Magazine Capacity Limits by State

Alabama AL

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Alabama. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Ala. Code § 13A-11-61.3 (Regulation of Firearms, Ammunition, and Firearm Accessories) – express statute

Local exception

Only Act 2013-283 (employer parking-lot law) and regulation ‘expressly authorized by a statute of this state’; § 13A-11-61.3(d) expressly negates home-rule/proprietary authority.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsthe Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of regulation in this state touching in any way upon firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance, or rule promulgated or enforced by any political subdivision of this state.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Alabama, see Alabama gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Alaska AK

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Alaska. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Alaska Stat. § 29.35.145 (Regulation of firearms and knives) – express statute

Local exception

§ 29.35.145(b): municipalities may enact ordinances identical to state law with identical penalties; may restrict discharge; may zone where firearms are sold (no worse than other businesses); may bar possession in restricted-access areas of municipal buildings.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsincludes firearms, or any other element relating to firearms or parts thereof including ammunition and reloading componentsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Alaska, see Alaska gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Arizona AZ

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Arizona. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 13-3108 (Firearms regulated by state; state preemption) – express statute

Local exception

§ 13-3108(G): generally-applicable sales/use tax; unaccompanied-minor possession; commercial zoning of firearms businesses; regulation of the subdivision’s own employees; discharge in parks/preserves. (E) allows discharge limits within 1/4 mile of an occupied structure.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsrelating to the transportation, possession, carrying, sale, transfer, purchase, acquisition, gift, devise, storage, licensing, registration, discharge or use of firearms or ammunition or any firearm or ammunition components or related accessories in this statethe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Arizona, see Arizona gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Arkansas AR

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Arkansas. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Ark. Code Ann. § 14-16-504(b)(1)(A) (counties) and § 14-54-1411(b)(1)(A) (municipalities), as amended by Act 161 of 2025 – express statute

Local exception

Only ‘except as otherwise provided in state or federal law’. No grandfather clause.

The preemption statute, in its own wordslocal unit of government shall not enact any an ordinance or regulationthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Arkansas, see Arkansas gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

California CA

10 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is capacity to accept. California uses a plain-capacity test. There is no restorability or convertibility clause in the definition at all.

means any ammunition feeding device with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, but shall not be construed to include any of the followingthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

commencing July 1, 2017, any person in this state who possesses any large-capacity magazine, regardless of the date the magazine was acquired, is guilty of an infractionthe statute, retrieved and matched

any person in this state who manufactures or causes to be manufactured, imports into the state, keeps for sale, or offers or exposes for sale, or who gives, lends, buys, or receives any large-capacity magazine is punishablethe statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2000-01-01 (supply); 2017-07-01 (possession) – SB 23, Stats. 1999 ch. 129; possession added by Proposition 63 section 6.1, approved 8 November 2016 source

Grandfather

none. source

Proposition 63 removed it. The statute expressly negates any acquisition-date defense.

On inheritance

Expressly addressed. source

The exemption runs to the fiduciary’s receipt and disposition. It does not on its face cover an heir’s continuing possession.

Status of the number

in force Duncan v. Bonta, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, en banc, order of 2025-03-20. the court record

Certiorari petition pending, U.S. Supreme Court No. 25-198. No stay of the Ninth Circuit judgment.

From the record itselfThe en banc court held that a California law banning the possession of large-capacity magazines comports with the Second Amendment, reversed the district courtthe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

Cal. Gov. Code section 53071 – does not reach magazines statute

Preemption covers registration and licensing of firearms only. It says nothing about feeding devices, so a California locality is not barred by this section from going stricter.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in California, see California gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Colorado CO

15 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is designed to be readily converted. The design-intent qualifier narrows this against Connecticut’s bare readily-restored-or-converted test. Separate shotgun rules use a 28-inch length test and an 8-shell test, not a round count.

or that is designed to be readily converted to accept, more than fifteen rounds ofthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Manufacture is not an element of the offense; Colorado regulates in-state manufacture by requiring a date stamp instead. Import is not addressed anywhere in part 3.

transfers, or possesses a large-capacity magazine commits a class 2 misdemeanorthe statute, retrieved and matched

capacity magazine that is manufactured in Colorado on or after July 1, 2013, must include athe statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2013-07-01 – HB 13-1224, ch. 48, Session Laws of Colorado 2013 source

Grandfather

yes. Acquired before 2013-07-01. source

Two cumulative conditions: ownership on 1 July 2013 and continuous possession. Any transfer breaks continuous possession and is separately an offense, so the exemption is personal and cannot be passed on.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

Part 3 contains no provision on inheritance, bequest, estates, executors or trustees. The statute does not say.

Status of the number

in force United States v. State of Colorado, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. the court record

Pending on Colorado’s motion to dismiss. No injunction has been sought or entered.

From the record itselfORDER granting 36 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages.the statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

C.R.S. 29-11.7-103, as rewritten by SB 21-256 – preemption repealed as to firearm components statute

Colorado affirmatively authorizes local governments to regulate firearm components more strictly than the state. It is the clearest case in the country of a state number that is not the whole answer.

Boulder County (unincorporated areas): 10 rounds. Stricter than the state’s 15. Bans manufacture, sale, transfer, purchase and import, not possession, and applies only in unincorporated areas. The county has stayed enforcement of the assault-weapon and magazine portion pending litigation. the ordinance page

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Colorado, see Colorado gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Connecticut CT

10 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is readily restored or converted. Connecticut is the only state in this set whose test uses the word restored.

has the capacity of, or can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

In-state manufacture for out-of-state sale is affirmatively authorized. Import is prohibited. The purchaser is criminalized as well as the seller.

any person who possesses a large capacity magazine shall be guilty of a (1) class D felony if such person is ineligible to possess a firearmthe statute, retrieved and matched

Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing large capacity magazines in this state that manufactures, purchases, tests or transports large capacity magazines in this statethe statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2013-04-05 – Public Act 13-3 section 23 source

Grandfather

yes, by declaration. Acquired before 2014-01-01 (declaration deadline). source

Registration-conditioned. A declared magazine is subject to strict place-of-possession limits and, under a pistol permit, a ten-bullet loading cap. An undeclared magazine has no lawful path.

