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A little knowledge
Illinois
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Illinois has made some progress regarding gun laws in recent years but is still terrible when it comes to overall respect for the Second Amendment. The Land of Lincoln requires you carry a license (an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification card or "FOID") for firearms-related purchases.
The state also has an automatic waiting period when buying handguns, rifles, and shotguns.
This offensive set of laws is nothing short of draconian.
Rhode Island
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The Rhode Island state government staunchly supports red flag laws – these gun violence prevention laws vary from state to state, but all restrict the rights of gun owners.
They let the police seize your firearms if a court deems you a threat to yourself or others. In some cases, this process can be initiated by a family member; i.e., an angry spouse petitioning the court.
Many argue a mechanism for gun seizure already exists through restraining orders and other existing measures.
Hawaii
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The State of Hawaii has some horrific gun laws; the state requires you to get a permit to make any gun purchases. The license required is a "may issue" style permit with a "good clause" set of rules.
These extremely restrictive laws also apply to any firearms temporarily brought into the state for hunting trips.
Finally, magazines that hold more than ten rounds are banned.
Maryland
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Maryland gun owners are severely constrained by a "may issue" concealed carry permit system. Applicants must provide evidence of a credible threat to their lives to justify getting a permit.
Anyone who buys a handgun in the state must register them with the state police in addition to submitting their fingerprints.
The state also limits magazines to 10 rounds and effectively bans assault weapons – as if that would give any criminal pause.
Connecticut
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A short time ago, Connecticut banned bump stocks and anything designed to make a gun shoot faster.
This ban made gun owners with this modification either export said guns, destroy them, or turn them over to police.
The new measure significantly dilutes the Second Amendment in the ironically nicknamed Constitution State, but our bad news doesn’t end there.
All black guns that hold more than ten rounds are illegal. Why does the color of a gun matter – I mean, we're all supposed to be color blind, right?
New Jersey
Like Maryland, New Jersey has very restrictive "may issue" permit laws that discourage many prospective gun owners from ever getting a firearm.
The rules for this state are always in flux. You might not even know if any of your guns fall on the ever-changing list of restricted firearms.
Otherwise law-abiding gun owners traveling through New Jersey can turn into felons overnight by the confusing and arbitrary gun laws there.
California
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For decades, California has remained the poster child for gun control.
This state disrespects the 2nd Amendment on a routine basis and with Democratic supermajorities in Sacramento, things are about to get a whole lot worse.
Not only does California ban several types of firearms and magazines that hold more than ten rounds – most gun manufacturers have to produce unique models that are "California Approved."
Unsurprisingly, some have given up altogether.
Massachusetts
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The birthplace of the American Revolution has fallen from grace and is now universally regarded as one of the most anti-gun states in the nation.
A license is required to purchase and possess all firearms, and a "may issue" permit system discriminates against those living in urban areas – 92 percent of the state's population.
Shocking absolutely no one, assault weapons and magazines over ten rounds are banned as well.
Washington, D.C.
Although not a state, the District of Columbia is part of the United States of America and has an atrocious set of gun laws.
If you want the most basic of firearms in the District, you are going to need jump through every hoop imaginable, short of getting the words "gun owner" tattooed on your forehead.
The concealed carry system previously in place was deemed so restrictive, the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional.
Even with that landmark decision, Washington D.C. remains the worst municipality for gun owners in the United States!
New York
New York lawmakers take pride that their gun laws are especially draconian.
The original version of the NY SAFE Act accidentally made it so any duty firearms police officers carried were likely illegal because most hold more than seven rounds.
This was amended to ten rounds, so officers wouldn't have to arrest themselves.
When the state government banned so-called high-capacity magazines they didn’t allow a grandfather clause, giving targeted owners three options; turn the firearms in question over to police, transfer them out of state, or turn themselves in.
The increasingly hostile attitude towards guns caused Remington Arms to move its operations from Upstate New York to Alabama – one of the friendliest states for gun owners.
Illinois
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
image: https://aanews-structure-psyclone.n...ntent_Concealed_Carry_Holsters.jpg?1524505703
#adBy Ibropalic via Wikimedia Commons
Illinois has made some progress regarding gun laws in recent years but is still terrible when it comes to overall respect for the Second Amendment. The Land of Lincoln requires you carry a license (an Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification card or "FOID") for firearms-related purchases.
The state also has an automatic waiting period when buying handguns, rifles, and shotguns.
This offensive set of laws is nothing short of draconian.
