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State Restrictions

California

Statewide restrictions for California include:

• No drop-shipped ammunition
• Handguns will not be shipped
• Ammunition shipments must go to an FFL
• No complete AR / AK receivers
• Non-compliant serialized AR and AK pistols and rifles will not be shipped
• No magazines with a capacity over 10 rounds
• Tannerite, flamethrowers, and Franklin Armory Binary Triggers sales prohibited
• Ammo or projectile sales restricted in Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Avalon

Colorado

Statewide restrictions for Colorado include:

• Non-compliant AR and AK pistols will not be shipped
• No magazines with a capacity over 15 rounds

Specific restrictions for Boulder County, Vail County, and Denver include:

• No shipment of stripped or complete receivers
• No magazines with a capacity over 10 rounds
• No AR / AK parts will be shipped (Denver only)

Connecticut

Restrictions for Connecticut include:

• No shipment of stripped or complete receivers
• Non-compliant AR and AK pistols and rifles will not be shipped
• No AR / AK parts will be shipped
• FOID required for ammunition purchases
• No drop-shipped ammunition
• No magazines with a capacity over 10 rounds
• FOID required for magazine purchases
• No sales of Franklin Armory Binary Triggers

Delaware

Restrictions for Delaware include:

• No sales of Automatic Knives
• No rifle or shotgun sales to any resident of Delaware that is under 21 years old.
• No variants of AR15 or AK47, rifle or pistol, or completed lowers are to be sold or shipped to Delaware.
• No semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has any of the following features:
• A folding or telescoping stock.
• A pistol grip or a thumbhole stock.
• A forward pistol grip.
• A flash suppressor.
• A grenade launcher or flare launcher.
• A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 30 inches
• No semi-auto shotguns are to be sold to residents of Delaware with the following characteristics:
• Possesses a detachable magazine.
• Possesses both a pistol grip and folding or telescopic stock.
• Possesses a revolving cylinder.
• No semi-automatic pistol with a fixed magazine than can accept more than 17 rounds.
• No semi-automatic rifle with a fixed magazine than can accept more than 17 rounds.
• No magazines with a capacity over 17 rounds.
• No semi-automatic pistol that has a detachable magazine and has any of the following features:
• An ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip.
• A threaded barrel.
• A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel except a slide.
• A second hand grip.

Illinois

Statewide restrictions for Illinois include:

• No drop-shipped ammunition
• FOID required for ammunition purchases
• Melting point restrictions on specific firearms
• Restrictions on magazine capacities, rifle/pistol kits, stabilizing braces, threaded barrels, AR or AK firearms, receivers, and uppers
• No sales of binary triggers or FRTs, PSA JAKLs, PSA Rock handguns or frames, shotguns with revolving cylinders, or bump stocks

Specific restrictions for Chicago, Deerfield, Homewood, Dolton, Highland Park, Evanston, Aurora, Skokie, and Cook County include:

• No sales to the city of Chicago
• Restrictions on projectiles, receivers, AR and AK firearms, magazine capacities, and handgun sales

Maryland

Statewide restrictions for Maryland include:

• No complete AR / AK receivers
• Non-compliant AR and AK pistols and rifles will not be shipped
• Non-compliant handguns / pistols will not be shipped
• No magazines with a capacity over 10 rounds
• No sales of Tannerite, flamethrowers, or Franklin Armory Binary Triggers
• Ammo sales restricted in Annapolis

New Jersey

Restrictions for New Jersey include:

• No sales of Automatic Knives
• No Drop Ship ammo
• FOID Required for ammo purchases
• No Complete AR / AK Receivers
• Non-compliant AR and AK pistols will not be shipped
• Non-compliant AR and AK rifles will not be shipped
• Non-compliant Handguns / Pistols will not be shipped
• Non-compliant Shotguns will not be shipped
• No magazines with a capacity of 10+

New York

These restrictions apply to the entire state of New York.

• No sales of Automatic Knives
• No Drop Ship Ammo
• No PSA Daggers or Rocks will be shipped
• Ammo Shipments must be sent to an FFL
• No Stripped or Complete Receivers will be shipped
• Non-compliant AR and AK pistols will not be shipped
• Non-compliant AR and AK rifles will not be shipped
• Non-compliant Handguns / Pistols will not be shipped
• Non-compliant Shotguns will not be shipped
• Melting Point Restrictions are in place
• No magazines with a capacity of 10+
• No sales of Franklin Armory Binary Triggers

Specific restrictions for NYC, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island include:

• No sales of ammo or projectiles

Rhode Island

• No magazines with a capacity of 10+
• No sales of Franklin Armory Binary Triggers
• License required for purchase of ammunition; resident must be 21 years or older and possess a valid pistol or revolver safety certificate issued by the Department of Environmental Management.

Washington