Table B7.3

State Statutes Related to Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Gun Ownership, 2014
State
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Crimes
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Subject to Domestic Violence Protection Orders
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Sex Crimes
Gun Possession Bar on Individuals Convicted of Misdemeanor Stalking Crimes
Bar for Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Crimes, Including “Dating Partners”
Required Surrender of Certain Firearms by Persons Convicted of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Crimes
Required Surrender of Certain Firearms by Persons Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
Required Removal of Certain Firearms by Law Enforcement at Specified Domestic Violence Incidents
Alabama
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Alaska
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Arizona
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Arkansas
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
California
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Colorado
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Connecticut
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Delaware
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
District of Columbia
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Florida
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Georgia
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Hawaii
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Idaho
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Illinois
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Indiana
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Iowa
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Kansas
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Kentucky
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Louisiana
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Maine
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Maryland
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Massachusetts
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Michigan
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Minnesota
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Mississippi
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Missouri
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Montana
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Nevada
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
New Hampshire
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
New Jersey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
New Mexico
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
New York
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
North Carolina
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
North Dakota
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Ohio
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Oklahoma
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Oregon
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Pennsylvania
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Rhode Island
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
South Carolina
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
South Dakota
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Tennessee
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Texas
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Utah
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Vermont
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Virginia
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Washington
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
West Virginia
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Wisconsin
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Wyoming
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Note: In North Dakota and Washington, state law bars some convicted misdemeanor stalkers from gun possession.
Source: Gerney and Parsons 2014. Reprinted with permission.