On inheritance

Expressly addressed. source

Expressly permitted, but only for a magazine whose possession was declared to DESPP.

Status of the number

in force Grant v. Higgins (below, National Association for Gun Rights v. Lamont), Supreme Court of the United States, order of 2026-06-30. the court record

The certiorari grant is limited to the assault-weapon question presented in No. 25-238. The Second Circuit’s magazine holding is not before the Court, and nothing is enjoined.

From the record itselfPetition GRANTED as to the question presented by the petition in No. 25-238.the statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

No preemption statute was located – no preemption statute located

Chapters 943, 529 and 98 were searched and contain no firearm-preemption provision. This is a documented absence, not an affirmative grant of local authority.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Connecticut, see Connecticut gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Delaware DE

17 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is readily be converted to hold. Delaware alone adds an evidentiary limiter: a removable floor plate is not by itself sufficient evidence of ready convertibility.

means any ammunition feeding device capable of accepting, or that can readily be converted to hold, more than 17 rounds of ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

A first possession-only offense is a 100 dollar civil penalty. Delaware exempts holders of a Delaware concealed carry permit from the whole section, which is the largest carve-out of any state here.

it is unlawful for a person to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, transfer, or possess a large-capacity magazinethe statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2022-08-29 – Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 6, 83 Del. Laws ch. 331 source

The Act states 60 days after enactment and is stamped Approved June 30, 2022. The 29 August 2022 date is arithmetic from those two published facts, not a date the statute prints.

Grandfather

none. source

No acquisition-date exemption. What the Act provided instead was a voluntary buy-back that expired on 1 January 2024. The practical substitute is the concealed carry permit exemption, which is status-based and can be gained or lost at any time.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

Sections 1468, 1469 and 1469A contain no provision on inheritance, bequest, estates, executors or trustees. The statute does not say.

Status of the number

in force Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association v. Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, order of 2024-07-15. the court record

District-court case stayed 30 March 2026. Delaware’s limit has never been enjoined. Note that Delaware sits in the Third Circuit, whose en banc court held on 17 July 2026 that New Jersey’s magazine ban is unconstitutional; that mandate is stayed and no Delaware court has applied it.

From the record itselfCourt did so here, we affirm its order denying a preliminarythe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

22 Del. C. section 111(a); 9 Del. C. section 330(c) – express, both tiers statute

Components of firearms are named expressly, so Delaware localities cannot set a stricter magazine limit.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Delaware, see Delaware gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

District of Columbia DC

10 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is readily restored or converted. Not limited to detachable magazines.

means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

The magazine section lists only possess, sell and transfer. A separate business-licensing provision bars engaging in the business of manufacturing firearm parts in the District.

No person in the District shall knowingly possess, sell, or transfer any ammunition feeding device that is, in fact, a large capacity ammunition feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2009-03-31 – D.C. Law 17-372 section 3(n), 56 DCR 1365 source

Grandfather

none. source

The prohibition is flat and unqualified as to time. The only exclusion is an attached tubular .22 rimfire device.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

The section says nothing about inheritance, estates or heirs.

Status of the number

in force Benson v. United States, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, en banc, order of 2026-04-22. the court record

A panel held on 5 March 2026 that the limit violates the Second Amendment. On 22 April 2026 the full court granted rehearing en banc and vacated that opinion, so the limit is enforceable again. No en banc decision has issued.

This cell flipped twice in 2026. Any source describing the March panel decision as good law is out of date.

From the record itselfThe order grants the District of Columbiathe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

No preemption statute was located – not applicable

The District is a unitary jurisdiction with no subordinate counties or municipalities. There is no locality that could be stricter.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in District of Columbia, see District of Columbia gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Florida FL

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Florida. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Fla. Stat. § 790.33 (Field of regulation of firearms and ammunition preempted; Joe Carlucci Uniform Firearms Act) – express statute

Local exception

§ 790.33(4): general business zoning (but not zoning designed to restrict firearm/ammunition sales); law-enforcement agency rules for issued duty weapons; regulation of an entity’s own employees on duty; courts; FWC rules on taking wildlife and its ranges.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsto declare all ordinances and regulations null and void which have been enacted by any jurisdictions other than state and federal, which regulate firearms, ammunition, or components thereofthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Florida, see Florida gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Georgia GA

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Georgia. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

O.C.G.A. § 16-11-173 (Legislative findings; preemption of local regulation and lawsuits; exceptions) – express statute

Local exception

§ 16-11-173(c) local-government employees (sheriff/chief of police control their own personnel); (d) may require gun ownership by heads of households; (e) may reasonably limit or prohibit discharge of firearms.

The preemption statute, in its own wordslicensing, or registration of firearms or other weapons or components of firearms orthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Georgia, see Georgia gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Hawaii HI

10 rounds (pistol magazines only) in force

Read the number carefully. Pistol magazines only. Rifle and shotgun magazines are outside the subsection entirely.

What the statute tests

The test is capacity in excess of ten rounds. A pure capacity test applied only to detachable magazines. The words that limit it to pistols are designed for or capable of use with a pistol, so a magazine that fits a pistol can be caught even if it also fits a long gun.

The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds that are designed for or capable of use with a pistol shall be prohibited.the statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Misdemeanor, elevated to a class C felony when the magazine is possessed inserted into a pistol.

The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds that are designed for or capable of use with a pistol shall be prohibited.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

not established – HRS 134-8 credit line attributes subsection (c) to Act 286, Session Laws of Hawaii 1992 source

The 1992 session law itself could not be retrieved from any official Hawaii site — capitol.hawaii.gov refuses automated requests — so no operative date is asserted here. What I can confirm is that the limit is current and unchanged in scope: the credit line reads L 1988, c 275; am L 1989, c 261 and c 263; am L 1992, c 286; am L 2025, c 18, and subsection (c) as amended in 2025 still reaches only magazines designed for or capable of use with a pistol, not long guns.

