Which states require new handgun models to have childproofing features?
3 states have adopted this policy
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Alabama has not adopted this policy
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Alaska has not adopted this policy
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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 not adopted this policy
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Delaware has not 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 not 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
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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 not adopted this policy
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New Mexico has not adopted this policy
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New York has not adopted this policy
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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
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Oklahoma has not adopted this policy
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Oregon has not adopted this policy
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Pennsylvania has not adopted this policy
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Rhode Island has not adopted this policy
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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
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Virginia has not adopted this policy
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Washington has not adopted this policy
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West Virginia has not adopted this policy
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Wisconsin has not adopted this policy
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Wyoming has not adopted this policy
What It Does
For decades, gun manufacturers have refused to build basic childproofing features into their products—and have had a unique exemption from federal product safety oversight. A few states have acted to fill this gap, requiring new handgun models sold in the state to include technology that protects children. Critical innovations include loaded chamber indicators and magazine safety disconnects. No state currently requires authorized-use (or “smart gun”) technology. A full discussion on the Immunity for the Gun Industryis here.
The Impact
More than 4.6 million American children live in a house with at least one unlocked and loaded firearm.
Source: Cal. Penal Code § 31015(a); Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 5-406(a)(1)-(2); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131-¾.
4.6M: Matthew Miller and Deborah Azrael, “Firearm Storage in US Households with Children: Findings from the 2021 National Firearm Survey,” JAMA Network Open 5, no. 2 (2022): e2148823, https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48823.
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