QUICK REFERENCE CHART
STATE	FIREARM	Permit to Purchase	Registration of Firearms	Licensing of Owners	Permit to Carry	Registration of "Assault Weapons"	AS OF*
Hawaii	Rifles-Shotguns	Yes	Yes	No	No	--	August 2001
	Handguns	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	--
Idaho	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	September 2001
	Handguns	No	No	No	Yes**	--
Illinois	Rifles-Shotguns	FOID Required1	No2	FOID Required1	FOID Required1	--	October 2001
	Handguns	FOID Required1	No2	FOID Required1	FOID Required3	--
Indiana	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	January 2001
	Handguns	No	No	No	Yes	--
Iowia	Rifles-Shotguns	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	--	N/A
	Handguns	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	--
STATE.	FIREARM	Permit to Purchase	Registration of Firearms	Licensing of Owners	Permit to Carry	Registration of "Assault Weapons"	AS OF*
Kansas	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	April 2001
	Handguns	No	No	No	No****	--
Kentucky	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	February 1999
	Handguns	No	No	No	Yes	--
Louisiana	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	May 2000
	Handguns	No	No	No	Yes**	--
Maine	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	October 2001
	Handguns	No	No	No	Yes	--
Maryland	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	January 2001
	Handguns	No*	No*	No*	Yes	--

* Police recordation is made of purchases from dealers.
** A permit is required to carry concealed weapons.
*** 2-week waiting period.
**** Permit to carry concealed is not available to civilians. Civilians must carry openly or within limits of statutory exception.
1. Subject to municipal control, handguns have been banned in some municipalities.
2. Chicago requires registration of all firearms.
3. Carrying concealed is prohibited entirely; there is no permit to carry concealed.
FOID - A buyer is required to show his Firearms Owner's Identification Card (FOID) when purchasing any firearms or ammunition.
*Firearms laws are subject to frequent change. Please notifiy us if this information is outdated.