Grandfather

none. source

The only carve-out is a hardware exemption for a magazine physically modified down to ten rounds and not readily restorable. It is not a legacy-ownership exemption and there is no acquired-before date.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

Section 134-8 says nothing about inheritance, heirs or estates.

Status of the number

in force No live challenge to this limit was found.

No live challenge to the magazine restriction was found.

Recorded as no injunction found rather than as a court holding. There is no court order to cite, so this cell carries no court source.

Is the state number the whole answer

No preemption statute was located – none located

The full section index of HRS chapter 134 contains no preemption section and none was located. No county ordinance was verified.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Hawaii, see Hawaii gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Idaho ID

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Idaho. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Idaho Code § 18-3302J (Preemption of firearms regulation) – express statute

Local exception

(3) counties may regulate discharge (with listed carve-outs for self-defense, hunting, landowners, ranges, target shooting on public land); other subsections preserve limited authority over publicly owned property/employees.

The preemption statute, in its own wordswhich regulates in any manner the sale, acquisition, transfer, ownership, possession, transportation, carrying or storage of firearms or any element relating to firearms and components thereof, including ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Idaho, see Idaho gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Illinois IL

10 rounds long gun / 15 rounds handgun in force

Read the number carefully. The stricter number is the long-gun number. Illinois is the only state where the long gun is held to a lower count than the handgun.

What the statute tests

The test is readily restored or converted. A separate paragraph reaches any combination of parts from which such a device can be assembled.

device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition for long guns and more than 15 rounds of ammunition for handguns; orthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

The prohibition uses manufacture, deliver, sell and purchase. The word transfer does not appear in it; deliver is the nearest verb. Import does not appear either, unlike the assault-weapon section in the same Article.

beginning 90 days after January 10, 2023 (the effective date of Public Act 102-1116), it is unlawful to knowingly possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.the statute, retrieved and matched

it is unlawful for any person within this State to knowingly manufacture, deliver, sell, purchase, or cause to be manufactured, delivered, sold, or purchased a large capacity ammunition feeding device.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2023-01-10 (supply); 2023-04-10 (possession) – Public Act 102-1116, the Protect Illinois Communities Act source

Grandfather

yes. Acquired before 2023-01-10. source

Conditional, not absolute: possession is confined to private property, a dealer for repair, a licensed range or competition, and travel between them. There is no affidavit or registration deadline for magazines; the endorsement affidavit in the neighboring section covers assault weapons and .50 calibre rifles, not feeding devices.

On inheritance

Expressly addressed. source

An heir is one of only three permitted transferees, and a transfer to an heir is expressly carved out of the ten-day notification duty.

Status of the number

in force Barnett v. Raoul, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, order of 2026-07-09. the court record

Mandate issued 31 July 2026. The permanent injunctions entered in November 2024 no longer exist.

Until 9 July 2026 the correct answer was enjoined but stayed. It is now reversed outright, which is a different thing.

From the record itselfWe REVERSE the judgments of the district court, and we REMAND the cases with directions to enter judgments for the defendants.the statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

430 ILCS 65/13.1 – does not reach magazines statute

Preemption covers handguns, handgun ammunition and assault weapons. Feeding devices are not named, and a savings clause affirmatively preserves stricter municipal ordinances outside those areas.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Illinois, see Illinois gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Indiana IN

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Indiana. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Ind. Code § 35-47-11.1-2 (Political subdivision regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories prohibited) – express statute

Local exception

IC 35-47-11.1-4: law-enforcement agency rules for issued duty weapons; employer regulation of employees on duty; courts; generally applicable zoning/business ordinances (but any provision effectively restricting sale/purchase/transfer/manufacture/display of firearms, ammunition or firearm accessories is void); restrictions in buildings containing courtrooms.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsa political subdivision may not regulate: (1) firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; (2) the ownership, possession, carrying, transportation, registration, transfer, and storage of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessoriesthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Indiana, see Indiana gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Iowa IA

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Iowa. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Iowa Code § 724.28 (Prohibition of regulation by political subdivisions — exception) – express statute

Local exception

§ 724.28(4): a political subdivision may restrict carrying/possession in buildings on property it controls only if it screens everyone for weapons AND provides armed security inside. § 724.28(5) also bars any local regulation of storage of weapons or ammunition.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsA political subdivision of the state shall not enact an ordinance, motion, resolution, policy, or amendment regulating the ownership, possession, carrying, legal transfer, lawful transportation, modification, registration, or licensing of firearms, firearms attachments, or other weaponsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Iowa, see Iowa gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Kansas KS

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Kansas. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-16,124 (Regulation of firearms and ammunition by cities and counties) – express statute

Local exception

(c): a city/county may regulate its own personnel policies and employee carry (subject to K.S.A. 75-7c01 et seq.); may act under K.S.A. 75-7c20; law enforcement officers acting in scope; may levy generally applicable retailers’ sales tax on firearms/ammunition/components.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsgoverning the requirement of fees, licenses or permits for, the commerce in or the sale, purchase, transfer, ownership, storage, carrying, transporting or taxation of firearms or ammunition, or any component or combination thereofthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Kansas, see Kansas gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Kentucky KY

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Kentucky. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 65.870 (Local firearms control ordinances prohibited) – express statute

Local exception

None that would permit a magazine rule. § 65.870(2) declares any contrary enactment null, void and unenforceable, and (3) required repeal of pre-existing ordinances within six months after July 12, 2012.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsmay occupy any part of the field of regulation of the manufacture, sale, purchase, taxation, transfer, ownership, possession, carrying, storage, or transportation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms, components of ammunition, firearms accessories, or combination thereofthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Kentucky, see Kentucky gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Louisiana LA

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Louisiana. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1796 (Preemption of state law) – express statute

Local exception

§ 40:1796(D): a local governing authority in a ‘high-risk area’ may develop a plan with federally licensed manufacturers/dealers/importers to secure their inventory. Otherwise contrary enactments are null and void and had to be repealed within six months after August 1, 2024.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsconcerning in any way the manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, carrying, storage, ownership, taxation, transfer, transportation, license, or registration of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms or ammunition, firearms accessories, knives, edged weapons, or any combination thereofthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Louisiana, see Louisiana gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Maine ME

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Maine. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

25 M.R.S. § 2011 (State preemption) – express statute

Local exception

§ 2011(3): a local enactment that ‘conforms exactly with any applicable provision of state law’ (civil penalties aside) or that regulates discharge of firearms is allowed. (4) law-enforcement agencies may regulate agency-issued firearms.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsThe State intends to occupy and preempt the entire field of legislation concerning the regulation of firearms, components, ammunition and supplies.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Maine, see Maine gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Maryland MD

10 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is has a capacity of more than 10 rounds. A pure capacity test applied only to detachable magazines. There is no capable-of-accepting and no readily-restored language, which makes Maryland’s test materially narrower than its neighbors’.

