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Gun owners must report lost or stolen firearms to police within 48 hours. [38] An assault weapons ban that was pushed by Virginia Governor Northam did not pass after significant protest by gun-rights advocates. [39] [40]
The Florida Legislature has since 1987 occupied the whole field of regulation of firearms and ammunition, including the purchase, sale, transfer, taxation, manufacture, ownership, possession, and transportation.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
New York will require gun dealers to post signs warning consumers of the risk of gun ownership starting Jan. 7. In the new year, New York is also implementing a statewide registry of extreme risk ...
4. Gun Barrel City, Texas. Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5. Virgin ...
Gun safety activists have touted a wave of newly passed laws aimed at educating consumers on the risks associated with gun ownership and securely storing firearms. Meanwhile, several new laws are ...
What to know: New gun laws rolled out in multiple states on Jan. 1, 2025. Idaho, Mississippi, Arkansas, Montana and Georgia were among the states with the weakest gun laws. States with weakest gun ...
In March 2011, Utah adopted the M1911 pistol as its state firearm. This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning.The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer, who said, "It does capture a portion of Utah's history" and "even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history."