State rankings
Nunchuks Legality by State
Nunchuks Legality by State: compare 50 US states on 2 metrics.
CultureLaw50 states · 2 metricsUpdated Apr 24, 2024Original page
11 sources
- Legal Notice - American Nunchaku
- 7 Self-Defense Items You Can Own But Not Carry in Connecticut - i95rock
- Are nunchucks illegal in Missouri - Answers
- Nunchucks Law – PC 22010 - E&G Attorneys
- Martial Arts Weapons and the Law - FindLaw
- Black Steel Nunchaku - Kombativ
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- City of Ozark, Alabama
- Are nunchucks illegal in Colorado? - Shouse Law Group
- Maryland Knife Laws: What You Need to Know - Survival Sullivan
- 10 Outrageous Weapons That are Legal in the US - Wonders List
Nunchuck Legality
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50 states
Alabama | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Alaska | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Arizona | Legal | Ban overturned in 2019, now widely legal |
Arkansas | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
California | Legal | Ban overturned in 2021, now widely legal |
Colorado | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Connecticut | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Delaware | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Florida | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Georgia | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Hawaii | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Idaho | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Illinois | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Indiana | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Iowa | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Kansas | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Kentucky | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Louisiana | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Maine | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Maryland | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Massachusetts | Banned | Personal usage banned. It can be used for martial arts training in some circumstances. |
Michigan | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Minnesota | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Mississippi | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Missouri | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Montana | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Nebraska | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Nevada | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
New Hampshire | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
New Jersey | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
New Mexico | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
New York | Legal | Ban overturned in 2018, now widely legal |
North Carolina | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
North Dakota | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Ohio | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Oklahoma | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Oregon | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Pennsylvania | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Rhode Island | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
South Carolina | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
South Dakota | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Tennessee | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Texas | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Utah | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Vermont | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Virginia | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Washington | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
West Virginia | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Wisconsin | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Wyoming | Legal | Legal for self-defense or martial arts use |
Quick answers
- Where does this nunchuks legality by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Legal Notice - American Nunchaku; 7 Self-Defense Items You Can Own But Not Carry in Connecticut - i95rock; Are nunchucks illegal in Missouri - Answers; Nunchucks Law – PC 22010 - E&G Attorneys.

















