A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer a detachable magazine that has a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition for a firearm.the statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Possess does not appear anywhere in the section. But receive does, so acquiring one is prohibited even though keeping one already held is not.

A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer a detachable magazine that has a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition for a firearm.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2013-10-01 – Chapter 427, Laws of Maryland 2013, the Firearm Safety Act of 2013 (SB 281) source

Grandfather

not needed. source

There is no acquisition-date clause, and none is needed for possession because possession is not prohibited. The exceptions are a .22 calibre rifle with a tubular magazine and law enforcement.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

The section contains no reference to inheritance, heirs, estates or bequests. Whether a testamentary transfer is a covered transfer is not resolved on the face of the text.

Status of the number

in force Bathras v. Moore, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, order of 2026-07-23. the court record

That case concerns pistol design features under SB 334, not magazine capacity, and no injunction has issued. Maryland’s magazine limit has no live challenge.

From the record itselfMOTION for Preliminary Injunctionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

Md. Code, Criminal Law section 4-209(a) – express, via components statute

Magazines are not named. The hook is the phrase ammunition for and components of a handgun, rifle, or shotgun.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Maryland, see Maryland gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Massachusetts MA

10 rounds / 5 shotgun shells in force

Read the number carefully. The second figure is shotgun shells, not rounds. It is a different measurement and is printed separately for that reason.

What the statute tests

The test is readily converted to accept. Do not confuse this with the separate large capacity FIREARM definition in the same section, which uses capable of accepting, or readily modifiable to accept and describes the gun rather than the magazine.

a fixed or detachable magazine, belt, drum, feed strip or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition or more than 5 shotgun shellsthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Manufacture is not a named verb; in-state manufacture is reached indirectly because the manufacturer would possess the device, and a federally licensed manufacturer producing solely for out-of-state sale is exempt.

No person shall possess, own, offer for sale, sell or otherwise transfer in the commonwealth or import into the commonwealth an assault-style firearm, or a large capacity feeding device.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

1998 – St. 1998 ch. 180, approved 23 July 1998; definition and offense replaced by St. 2024 ch. 135 sections 21 and 22 source

Neither the 1998 act nor the 2024 act states a general effective date for these provisions. The commonly cited operative dates are calculations from the 90-day default rule, so no day-precise date is asserted here.

Grandfather

yes. Acquired before 1994-09-13. source

Heavily conditioned. The exemption applies only in five listed places and only if the device is stored unloaded and locked. Note the separate 1 August 2024 date in the neighboring subsection applies to assault-style firearms, not to feeding devices; the two must not be conflated.

On inheritance

Expressly addressed. source

Transfer to an heir or devisee is permitted. The statute does not say whether the heir inherits the 1994 grandfathered status or the possession conditions attached to it.

Status of the number

in force Capen v. Campbell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, order of 2025-04-17. the court record

No stay or injunction is in effect. A later panel affirmed dismissal of a separate facial challenge in July 2026 while expressly declining to reach an unpreserved magazine argument.

From the record itselfof intervening authority, we affirm the denial of the PI Motion.the statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

No preemption statute was located – none located

Chapter 140 contains no preemption section and none was located. Massachusetts municipalities therefore retain authority to regulate firearms locally. No specific stricter local magazine ordinance was verified.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Massachusetts, see Massachusetts gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Michigan MI

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Michigan. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1102 (Regulation of pistols, other firearms, or pneumatic guns) – express statute

Local exception

Only ‘except as otherwise provided by federal law or a law of this state’ (see MCL 123.1103 for the narrow statutory carve-outs).

The preemption statute, in its own wordsregulate in any other manner the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols, other firearms, or pneumatic guns, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearmsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Michigan, see Michigan gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Minnesota MN

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Minnesota. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Minn. Stat. § 471.633 (Firearms) – express statute

Local exception

(a) a governmental subdivision may regulate the discharge of firearms; (b) it may adopt regulations identical to state law. Local regulation inconsistent with the section is void.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsThe legislature preempts all authority of a home rule charter or statutory city including a city of the first class, county, town, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision, or any of their instrumentalities, to regulate firearms, ammunition, or their respective componentsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Minnesota, see Minnesota gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Mississippi MS

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Mississippi. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-51 (Limitation on authority of county or municipality to regulate firearms) – express statute

Local exception

§ 45-9-53 preserves county/municipal authority to require citizens/public employees to be armed for lawful purposes and to regulate discharge of firearms within limits (with extraterritorial and post-Sept. 1, 1981 annexation restrictions), among other listed items.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsthe possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer or ownership of firearms or ammunition or their components.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Mississippi, see Mississippi gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Missouri MO

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Missouri. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 21.750 (Firearms legislation preemption by general assembly) – express statute

Local exception

§ 21.750(3): an ordinance conforming exactly with §§ 571.010-571.070, or regulating open carry or discharge, is allowed (subject to the open-carry protections for permit holders in (3)(2) and to § 252.243).

