Which states prohibit the carrying of long guns at state capitols and/or demonstrations?
25 states have adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Alabama has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Alaska has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Arizona has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Arkansas has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
California has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Colorado has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Connecticut has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Delaware has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Florida has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Georgia has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Hawaii has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Idaho has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Illinois has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Indiana has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Iowa has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Kansas has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Kentucky has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Louisiana has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Maine has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Maryland has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Massachusetts has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Michigan has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Minnesota has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Mississippi has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Missouri has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Montana has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Nebraska has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Nevada has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
New Hampshire has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
New Jersey has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
New Mexico has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
New York has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
North Carolina has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
North Dakota has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Ohio has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Oklahoma has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Oregon has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Pennsylvania has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Rhode Island has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
South Carolina has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
South Dakota has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Tennessee has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Texas has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Utah has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Vermont has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Virginia has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Washington has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
West Virginia has adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Wisconsin has not adopted this policy
No Guns at State Capitols and/or Demonstrations
Wyoming has not adopted this policy
What It Does
The carrying of firearms at state capitols and political demonstrations has become emblematic of the rise in antidemocratic extremism. Nearly half of the states have policies prohibiting public carry of long guns on some portion of capitol grounds and/or at political protests, with many taking action around the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection. A full discussion on Armed Assembly is here.Â
The Impact
White supremacists and anti-government extremists have sought to undermine our institutions with armed protests that too often escalate to violence. Data shows at least 85 instances of armed protestors and incidents involving guns at protests at state capitols from May through December 2020.
