Carry Law Updates & Change Log

What this page is: a dated log of every substantive change we make to the Freedom’s Lodge carry-law cluster — the interactive reciprocity map, the reciprocity guide and all 51 state gun-law pages. We re-verify against official state sources on a weekly cycle; when a law, court ruling or reciprocity list changes, the update lands here first. Want it in your inbox? Get Carry Law Change Alerts. Researchers and journalists: the underlying data is free to use — see the CCW Reciprocity Dataset (CC BY 4.0).

August 17, 2026

  • Virginia — assault-firearm & magazine bans ENJOINED. The 2026 bans on sale/transfer of assault firearms and >15-round magazines (cc. 1106/1107, slated for July 1, 2026) were blocked statewide by a Washington County Circuit Court preliminary injunction; litigation is stayed pending U.S. Supreme Court review of similar state bans (decisions expected 2027). Our Virginia page previously listed the bans as effective — corrected to reflect the injunction.
  • Rhode Island — Assault Weapons Ban Act added. S.359 (signed June 2025, effective July 1, 2026) bans manufacture, sale, transfer and purchase of defined semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns; possession of pre-7/1/2026 firearms is grandfathered. 2026 possession-ban bills (H8073/S2710) remain pending.
  • Colorado — SB25-003 purchase requirement added. Effective August 1, 2026, purchasing specified semi-automatic firearms requires a Firearms Safety Course Eligibility Card (background check plus approved training).

August 14, 2026

  • Cluster launched after a full government-source verification pass. All 51 state pages, the interactive map and the reciprocity guide went live with every law-critical fact verified against statutes, official state agency pages or court opinions — including the D.C. magazine-limit status after the Benson v. U.S. en banc grant (limit currently in force), Wisconsin’s official 42-entry recognition list, the corrected count of 29 permitless states (Arkansas’s Act 777 covers visitors), Wyoming’s age-18 permitless carry (2026 HB 96), Florida’s post-Eubanks licensing for residents 18–20, Texas’s SB 706 blanket recognition, and Kentucky’s new provisional 18–20 carry license (2026 HB 312).

Every fact on our carry pages traces to an official source — see how we verify carry-law data. This log covers substantive legal changes; typo fixes and formatting are not listed. Educational reference only — not legal advice (disclaimer).