The preemption statute, in its own wordsThe general assembly hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation touching in any way firearms, components, ammunition and supplies to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by any political subdivision of this state.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Missouri, see Missouri gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Montana MT

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Montana. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Mont. Code Ann. § 45-8-351 (Restriction on local government regulation of firearms) – implied statute

Local exception

(2)(a): a city or town may regulate discharge for public safety; any local unit may prevent/suppress carrying unpermitted concealed weapons or unconcealed weapons into a publicly owned and occupied building. (2)(b) protects collector displays and transportation through a jurisdiction.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsmay not prohibit, register, tax, license, or regulate the purchase, sale or other transfer (including delay in purchase, sale, or other transfer), ownership, possession, transportation, use, or unconcealed carrying of any weaponthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Montana, see Montana gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Nebraska NE

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Nebraska. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-330 (formerly § 18-1703) – implied statute

Local exception

‘except as expressly provided by state law’. (3) declares any violating ordinance, permit or regulation null and void. Note § 17-556 still lets cities of the second class and villages regulate the discharge of firearms.

The preemption statute, in its own wordscounties, cities, and villages shall not have the power to: (a) Regulate the ownership, possession, storage, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms or other weapons, except as expressly provided by state lawthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Nebraska, see Nebraska gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Nevada NV

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Nevada. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 268.418 (cities); § 244.364 (counties); § 269.222 (unincorporated towns) – express statute

Local exception

§ 268.418(3) unsafe discharge; (8) law-enforcement/correctional rules for duty weapons, courts, public-employer duty rules, generally applicable zoning/business ordinances, city-owned ranges, and firearm-related competitions/programs.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsThe regulation of the transfer, sale, purchase, possession, carrying, ownership, transportation, storage, registration and licensing of firearms, firearm accessories and ammunition in this State and the ability to define such terms is within the exclusive domain of the Legislaturethe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Nevada, see Nevada gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

New Hampshire NH

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for New Hampshire. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 159:26 (Firearms, Ammunition, and Knives; Authority of the State) – express statute

Local exception

‘Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute’; zoning of firearms/knives businesses on the same terms as other businesses; action allowed under RSA 207:59.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsno ordinance or regulation of a political subdivision may regulate the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, or other matter pertaining to firearms, firearms components, ammunition, or firearms supplies in the statethe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in New Hampshire, see New Hampshire gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

New Jersey NJ

10 rounds enjoined but stayed

What the statute tests

The test is capable of holding. A capable-of-holding test with no restorability or convertibility prong at all. The definition reaches only devices feeding a semi-automatic firearm.

means a box, drum, tube or other container which is capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Possession is a fourth-degree crime. Import as such is not a named verb; transporting and shipping into the State are covered.

Any person who knowingly has in his possession a large capacity ammunition magazine is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree unless the person has registeredthe statute, retrieved and matched

Any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, transports, ships, sells or disposes of a large capacity ammunition magazine which is intended to be used for any purpose other thanthe statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2018-06-13 – P.L. 2018 c. 39, reducing the limit from 15 rounds to 10 source

Grandfather

none. source

Existing owners got a 180-day wind-down to transfer out, permanently modify to 10 rounds or fewer, or surrender. There is no permanent grandfathered class.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

The Act has an heir provision, but it is for the registered FIREARM, not for the magazine. Nothing in the Act addresses inheritance of a magazine, and because no magazine grandfather exists there is nothing to inherit.

Status of the number

enjoined but stayed Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. Attorney General New Jersey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, en banc, order of 2026-08-04. the court record

Mandate stayed pending New Jersey’s anticipated certiorari petition and, if granted, final disposition on the merits.

On 17 July 2026 the en banc Third Circuit held that New Jersey’s magazine provisions violate the Second Amendment. On 4 August 2026 the same court stayed its own mandate. The limit is enforceable today. The magazine ban was never actually enjoined at any stage, because the district court had upheld it and the reversal has not taken effect. Nothing has been repealed: New Jersey statute remains enacted law and is enforceable while the mandate is stayed.

From the record itselfto stay mandate is granted. Issuance of this Courtthe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

No preemption statute was located

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in New Jersey, see New Jersey gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

New Mexico NM

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for New Mexico. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

N.M. Const. art. II, § 6 (final sentence). New Mexico has no separate statutory firearm-preemption section. – implied statute

Local exception

None in the text. The clause is absolute as to municipalities and counties; the constitutional right itself excludes ‘the carrying of concealed weapons’, which is regulated by the state.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsNo municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in New Mexico, see New Mexico gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

New York NY

10 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is readily restored or converted. The SAFE Act’s original seven-round capacity clauses are no longer in this definition. A separate section still on the books imposes a seven-round LOAD limit; that provision was struck down in 2015 and the enforceable rule is the ten-round device capacity.

means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device, that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Possession is criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class D felony. Dispose of is defined to include give, lend, loan and transfer.

Such person possesses a large capacity ammunition feeding devicethe statute, retrieved and matched

Any person who disposes of any machine-gun, assault weapon, large capacity ammunition feeding device or firearm silencer is guilty of a class D felony.the statute, retrieved and matched

Any person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured any machine-gun, assault weapon, large capacity ammunition feeding device or disguised gun is guilty of a class D felony.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2013-01-15 – Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2013, the NY SAFE Act source

The chapter-law text of L. 2013 c. 1 is not published on the Senate’s site and the State’s legislative information system refused retrieval, so the effective date is not quoted from a section-by-section clause.

Grandfather

none. source

There is no acquired-before date. The possession offense carries no manufacture-date or acquisition-date qualifier, and the pre-1994 carve-out that existed before 2013 is gone.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

Neither the possession offense nor the definition says anything about inheritance, descent or devise.

Status of the number

in force No live challenge to this limit was found.

No live challenge to the magazine limit was found.

Recorded as no injunction found rather than as a court holding. There is no court order to cite, so this cell carries no court source.

