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Uzi Legal States

Uzi Legal States: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.

LawPolitics & Government51 states · 2 metricsUpdated Mar 31, 2025Original page
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Uzi Legal Status

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51 states
AlabamaLegal—
AlaskaLegalThe National Firearms Act generally allows private citizens to possess machine guns manufactured prior to May 19, 1986 so long as they are registered. The National Firearms Act generally allows private citizens to possess machine guns manufactured prior to May 19, 1986 so long…
ArizonaIllegalIt's illegal to possess, transfer, or sell a machine gun in Arizona unless it's compliant with federal law.
ArkansasIllegalPossession or use of a machine gun for “offensive or aggressive purpose” is prohibited and punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for 10 years or more.
CaliforniaLegal—
ColoradoIllegal—
ConnecticutIllegalProhibits any person from possessing an assault weapon unless the weapon was possessed prior to July 1, 1994.
DelawareIllegal—
District of ColumbiaIllegal—
FloridaLegalFederal law prohibits civilians from purchasing new automatic guns made after May 19, 1986. Weapons made prior to that date can be legally transferred from one owner to the next.
GeorgiaLegalGenerally allows possession of a machine gun if it is registered as required by federal law.
HawaiiUnregulated—
IdahoLegalIt is lawful to possess, purchase, or sell a machine gun that is legally registered and possessed in compliance with all federal laws and regulations.
IllinoisIllegalProhibits the knowing sale, manufacture, purchase, possession or carrying of a machine gun.
IndianaIllegal—
IowaIllegalIowa generally prohibits private persons from knowingly possessing a machine gun. Federal law requires machine guns to be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), and generally prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufacture…
KansasIllegal—
KentuckyUnregulated—
LouisianaIllegalLouisiana law prohibits the sale, transport, purchase and possession of a machine gun, with few exceptions. The law also prohibits any merchant or manufacturer from permitting any machine gun to pass from his or her possession to the possession of any person unless the person …
MaineIllegal—
MarylandIllegal—
MassachusettsIllegal—
MichiganIllegal—
MinnesotaIllegal—
MississippiUnregulatedMississippi does not regulate machine guns or automatic weapons. Federal law requires machine guns to be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), and generally prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1…
MissouriIllegal—
MontanaLegal—
NebraskaIllegalIn Nebraska, any person who transports or possesses any machine gun commits a Class IV felony. This does not apply to any person qualified under federal law to possess or transport machine guns.
NevadaIllegal—
New HampshireUnregulated—
New JerseyIllegalNew Jersey prohibits any person from knowingly possessing a machine gun, or any instrument or device adaptable for use as a machine gun, without a state license.
New MexicoUnregulated—
New YorkIllegal—
North CarolinaIllegal—
North DakotaIllegal—
OhioIllegal—
OklahomaIllegal—
OregonIllegal—
PennsylvaniaIllegal—
Rhode IslandIllegal—
South CarolinaIllegal—
South DakotaIllegal—
TennesseeIllegal—
TexasIllegal—
UtahLegal—
VermontUnregulatedVermont has no law restricting machine guns, except in the hunting context.
VirginiaLegalVirginia law allows the possession of a machine gun for scientific purposes or for any purpose manifestly not aggressive or offensive.
WashingtonIllegal—
West VirginiaIllegal—
WisconsinIllegal—
WyomingUnregulatedWyoming has no laws prohibiting the ownership or possession of machine guns, except in state game fields or forests.

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Where does this uzi legal states data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Giffords - State Gun Laws; Machine Guns & Conversion Devices in Alabama- Giifords; Machine Guns & Conversion Devices in Alaska- Giifords; Arizona Gun Control Laws- Find Law.