Rhode Island
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
image: https://aanews-structure-psyclone.n...c6/3500/content_gun-728958_640.jpg?1524321614
#adThe Rhode Island state government staunchly supports red flag laws – these gun violence prevention laws vary from state to state, but all restrict the rights of gun owners.
They let the police seize your firearms if a court deems you a threat to yourself or others. In some cases, this process can be initiated by a family member; i.e., an angry spouse petitioning the court.
Many argue a mechanism for gun seizure already exists through restraining orders and other existing measures.
Hawaii
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
image: https://aanews-structure-psyclone.n.../1600/content_BayBePoFestnahme.jpg?1522690914
#adBy Own work - Selbst fotografiert bei der Vereidigung bayerischer Polizeibeamter 2004.
The State of Hawaii has some horrific gun laws; the state requires you to get a permit to make any gun purchases. The license required is a "may issue" style permit with a "good clause" set of rules.
These extremely restrictive laws also apply to any firearms temporarily brought into the state for hunting trips.
Finally, magazines that hold more than ten rounds are banned.
Maryland
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
image: https://aanews-structure-psyclone.n...rge_R._Brown_Convention_Center.jpg?1522073304
#adBy https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgows via Wikimedia Commons
Maryland gun owners are severely constrained by a "may issue" concealed carry permit system. Applicants must provide evidence of a credible threat to their lives to justify getting a permit.
Anyone who buys a handgun in the state must register them with the state police in addition to submitting their fingerprints.
The state also limits magazines to 10 rounds and effectively bans assault weapons – as if that would give any criminal pause.
Connecticut
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
image: https://aanews-structure-psyclone.n.../2a00/content_gun-1218708_1920.jpg?1521735535
#adA short time ago, Connecticut banned bump stocks and anything designed to make a gun shoot faster.
This ban made gun owners with this modification either export said guns, destroy them, or turn them over to police.
The new measure significantly dilutes the Second Amendment in the ironically nicknamed Constitution State, but our bad news doesn’t end there.
All black guns that hold more than ten rounds are illegal. Why does the color of a gun matter – I mean, we're all supposed to be color blind, right?
New Jersey
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
Like Maryland, New Jersey has very restrictive "may issue" permit laws that discourage many prospective gun owners from ever getting a firearm.
The rules for this state are always in flux. You might not even know if any of your guns fall on the ever-changing list of restricted firearms.
Otherwise law-abiding gun owners traveling through New Jersey can turn into felons overnight by the confusing and arbitrary gun laws there.
California
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
image: https://aanews-structure-psyclone.n...olden-gate-bridge-1030999_1920.jpg?1519918239
#adFor decades, California has remained the poster child for gun control.
This state disrespects the 2nd Amendment on a routine basis and with Democratic supermajorities in Sacramento, things are about to get a whole lot worse.
Not only does California ban several types of firearms and magazines that hold more than ten rounds – most gun manufacturers have to produce unique models that are "California Approved."
Unsurprisingly, some have given up altogether.
Massachusetts
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
image: https://aanews-structure-psyclone.n...7b00/content_ship-1107158_1920.jpg?1531162465
#adThe birthplace of the American Revolution has fallen from grace and is now universally regarded as one of the most anti-gun states in the nation.
A license is required to purchase and possess all firearms, and a "may issue" permit system discriminates against those living in urban areas – 92 percent of the state's population.
Shocking absolutely no one, assault weapons and magazines over ten rounds are banned as well.
Washington, D.C.
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
Although not a state, the District of Columbia is part of the United States of America and has an atrocious set of gun laws.
If you want the most basic of firearms in the District, you are going to need jump through every hoop imaginable, short of getting the words "gun owner" tattooed on your forehead.
The concealed carry system previously in place was deemed so restrictive, the Supreme Court found it unconstitutional.
Even with that landmark decision, Washington D.C. remains the worst municipality for gun owners in the United States!
New York
- 2019-01-24
- Source: AAN
- by: AAN Staff
New York lawmakers take pride that their gun laws are especially draconian.
The original version of the NY SAFE Act accidentally made it so any duty firearms police officers carried were likely illegal because most hold more than seven rounds.
This was amended to ten rounds, so officers wouldn't have to arrest themselves.
When the state government banned so-called high-capacity magazines they didn’t allow a grandfather clause, giving targeted owners three options; turn the firearms in question over to police, transfer them out of state, or turn themselves in.
The increasingly hostile attitude towards guns caused Remington Arms to move its operations from Upstate New York to Alabama – one of the friendliest states for gun owners.
