE/1999/724/11.html

Kansas
Facts:
http://ag.ks.gov/public-safety/concealedcarry

Kentucky
Concealed Weapons Licensing, Reciprocity & FAQs:
http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/general/con_carry.html

Louisiana
Statutes:
http://www.lsp.org/handguns.html

Maine
Statutes:
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/25/title25ch252sec0.html

Maryland
Handgun Roster:
http://www.mdsp.org/

Massachussetts
Firearms Licensing:
http://www.mass.gov/

Minnesota
Statutes:
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/

Mississippi
Firearms Permits & Laws:
http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/divpages/hp2firearm?OpenDocument

Missouri
Concealed Weapons:
http://www.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/DevelopersPages/CRID/brochures.html

Montana
Concealed Weapons:
https://doj.mt.gov/enforcement/concealed-weapons/

Nevada
Statutes:
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec253

New Hampshire
Permits:
http://www.nh.gov/safety/nhsp/plupr.html

New Jersey
FAQs, Reciprocity & Firearms Restrictions:
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/about/firearms.html

Firearms Forms:
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/njsp/info/forms.html#firearms

New Mexico
Concealed Weapons:
http://www.dps.nm.org/index.php/nm-concealed-carry/

New York
Permits:
http://www.troopers.state.ny.us/Firearms/

North Carolina
Permit FAQs:
http://www.ncdoj.com/About-DOJ/Law-Enforcement-Training-and-Standards/Law-Enforcement-Liason/Concealed-Weapon-Reciprocity.aspx

North Dakota
Concealed Weapons:
http://www.ag.state.nd.us/BCI/CW/CW.htm

Oregon
Statutes:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/166.html

Pennsylvania
Reciprocity:
http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/crime.aspx?id=184

Rhode Island
Policy, Application, and Relevant Statutes:
http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bpoladm/manserv/hfb/hunting/hunting.htm

South Carolina
Firearms Laws:
http://www.sled.sc.gov/cwp.aspx?MenuID=CWP

South Dakota
State Gun Laws, Firearms purchases & Reciprocity:
http://www.sdsos.gov/firearms/

Tennessee
Permits:
http://tennessee.gov/safety/handgun/handgunfaqs.htm

Texas
State Laws, Permits & Reciprocity:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/crime_records
/chl/chlsindex.htm

Utah
Statutes:
http://le.utah.gov/code/code.htm

Vermont
Statutes:
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/sections.cfm?Title=13&Chapter=085

Virginia
General Info, Laws, Purchases & Reciprocity:
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/cjis_ftc.htm

Washington
Statutes:
http://search.leg.wa.gov/wslrcw/RCW%20%20%209%20%20TITLE/RC
W%20%20%209%20.%2041%20%20CHAPTER/RCW%20%20%209%
20.%2041%20%20chapter.htm

West Virginia
Firearms FAQs:
http://www.statepolice.wv.gov/about/Pages/LegalDivisionFAQs.aspx

Wisconsin
Purchases, NICS & Statutes:
http://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/handgunhotline.asp

Wyoming
Concealed Weapons Info & Reciprocity:
http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/pdf/CWPFAQ.pdf