QUICK REFERENCE CHART
STATE	FIREARM	Permit to Purchase	Registration of Firearms	Licensing of Owners	Permit to Carry	Registration of "Assault Weapons"	AS OF*
Massachu- setts	Rifles-Shotguns	FID Required	No****	Yes	FID Required	--	January 2001
	Handguns	Yes	No****	Yes	Yes	--
Michigan	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	October 2001
	Handguns	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	--
Minnesota	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	April 2001
	Handguns	Yes	No	No	Yes	--
Mississippi	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	October 1999
	Handguns	No	No	No	No	--
Missouri	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No***	--	December 2000
	Handguns	Yes	No	No	No***	--
STATE.	FIREARM	Permit to Purchase	Registration of Firearms	Licensing of Owners	Permit to Carry	Registration of "Assault Weapons"	AS OF*
Montana	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	October 1999
	Handguns	No	No	No	Yes**	--
Nebraska	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	September 2001
	Handguns	Yes	No	No	Yes	--
Nevada	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	August 2000
	Handguns	Yes	No	No	No	--
New Hampshire	Rifles-Shotguns	No	No	No	No	--	May 2001
	Handguns	No	No	No	Yes**	--
New Jersey	Rifles-Shotguns	ID Card Required	No	Yes	ID Card Required	--	April 2001
	Handguns	Yes	No****	Yes	Yes	--

* Police recordation is made of purchases from dealers.
** A permit is required to carry concealed weapons.
*** Carrying concealed prohibited.
**** Police recordation made of transfers.
FID - Firearm Identification Card
*Firearms laws are subject to frequent change. Please notifiy if this information is outdated.