State rankings
Automatic Weapons Legality by State
Automatic Weapons Legality by State: compare 51 US states on 4 metrics.
Legality of Manufacture of Automatic Weapons
3 values across 51 entries
Legality of Sale of Automatic Weapons
3 values across 51 entries
Legality of Possession of Automatic Weapons
4 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
Alabama | Legal | Legal |
Alaska | Variable | Variable |
Arizona | Variable | Variable |
Arkansas | Variable | Variable |
California | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Colorado | Legal | Legal |
Connecticut | Variable | Variable |
Delaware | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Legal | Prohibited | |
Florida | Variable | Variable |
Georgia | Variable | Variable |
Hawaii | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Idaho | Legal | Legal |
Illinois | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Indiana | Variable | Variable |
Iowa | Legal | Legal |
Kansas | Variable | Variable |
Kentucky | Legal | Legal |
Louisiana | Legal | Prohibited |
Maine | Variable | Variable |
Maryland | Legal | Legal |
Massachusetts | Legal | Prohibited |
Michigan | Variable | Variable |
Minnesota | Legal | Legal |
Mississippi | Legal | Legal |
Missouri | Variable | Variable |
Montana | Legal | Legal |
Nebraska | Variable | Variable |
Nevada | Variable | Variable |
New Hampshire | Legal | Legal |
New Jersey | Prohibited | Prohibited |
New Mexico | Legal | Legal |
New York | Prohibited | Legal |
North Carolina | Variable | Variable |
North Dakota | Variable | Variable |
Ohio | Variable | Variable |
Oklahoma | Legal | Legal |
Oregon | Variable | Variable |
Pennsylvania | Variable | Variable |
Rhode Island | Prohibited | Prohibited |
South Carolina | Variable | Variable |
South Dakota | Variable | Variable |
Tennessee | Variable | Variable |
Texas | Variable | Variable |
Utah | Legal | Legal |
Vermont | Legal | Legal |
Virginia | Legal | Legal |
Washington | Variable | Variable |
West Virginia | Variable | Variable |
Wisconsin | Legal | Prohibited |
Wyoming | Legal | Legal |
Quick answers
- Where does this automatic weapons legality by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Giffords - Machine Guns and 50 Calibur.

















































