QUICK REFERENCE CHART
STATE
FIREARM
Permit to Purchase Registration of Firearms Licensing of Owners Permit to Carry
Registration of "Assault Weapons"
AS OF*
New Mexico
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
--
April 2000
Handguns
No
No
No
No***
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New York
Rifles-Shotguns
No*
No*
No*
No*
-- January 2001
Handguns
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
--
North Carolina
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
-- March 2001
Handguns
Yes
No****
No****
Yes
--
North Dakota
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
-- August 2001
Handguns
No
No
No
Yes*
--
Ohio
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
-- January 2001
Handguns
No**
No**
No**
No**
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STATE.
FIREARM
Permit to Purchase Registration of Firearms Licensing of Owners Permit to Carry Registration of "Assault Weapons"
AS OF*
Oklahoma
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
--
November 2000
Handguns
No
No
No
Yes
--
Oregon
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
--
June 2001
Handguns
Yes
No
No
Yes**
--
Pennsyl-
vania
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
--
September 2001
Handguns
No1
No
No
Yes
--
Rhode Island
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
--
May 2000
Handguns
No***
No
No
Yes
--
South Carolina
Rifles-Shotguns
No
No
No
No
--
January 2000
Handguns
No
No
No
Yes
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* Except in New York City
** A permit is required to carry concealed weapons.
*** Carrying a concealed weapon is forbidden.
*Concealed only.
** Some municipalities control the possession, sale or transfer of firearms. Controls include: handgun registration and identification cards; waiting periods and permits to purchase; restrictions on handguns with barrel lengths less than 3 inches; prohibition on handguns weighing less than 19 ounces, costing less than $50 or $90, and able to melt at less than 800oF; prohibitions on firearms with obliterated markings; and prohibitions on the use of any firearm by persons less than 16 or 17 years of age.
*** Safety course and application required, waiting period.
**** Sheriff to retain and make available to law enforcement agencies a list of permitees.

1It is unlawful to carry a firearm1, rifle or shotgun upon the public streets or upon any public property during an emergency proclaimed by a governmental executive unless the person carrying is actively engaged in lawful self defense, is licensed to carry firearms, or is exempt from licensing requirements.

It is unlawful to carry a firearm1, rifle or shotgun upon the public streets or upon any public property in a city of the first class (e.g. Philadelphia) unless the person carrying is licensed to carry firearms, or is exempt from licensing requirements.

Any person carrying a firearm1 "in any vehicle or concealed on or about his person" is required to have a license to carry or a Sportsman's Firearm Permit (good only for hunting and fishing). Exceptions apply.
*Firearms laws are subject to frequent change. Please notifiy if this information is outdated.


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