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    Are high-capacity magazines legal in every state?

    7.11.2020

      These states prohibit high-capacity magazines.

      14 states have adopted this policy

      AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

      Alabama has not adopted this policy

      Alaska has not adopted this policy

      Arizona has not adopted this policy

      Arkansas has not adopted this policy

      California has adopted this policy

      Colorado has adopted this policy

      Connecticut has adopted this policy

      Delaware has adopted this policy

      Florida has not adopted this policy

      Georgia has not adopted this policy

      Hawaii has adopted this policy

      Idaho has not adopted this policy

      Illinois has adopted this policy

      Indiana has not adopted this policy

      Iowa has not adopted this policy

      Kansas has not adopted this policy

      Kentucky has not adopted this policy

      Louisiana has not adopted this policy

      Maine has not adopted this policy

      Maryland has adopted this policy

      Massachusetts has adopted this policy

      Michigan has not adopted this policy

      Minnesota has not adopted this policy

      Mississippi has not adopted this policy

      Missouri has not adopted this policy

      Montana has not adopted this policy

      Nebraska has not adopted this policy

      Nevada has not adopted this policy

      New Hampshire has not adopted this policy

      New Jersey has adopted this policy

      New Mexico has not adopted this policy

      New York has adopted this policy

      North Carolina has not adopted this policy

      North Dakota has not adopted this policy

      Ohio has not adopted this policy

      Oklahoma has not adopted this policy

      Oregon has adopted this policy

      Pennsylvania has not adopted this policy

      Rhode Island has adopted this policy

      South Carolina has not adopted this policy

      South Dakota has not adopted this policy

      Tennessee has not adopted this policy

      Texas has not adopted this policy

      Utah has not adopted this policy

      Vermont has adopted this policy

      Virginia has not adopted this policy

      Washington has adopted this policy

      West Virginia has not adopted this policy

      Wisconsin has not adopted this policy

      Wyoming has not adopted this policy

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