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Charleston Loophole Closed or Limited

Which states have closed or limited the Charleston Loophole?

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Alabama has not adopted this policy

Alaska has not adopted this policy

Arizona has not adopted this policy

Arkansas has not adopted this policy

California has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? 10-day waiting period for all firearm sales; extends time for background check to 30 days.

Colorado has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Dealer may not transfer firearm until background check is complete.

Connecticut has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Extends time for background check to 60 days

Delaware has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Extends time for background check to 25 days

Florida has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Dealers may not transfer gun until 3 business days have elapsed from purchase, or until background check is complete, whichever occurs later.

Georgia has not adopted this policy

Hawaii has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Permit to purchase not issued earlier than 14 days after application and authorities have up to 20 days to issue or deny permit.

Idaho has not adopted this policy

Illinois has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Authorities have 30 days to issue or deny application for permit, required to purchase any firearm.

Indiana has not adopted this policy

Iowa has not adopted this policy

Kansas has not adopted this policy

Kentucky has not adopted this policy

Louisiana has not adopted this policy

Maine has not adopted this policy

Maryland has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Authorities have 30 days to issue or deny application for permit to purchase a handgun; 7-day waiting period required for sales of certain firearms.

Massachusetts has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Authorities have 40 days to issue or deny permits to purchase firearms.

Michigan has not adopted this policy

Minnesota has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Requires a 30-day waiting period for dealer sales of handguns and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons (can be waived after purchaser determined not to be prohibited); authorities also have 30 days to issue or deny an application for permits to purchase firearms

Mississippi has not adopted this policy

Missouri has not adopted this policy

Montana has not adopted this policy

Nebraska has not adopted this policy

Nevada has not adopted this policy

New Hampshire has not adopted this policy

New Jersey has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Authorities have 30 days to issue or deny an application for permits to purchase firearms

New Mexico has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Requires 7-day waiting period for all firearms; extends time for background check to 20 days

New York has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Extends time for background check to 30 days.

North Carolina has not adopted this policy

North Dakota has not adopted this policy

Ohio has not adopted this policy

Oklahoma has not adopted this policy

Oregon has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Dealer may not transfer firearm until background check is complete.

Pennsylvania has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Extends time to complete background check to 10 days.

Rhode Island has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Requires 7-day waiting period for all firearms

South Carolina has not adopted this policy

South Dakota has not adopted this policy

Tennessee has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Authorities deny sales if prospective purchaser charged with crime that would prohibit them from firearm possession, even if final disposition is not available to background check operator.

Texas has not adopted this policy

Utah has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Dealer may not transfer firearm until background check is complete.

Vermont has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Extends time for background check to 7 business days

Virginia has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Extends time to complete background check to 5 days.

Washington has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Dealer may not transfer firearm until background check is complete.

West Virginia has not adopted this policy

Wisconsin has adopted this policy

What does the state law require? Dealers must wait 5 business days to transfer handgun if authorities have not resolved the background check.

Wyoming has not adopted this policy

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