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  2. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Possession of automatic weapons or short-barreled shotguns or rifles prohibited without DOJ "Dangerous Weapons Permit"; permission rarely granted outside of film industry. Suppressors (aka silencers) prohibited. Destructive devices are prohibited unless are designated as curios & relics, in which case a collectors permit can be obtained.

  3. Criminal possession of a weapon - Wikipedia

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    Simple possession - The strictest of standards, some weapons are prohibited from any form of private ownership at all, even if kept in one's dwelling under secure conditions (such as a safe). Typically, this covers military devices, such as bombs, artillery, machine guns, nuclear devices and chemical weapons.

  4. Assault weapons legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    California restricts the possession, sale, transfer or import of defined assault weapons to those individuals who possess a Dangerous Weapons Permit issued by the California Department of Justice. In practice, very few Dangerous Weapons Permits are issued, and only under a very limited set of circumstances defined in state DOJ regulations.

  5. Roberti–Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 - Wikipedia

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    Firearms are identified as assault weapons by statute in Penal Code sections §30510 and §30515. The original Roberti–Roos assault weapons list identified assault weapons by make and model in Penal Code §30510. The law originally was numbered § Penal Code 12276 was passed into law in 1989. It was renumbered in 2010 with the identical text.

  6. Gun laws in Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    Washington concealed pistol licenses will be recognized in the following states, and concealed weapons licenses issued in the listed states will be recognized in Washington State, so long as the handgun is carried in accordance with Washington law: Idaho (Idaho Enhanced Permit only), Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (non-resident concealed pistol licenses issued by Washington state are not ...

  7. Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958

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    The following is a list of offensive weapons gazetted as a "scheduled weapon" under the Second Schedule of this Act [1] as of 26 September 2024. Any knife, sometimes known as a " flick knife ", which has a blade which opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in or attached to the handle of the knife.

  8. Concealed carry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act limits where an unlicensed person may carry; carry of a weapon, openly or concealed, within 1,000 feet (300 m) of a school zone is prohibited, with exceptions granted in the federal law to holders of valid state-issued weapons permits (state laws may reassert the illegality of school zone carry by license ...

  9. Switchblade - Wikipedia

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    Legal – possession and sale legal as of 1 July 2022 per recent legislation. [76] [77] Legal as of 1 July 2023, except for those with double-edged blades. [78] Washington Illegal – Only legal for possession by on/off-duty police officers and paramedics State Code: RCW 9.41.250 HB 2346: Illegal – State Code: RCW 9.41.250 HB 2346: West Virginia