Is the state number the whole answer

Penal Law section 400.00(6) recognizes a separate New York City regime – no general statute statute

New York has no general statewide firearm-preemption statute reaching magazines, and the Penal Law expressly carves New York City out of the statewide effect of a carry license. Read the next sentence of that section too: it restores validity in the city in stated circumstances. No New York City magazine ordinance was verified against an official source, so none is printed here.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in New York, see New York gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

North Carolina NC

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for North Carolina. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-409.40 (Statewide uniformity of local regulation) – express statute

Local exception

(c) zoning of firearm sales only if commercial activity generally is similarly regulated; (e) regulation of the local unit’s own employees; (f) preserved powers under G.S. 153A-129, 160A-189, 14-269 etc., including bans in public buildings, grounds, parking areas, parks and recreation areas (with a locked-vehicle storage carve-out), and states of emergency under Ch. 166A, Art. 1A.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsno county or municipality, by ordinance, resolution, or other enactment, shall regulate in any manner the possession, ownership, storage, transfer, sale, purchase, licensing, taxation, manufacture, transportation, or registration of firearms, firearms ammunition, components of firearmsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in North Carolina, see North Carolina gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

North Dakota ND

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for North Dakota. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-01-03 (Limitation on authority of political subdivision regarding firearms) – implied statute

Local exception

The bar is only on ordinances ‘more restrictive than state law’ — an identical-to-state-law ordinance is permitted. Subsection 2 separately bars restrictive zoning ordinances on the same subjects. All pre-existing contrary ordinances are void.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsA political subdivision, including home rule cities or counties, may not enact any ordinance relating to the purchase, sale, ownership, possession, transfer of ownership, registration, or licensure of firearms and ammunition which is more restrictive than state law.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in North Dakota, see North Dakota gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Ohio OH

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Ohio. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Ohio Rev. Code § 9.68 (Right to bear arms — challenge to law) – express statute

Local exception

§ 9.68(D): zoning ordinances regulating or prohibiting the commercial sale of firearms, firearm components or ammunition in residential/agricultural zones, and zoning setting hours or geographic areas for such sales if consistent with other retail zoning and not a de facto prohibition.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsmay own, possess, purchase, acquire, transport, store, carry, sell, transfer, manufacture, or keep any firearm, part of a firearm, its components, and its ammunition, and any knifethe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Ohio, see Ohio gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Oklahoma OK

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Oklahoma. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

21 Okla. Stat. § 1289.24 (Firearm regulation — State preemption) – express statute

Local exception

A.2: a municipality may regulate discharge of firearms within its jurisdiction and may issue a traffic citation for improper transport under § 1289.13A (penalties capped at Self-Defense Act levels). A.4: schools may regulate knives. Subsection C contains further carve-outs.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsThe State Legislature hereby occupies and preempts the entire field of legislation in this state touching in any way firearms, knives, components, ammunition, and supplies to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance, or regulation by any municipalitythe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Oklahoma, see Oklahoma gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Oregon OR

10 rounds enjoined and not enforced

What the statute tests

The test is readily restored, changed, or converted. The broadest test in the country: overall capacity, plus restored, changed or converted, and it expressly reaches devices joined or coupled with another and kits of parts.

that has an overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, changed, or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition and allows a shooter to keep firing without having to pause to reloadthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

As enacted. Oregon uniquely also criminalizes purchase and use. None of it is being enforced.

a person commits the crime of unlawful manufacture, importation, possession, use, purchase, sale or otherwise transferring of large-capacity magazines if the person manufactures, imports, possesses, uses, purchases, sells or otherwise transfers any large-capacity magazine in Oregonthe statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

not in application – Ballot Measure 114 (2022), chapter 1, Oregon Laws 2023, section 11 source

HB 4145, 2026 Oregon Laws chapter 120, effective 7 April 2026, amended the applicability section so that the magazine limit applies only to conduct occurring on or after 1 January 2028.

Grandfather

affirmative defense. Acquired before 2022-12-08. source

A defense at trial with the burden on the defendant, not an exemption. It reaches possession, use and transfer but not purchase or sale, and it is conditioned on confining the magazine to listed places.

On inheritance

Expressly addressed. source

Oregon is the only state whose magazine statute writes an inheritance provision into the section itself.

Status of the number

enjoined and not enforced Arnold v. Kotek, Harney County Circuit Court, review allowed by the Oregon Supreme Court, order of 2025-06-12. the court record

Argued in the Oregon Supreme Court in November 2025; no merits opinion has issued.

Two independent reasons this limit does not bite today. The Harney County injunction stands because the Oregon Supreme Court allowed review of the Court of Appeals reversal, so no appellate judgment has issued. And even if that were resolved tomorrow, HB 4145 pushed the statute’s application to conduct on or after 1 January 2028. Enjoined is not repealed: Measure 114 remains enacted law.

From the record itselfimplementation of the Act was permanently enjoined by the Harney County Circuit Court and an appellate decision is pendingthe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

ORS 166.170 – express statute

Components thereof reaches magazines on the face of the words. No Oregon decision applying the section to magazines was located.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Oregon, see Oregon gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Pennsylvania PA

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Pennsylvania. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6120 (Limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition) – partial statute

Local exception

No textual carve-out and no grandfather; ‘political subdivision’ is defined to include ‘any home rule charter municipality, county, city, borough, incorporated town, township or school district’. Subsections (a.2), (a.3) and the ‘person adversely affected’ definition are marked ‘(Unconstitutional)’ on the official page.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsNo county, municipality or township may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition components when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Pennsylvania, see Pennsylvania gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Rhode Island RI

10 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is capable of holding, or can readily be extended to hold. An extension test rather than a restoration or conversion test. Different words, different question.

means a magazine, box, drum, tube, belt, feed strip, or other ammunition feeding device which is capable of holding, or can readily be extended to hold, more than ten (10) rounds of ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Rhode Island reaches possession, which makes it materially more dangerous for a traveler than a sale-only state. Felony, up to five years.

No person, except for a federally licensed firearm dealer, shall manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, purchase, possess, or have under his or her control a large capacity feeding devicethe statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2022-06-20 – P.L. 2022 ch. 99 section 1, the Large Capacity Feeding Device Ban of 2022 source

Grandfather

none. Acquired before 2022-06-20. source

A 180-day compliance window only: permanently modify, surrender, or transfer to a dealer or out of state. There is no continuing exemption for legacy magazines. The statute gives the period, not a calendar date.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

The chapter contains no inheritance, estate, bequest or decedent provision.

