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Foundational laws
Background Check and/or Purchase Permit
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Extreme Risk Law
No Shoot First Law
Secure Storage/Child Access Prevention Required
Gun industry and product safety
Assault Weapons Prohibited
Auto Sears/Glock Switches Prohibited
Bump Stocks Prohibited
Consumer Safety
Dealer License Required
Ghost Guns Regulated
High Capacity Magazines Prohibited
Legal Accountability for Gun Industry
Microstamping for New Handguns
Guns in public
No Carry After Violent Offense
No Guns Mandate on College Campuses
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
No Guns in Bars
No Guns in K-12 Schools
Open Carry Regulated
Strong Concealed Carry Authority
Keeping guns out of the wrong hands
Emergency Restraining Order Prohibitor
Felony Prohibitor
Fugitive from Justice Prohibitor
Gun Removal Program
Hate Crime Prohibitor
Mental Health Prohibitor
Minimum Age to Purchase
No Gun Purchases After Violent Offense
Prohibition for Convicted Domestic Abusers
Prohibition for Domestic Abusers Under Restraining Orders
Relinquishment for Convicted Domestic Abusers
Relinquishment for Domestic Abusers Under Restraining Orders
School Threat Assessment Teams
Stalker Prohibitor
Policing and civil rights
Funding for Services for Victims of Gun Violence
Local Gun Laws Allowed
No Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights
Office of Violence Intervention
Police Use of Deadly Force Standard
Qualified Immunity Limited
Tools to Address Crime Guns
Violence Intervention Program Funding
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Authority to Deny Gun Purchase for Public Safety
Charleston Loophole Closed or Limited
Lost and Stolen Reporting
Mental Health Record Reporting
Sales Records Sent to Law Enforcement
Training Required to Purchase Guns
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Virginia has adopted this policy
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Washington has adopted this policy
Lost and Stolen Reporting
West Virginia has not adopted this policy
Lost and Stolen Reporting
Wisconsin has not adopted this policy
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Wyoming has not adopted this policy
What It Does
Gun thefts occur at staggering rates. These stolen guns are often diverted to people prohibited from having guns and end up being used in crimes. Several states require that lost or stolen guns be promptly reported to law enforcement, enabling them to investigate and to identify gun trafficking rings. A full discussion on Gun Thefts is here.
The Impact
One study found that lost and stolen reporting laws reduced illegal gun movement by 46%.1Leo H. Kahane, “Understanding the Interstate Export of Crime Guns: A Gravity Model Approach,” Contemporary Economic Policy 31, no. 3 (2012): 618–34, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7287.2012.00324.x.
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Show Citations and Footnotes Source: Cal. Penal Code §§ 25250, 25255, 25260, 25270; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-113; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-202g; Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1461; Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-29; 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 5/24-4.1; Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-146; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 129C; Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.430; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-19; N.Y. Penal Law § 400.10(1); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2923.20(A)(7); Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.397; 11 R.I. Gen Laws § 11-47-48.1; S.C. Code § 23-31-215(K); Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-287.5; WA House Bill 1903 (2023) (to be codified).
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