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Which states prohibit assault weapons?

10 states have adopted this policy

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Assault Weapons Prohibited

Alabama has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Alaska has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Arizona has not adopted this policy

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Arkansas has not adopted this policy

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California has adopted this policy

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Colorado has not adopted this policy

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Connecticut has adopted this policy

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Delaware has adopted this policy

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Florida has not adopted this policy

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Georgia has not adopted this policy

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Hawaii has not adopted this policy

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Idaho has not adopted this policy

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Illinois has adopted this policy

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Indiana has not adopted this policy

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Iowa has not adopted this policy

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Kansas has not adopted this policy

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Kentucky has not adopted this policy

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Louisiana has not adopted this policy

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Maine has not adopted this policy

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Maryland has adopted this policy

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Massachusetts has adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Michigan has not adopted this policy

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Minnesota has not adopted this policy

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Mississippi has not adopted this policy

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Missouri has not adopted this policy

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Montana has not adopted this policy

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Nebraska has not adopted this policy

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Nevada has not adopted this policy

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New Hampshire has not adopted this policy

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New Jersey has adopted this policy

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New Mexico has not adopted this policy

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New York has adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

North Carolina has not adopted this policy

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North Dakota has not adopted this policy

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Ohio has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Oklahoma has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Oregon has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Pennsylvania has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Rhode Island has adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

South Carolina has not adopted this policy

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South Dakota has not adopted this policy

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Tennessee has not adopted this policy

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Texas has not adopted this policy

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Utah has not adopted this policy

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Vermont has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Virginia has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Washington has adopted this policy

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West Virginia has not adopted this policy

Assault Weapons Prohibited

Wisconsin has not adopted this policy

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Wyoming has not adopted this policy

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Show Citations and Footnotes 
Source: Cal. Penal Code § 30510; Cal. Penal Code § 30515; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-202a; Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, §§ 1465, 1466; Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-1; Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-301; Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 121; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 13:54-1.2; N.Y. Penal Law § 265.00; R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-47.2-1, 11-47.2-2; Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) §§ 9.41.390, 9.41.010(2)

9/10: Las Vegas, NV, 471 people shot, 60 fatally; Orlando, FL, 102 people shot, 49 fatally; Aurora, CO, 70 people shot, 12 fatally; Highland Park, IL, 53 shot, 7 fatally; El Paso, TX, 46 people shot, 23 fatally; Fort Hood, TX, 45 people shot, 13 fatally; Sutherland Springs, TX, 45 people shot, 25 fatally; Uvalde, TX, 38 people shot, 21 fatally; San Bernardino, CA, 36 people shot, 14 fatally; and Parkland, FL, 34 people shot, 17 fatally. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “Mass Shootings in America,” accessed January 5, 2023m https://everytownresearch.org/maps/mass-shootings-in-america/. 
The mass shooting at Fort Hood is the only incident among these 10 that did not involve an assault weapon. The shooter used a handgun equipped with a high-capacity magazine. Investigators recovered multiple 30-round and 20-round high-capacity ammunition magazines at the scene. “Investigators Detail Ammo Found at Fort Hood Shooting Scene,” Dallas Morning News, October 21, 2010, https://bit.ly/3BmF1kg.

2021 study: Lori Post et al., “Impact of Firearm Surveillance on Gun Control Policy: Regression Discontinuity Analysis,” JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 7, no. 4 (2021): e26042, https://doi.org/10.2196/26042.  Study defined mass shooting as four or more victims killed with a firearm at a public location. Familicides and felony killings were excluded.

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