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Which states prohibit people with hate crime convictions from having firearms?

25 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 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 adopted this policy

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Georgia has not adopted this policy

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Hawaii has adopted this policy

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Idaho has 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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Michigan has adopted this policy

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Minnesota has adopted this policy

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Mississippi has not adopted this policy

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Missouri has adopted this policy

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Montana has adopted this policy

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Nebraska has adopted this policy

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Nevada has not adopted this policy

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New Hampshire has 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

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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 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 adopted this policy

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Tennessee has 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 adopted this policy

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Washington has adopted this policy

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West Virginia has adopted this policy

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Wisconsin has adopted this policy

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Wyoming has not adopted this policy

What It Does

Federal law bars nearly all people with felony convictions from having guns, but many hate crimes are misdemeanors—meaning that, under federal law, many people who commit violent acts and are convicted of hate crimes may still be legally armed. Half of the states have acted to prohibit these individuals, either by making their convictions into felonies or by extending their gun laws to reach hate crimes. A full discussion on who should be prohibited is here. 

The Impact

 In an average year, more than 25,000 hate crimes in the US involve a firearm—69 a day.

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Show Citations and Footnotes 
Source: Cal. Penal Code § 29805; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-424(3); Conn. Gen. Stat.. §§ 53a-217(a)(1), 53a-217c(a)(1); Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1448 (a)(1), (d); Fla. Stat. § 775.085; Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 134-1, 134-7(b); Idaho Code §§ 18-7902, 18-7903; 30 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 65/4(a)(2)(viii), 65/8(k); Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety §§ 5-133(b)(1), 5-205(b)(1), 5-101(g)(3); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, §§ 129B(1)(i), 131(d)(1); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, § 39(a); Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.147b; Minn. Stat. § 624.713, subd. (1)(11); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 557.035; Mont. Code Ann. § 45-5-221; Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-111; N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 651:6; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:39-7; N.Y. Penal Law §§ 400.00, 265.01(4), 265.00(17)(b); 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6105(b); S.D. Codified Laws § 22-19B-1; Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-309; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-57; Wash. Rev. Code § 9A.36.080; W. Va. Code § 61-6-21(b), (c), (d); Wis. Stat. § 939.645(1), (2). 

25,000/69: Everytown analysis of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). A yearly average was developed using 12 years of the most recently available data: 2010 to 2021. During this period, there were 6,668,159 hate crimes, 276,308 of which involved a firearm.

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