State of residence | BB/pellet gun defined as firearm or dangerous weapon | General possession/use of BB/pellet gun by minors | Selling of BB/pellet guns to minors | Possession/use of BB/pellet guns in and around schools | Parent/guardian responsible for knowing illegal possession of firearm by minor | Parent/guardian responsible for proper storage of firearm |
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*Law refers to the illegal possession/use of weapons on educational premises; BB/pellet guns not specifically mentioned, but implied. | ||||||
†Law refers to the illegal possession/use of a handgun only on educational premises. | ||||||
‡For California , law only applies in Oakland; for Massachusetts, law refers to possession in a motor vehicle; for Ohio, these laws only apply in Cincinnati. | ||||||
§Law refers to the illegal possession/use of weapons on educational premises; BB/pellet guns specifically mentioned. | ||||||
¶BB/pellet guns are considered firearms if they exceed a muzzle velocity of 700 fps. | ||||||
**Law only refers to the illegal possession/use of a firearm and/or deadly weapon on educational premises. | ||||||
††BB/pellet guns are deemed dangerous weapons; in North Carolina, they are deemed dangerous firearms in some counties. | ||||||
Data source: State laws and published ordinances (2000)—firearms, 22nd edition, Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/statelaws/22edition.htm). | ||||||
AL | X* | |||||
AK | X* | |||||
AZ | X* | X | ||||
AR | X† | |||||
CA | X (<18 years) | X (<18 years) | X* | X‡ | ||
CO | X* | |||||
CT | X* | X | X | |||
DE | X (<16 years) | X (<16 years) | X§ | |||
DC | X | |||||
FL | X (<16 years) | X | ||||
GA | X* | X | ||||
HI | X | |||||
ID | X* (<12 years) | X* (<18 years) | X* | |||
IL | X¶ | X** | X | |||
IN | X** | |||||
IA | X* | X | ||||
KS | X* | |||||
KY | X | |||||
LA | X* | |||||
ME | X | X (<16 years) | X (<16 years) | X | ||
MD | X* | |||||
MA | X (<18 years)‡ | X (<18 years) | X* | X | ||
MI | X | X (<18 years) | X (<18 years) | X§ | X | |
MN | X (<14 years) | X (<18 years) | X§ | |||
MS | X§ | X | ||||
MO | X* | |||||
MT | X* | X | ||||
NE | X** | |||||
NV | X | X§ | ||||
NH | X (<18 years) | X (<18 years) | X§ | |||
NJ | X | X (<18 years) | X (<18 years) | X§ | X | X |
NM | X* | |||||
NY | X (<16 years) | X (<16 years) | X§ | |||
NC | X†† | X (<12 years) | X (<12 years) | X§ | X | X |
ND | X†† | |||||
OH | X (<18 years)‡ | X (<18 years)‡ | X* | X‡ | X‡ | |
OK | X†† | X (<18 years) | X (<18 years) | X* | X | |
OR | X* | |||||
PA | X (<18 years) | X (<18 years) | ||||
RI | X | X (<18 years) | X (<18 years) | X§ | X | X |
SC | X* | |||||
SD | X§ | |||||
TN | X* | X | ||||
TX | X* | X | X | |||
UT | X†† | X (<14 years) | X* | X | ||
VT | X (<16 years) | X* | ||||
VA | X* | |||||
WA | X§ | |||||
WV | X** | |||||
WI | X†† | X (<18 years) | X§ | |||
WY | ||||||
Total No of states | 11 | 18 | 16 | 43 | 19 | 10 |