Status of the number

in force Ocean State Tactical, LLC v. State of Rhode Island, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, order of 2024-03-07. the court record

Merits proceedings continue in the district court. The ban has never been enjoined.

From the record itselfaffirm the judgment of the district court, denying the request forthe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

R.I. Gen. Laws section 11-47-58 – express, via component parts statute

The section does not use the word magazine, and it sits in a different chapter from the magazine ban, qualified except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Rhode Island, see Rhode Island gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

South Carolina SC

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for South Carolina. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

S.C. Code Ann. § 23-31-510 (Firearm or ammunition, local regulation prohibited) – express statute

Local exception

§ 23-31-510(2) preserves an ordinance regulating discharge only if it excludes the landowner-defense-against-animals scenario on 25+ contiguous acres. § 23-31-520 lets a local body temporarily restrict open carry on public property during a permitted protest, rally, fair, parade, festival or organized event, with notice; it may not confiscate firearms or ammunition except incident to a lawful arrest.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsthe transfer, ownership, possession, carrying, or transportation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms, or any combination of these thingsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in South Carolina, see South Carolina gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

South Dakota SD

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for South Dakota. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

S.D. Codified Laws § 7-18A-36 (counties); § 9-19-20 (municipalities); § 8-5-13 (townships) – express statute

Local exception

None. Any prohibited ordinance is null and void; the attorney general must send a cease-and-desist order and then sue for injunctive relief, and a person charged under such an ordinance recovers costs and fees.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsNo county may pass an ordinance that restricts or prohibits, or imposes any tax, licensure requirement, or licensure fee on the possession, storage, transportation, purchase, sale, transfer, ownership, manufacture, or repair of firearms or ammunition or their components.the statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in South Dakota, see South Dakota gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Tennessee TN

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Tennessee. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1314 – express statute

Local exception

The text I could officially source contains a grandfather: the section ‘shall be prospective only and shall not affect the validity of any ordinance or resolution lawfully enacted before April 8, 1986.’ It also preserves § 39-17-1311(d) authority for counties/municipalities to bar handgun possession in public parks, natural areas, historic parks, nature trails, campgrounds, forests, greenways and waterways they own or operate. Later amendments (2017 Pub. Ch. 467) added a private right of action in subsections (g)-(i).

The preemption statute, in its own wordsno city, county, or metropolitan government shall occupy any part of the field of regulation of the transfer, ownership, possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition or components of firearms or combinations thereofthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Tennessee, see Tennessee gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Texas TX

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Texas. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code § 229.001 (municipalities); § 236.002 (counties) – express statute

Local exception

§ 229.001(b): a municipality may still require residents/public employees to be armed for defense or law enforcement; regulate discharge within municipal limits other than at a sport shooting range; adopt a generally applicable ordinance (subject to (b-1)); and regulate the use of property it owns. § 229.001(a-1) voids any violating ordinance, resolution, rule, policy or official action, including in a proprietary capacity.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsthe transfer, possession, wearing, carrying, ownership, storage, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, air guns, archery equipment, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessoriesthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Texas, see Texas gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Utah UT

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Utah. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Utah Code § 53-5a-102 (Uniform firearm laws), effective 5/7/2025 — REPLACES the repealed Utah Code § 76-10-500 – express statute

Local exception

Only ‘except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to local or state governmental entities’ and ‘unless specifically authorized by the Legislature by statute’. (6) preserves private property rights; (7) routes violations to the Firearm Preemption Enforcement Act, Utah Code tit. 78B, ch. 6, pt. 23.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsa local or state governmental entity may not enact, establish, or enforce a directive pertaining to firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories that in any way inhibits or restricts the possession, ownership, purchase, sale, transfer, transport, or use of firearmsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Utah, see Utah gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Vermont VT

10 rounds long gun / 15 rounds handgun in force

Read the number carefully. Vermont splits the count by host firearm. The same definitional stem branches into two numbers.

What the statute tests

The test is readily restored or converted. The readily-restorable test applies to both numbers.

means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept:the statute, retrieved and matched

The words that split the countmore than 10 rounds of ammunition for a long gun; orthe statute, retrieved and matched

and the other half of the splitmore than 15 rounds of ammunition for a hand gun.the statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Import carries a personal round-trip carve-out: taking your own device out of state and bringing that same one back is not an import.

A person shall not manufacture, possess, transfer, offer for sale, purchase, or receive or import into this State a large capacity ammunition feeding device.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2018-04-11 – 2017 No. 94 (Adj. Sess.) section 8 source

Grandfather

yes, possession only. Acquired before 2018-04-11. source

Deliberately narrow. It lifts the possession prohibition only, so the bans on transfer, offer for sale, purchase and receipt still apply. A grandfathered Vermont magazine is lawful to keep and has no lawful in-state transferee.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

Section 4021 contains no inheritance, estate, bequest, executor or decedent language anywhere.

Status of the number

in force Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs v. Birmingham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. the court record

Argued 28 April 2026 and undecided. A decision could land at any time. The limit has never been enjoined.

From the record itselfgranting motion for the appeal to be lifted from abeyance and setting the following briefing schedulethe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

24 V.S.A. section 2295 – express, via components statute

The section expressly overrides inconsistent municipal charters.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Vermont, see Vermont gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Virginia VA

15 rounds enjoined and not enforced

What the statute tests

The test is readily restored or converted. The same definitional stem Vermont uses, with one number attached instead of two.

means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 15 rounds of ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Possess is absent from the verb list, and so is manufacture. The section heading is Sale, transfer, etc., of certain firearms magazines prohibited. Virginia bans commerce, not ownership.

Any person who imports, sells, barters, transfers, or purchases a large capacity ammunition feeding device is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2026-07-01 – 2026 Acts of Assembly chapters 1106 and 1107 (HB 217 and SB 749) source

The credit line renders the chapter numbers as links, so it is contiguous only after tag-stripping.

Grandfather

yes. Acquired before 2026-07-01. source

Pre-existing property is protected mainly because there is no possession ban at all. A pre-cutoff owner may sell or transfer only to a federal firearms licensee or to a recipient outside the Commonwealth.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

The exemption list runs (i) to (vii) and contains no inheritance clause. Because there is no possession ban, an heir’s mere possession is not an offense under this section, but the statute says nothing about the transfer event itself.

Status of the number

enjoined and not enforced Santolla v. Katz, Circuit Court of Washington County, Virginia, order of 2026-07-07. the court record

The litigation is stayed pending the U.S. Supreme Court. A stay of the litigation preserves the injunction; it does not lift it.

This is the one cell on this page whose status could not be verified against the court’s own record. Virginia circuit-court civil dockets are not published online: the Judiciary’s public case system exposes only the criminal and traffic division for name search and accepts only district-court case numbers. The source quoted here is the Virginia Attorney General’s own release, which is an official state source and a party to the case, not a court record. The injunction is preliminary, not a repeal, and could be dissolved at any time. Note also that Virginia’s section does not reach possession, so a reader is not exposed to a possession offense either way.

This status is not verified against the court own record. See the note above for what was and was not reachable.

What the official source that was reachable saysa Lancaster County Court judge joined three other state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in granting a stay inthe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

Va. Code section 15.2-915 – express, via components statute

A statute that does not refer to firearms, ammunition or components is expressly declared not to be express authorization.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Virginia, see Virginia gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Washington WA

10 rounds in force

What the statute tests

The test is capacity to accept. A capacity test with no restorability prong. Washington extends coverage sideways instead, to conversion kits and combinations of parts held by the same person.

means an ammunition feeding device with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition, or any conversion kit, part, or combination of parts, from which such a device can be assembledthe statute, retrieved and matched

Four different questions, four answers

Possess is absent, and so is transfer. But distribute is defined to include giving one away with or without consideration, so a private hand-off is caught anyway. Purchase is not a listed verb, so the buyer is not made liable by the subsection.

No person in this state may manufacture, import, distribute, sell, or offer for sale any large capacity magazine, except as authorized in this section.the statute, retrieved and matched

means to give out, provide, make available, or deliver a firearm or large capacity magazine to any person in this state, with or without consideration, whether the distributor is in-state or out-of-state.the statute, retrieved and matched

Effective

2022-07-01 – Laws of 2022 ch. 104 section 3 (SSB 5078) source

Grandfather

not needed. source

There is no grandfather clause and no acquired-before date, because possession was never prohibited. The legislature said so in the act’s own intent section.

On inheritance

The statute is SILENT on inheritance. That is what the record says; it is not a statement that inheritance is allowed, and it is not a statement that it is not. source

Neither the offense nor the definition contains any inheritance, estate or decedent provision.

Status of the number

in force State v. Gator’s Custom Guns, Inc., Supreme Court of the State of Washington, order of 2025-05-08. the court record

A certiorari petition is pending, U.S. Supreme Court No. 25-153. A pending petition does not suspend the law. Two federal challenges are stayed with no injunction.

From the record itselfWe hold ESSB 5078 is constitutional under both the Washington and Unitedthe statute, retrieved and matched

Is the state number the whole answer

RCW 9.41.290 – express, full field statute

The field is described as including any other element relating to firearms or parts thereof, which covers magazines.

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Washington, see Washington gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

West Virginia WV

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for West Virginia. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

W. Va. Code § 8-12-5a (Limitations upon municipalities’ power to restrict the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, transport, sale, and storage of certain weapons and ammunition) – express statute

Local exception

(c): a municipality may prohibit or regulate carrying/possession in municipally owned or operated buildings and (for open or unlawfully concealed carry) in municipally owned recreation facilities, subject to a concealed-carry-licensee storage exception; (h)(2) preserves planning/zoning powers over commercial real estate within limits.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsNeither a municipality nor the governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance or otherwise, limit the right of any person to purchase, possess, transfer, own, carry, transport, sell, or store any deadly weapon, firearm, or pepper spray, or any ammunition or ammunition componentsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in West Virginia, see West Virginia gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Wisconsin WI

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Wisconsin. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Wis. Stat. § 66.0409 (Local regulation of weapons) – express statute

Local exception

GRANDFATHER — § 66.0409(4)(a): a political subdivision may continue to enforce an ordinance or resolution in effect on November 18, 1995 regulating these subjects, but ONLY if it ‘is the same as or similar to, and no more stringent than, a state statute’. (4)(b) voids any pre-1995 ordinance that was not. Also: (3)(a) county sales/use tax; (3)(b) discharge restrictions; (3)(c) knives in local government buildings; (4)(c) zoning of new or expanding sport shooting ranges.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsregulates the sale, purchase, purchase delay, transfer, ownership, use, keeping, possession, bearing, transportation, licensing, permitting, registration, or taxation of any knife or any firearm or part of a firearm, including ammunition and reloader componentsthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Wisconsin, see Wisconsin gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.

Wyoming WY

No statewide limit

No statewide magazine-capacity limit was identified for Wyoming. Possession, sale, transfer and manufacture of a magazine are not restricted by round count under state law.

State preemption of local firearm rules

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-8-401 (Firearm, weapon and ammunition regulation and prohibition by state) – express statute

Local exception

Only as authorized by W.S. § 15-1-103(a)(xviii) (municipal police powers over discharge) and § 23-1-302 (Game and Fish Commission). Zoning that treats firearms businesses like other businesses is preserved, but zoning designed to restrict or prohibit firearm/ammunition sale, purchase, transfer or manufacture is prohibited.

The preemption statute, in its own wordsno state agency, city, town, county, political subdivision or any other entity shall authorize, regulate or prohibit the sale, transfer, purchase, delivery, taxation, manufacture, ownership, transportation, storage, use, carrying or possession of firearms, weapons, accessories, components or ammunitionthe statute, retrieved and matched

For carry permits, reciprocity and sensitive places in Wyoming, see Wyoming gun laws. That page is authoritative on carrying; this one is authoritative on magazine capacity.