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Gun laws in the United States by state
Subject / Law Long Guns Handguns Relevant Statutes Notes State permit required to purchase ? No Yes Md Public Safety Article Section 5 - 117.1 A Handgun Qualification License is required , unless exempted ( Active Duty / Retired Military with identification cards , Active / Retired Law Enforcement with department credentials , Federal Firearms Licensees ) ; training is required , unless exempted ; fingerprints are required ; background checks are required ; does not invalidate the requirement to perform a comprehensive background check for every handgun purchase transaction . Firearm registration ? No Yes The state police maintain a permanent record of all handgun transfers . Automatic weapons must be registered with the state police . Owner license required ? No No Carry permits required ? No Yes Maryland is a `` may issue '' state for concealed carry . Applicants must demonstrate a `` good and substantial reason '' to carry a handgun . Permits are normally very difficult ( but not impossible ) for ordinary citizens to obtain . Open carry permitted ? Yes Yes Open carry is permitted with a carry license , but is not generally practiced except by uniformed private security officers . Long guns and antique handguns may be carried openly without a license . State preemption of local restrictions ? Yes Yes Maryland has state preemption for most but not all firearm laws . Assault weapon law ? Yes Yes Md Criminal Law Article Section 4 - 303 Firearms Safety Act of 2013 Certain models of firearms are banned as assault pistols and assault long guns . It is illegal to possess an assault weapon or a copycat weapon with two or more specified features ( folding stock , grenade / flare launcher , flash suppressor ) unless owned before 10 / 1 / 2013 , or received through inheritance from a lawful possessor and not otherwise forbidden to possess . Magazine capacity restriction ? Yes Yes Illegal to purchase , sell or manufacture magazines with a capacity of greater than 10 rounds within Maryland . However , possession of magazines greater than 10 rounds is legal if purchased out of state . These may not , however , be transferred to a subsequent owner unless done so outside the state of Maryland . NFA weapons restricted ? No No Automatic firearms , SBSs , and SBRs must be owned in compliance with federal law . Law is silent in regards to DDs , suppressors , and AOWs . Background checks required for private sales ? Partial Yes GAM Public Safety , § 5 - 124 All private transfers of regulated firearms ( handguns or assault weapons ) must be processed through a licensed dealer or designated law enforcement agency which must conduct a background check on the buyer . Red flag law ? Yes Yes
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1876 : Munn v. Illinois 1887 : Mugler v. Kansas 1897 : Allgeyer v. Louisiana 1905 : Lochner v. New York 1908 : Muller v. Oregon 1923 : Adkins v. Children 's Hospital 1923 : Meyer v. Nebraska 1925 : Pierce v. Society of Sisters 1934 : Nebbia v. New York 1937 : West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish 1965 : Griswold v. Connecticut 1973 : Roe v. Wade 1992 : Planned Parenthood v. Casey 1996 : BMW of North America , Inc. v. Gore 1997 : Washington v. Glucksberg 2003 : State Farm v. Campbell 2003 : Lawrence v. Texas 2015 : Obergefell v. Hodges
Seneca Falls Convention
The General Assembly in Pennsylvania passed a similar married woman 's property law a few weeks later , one which Lucretia Mott and others had championed . These progressive state laws were seen by American women as a sign of new hope for women 's rights .
List of smoking bans in the United States
January 19 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Cary , December 8 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Centreville , December 17 , 2011 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Charleston , March 7 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Clarksdale , September 10 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Clinton , August 14 , 2008 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Coahoma County , November 16 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Coldwater , March 3 , 2016 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Collins , June 5 , 2008 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Corinth , November 6 , 2007 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including restaurants , by vote of the Board of Aldermen ; this municipality is dry Courtland , April 2 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Crawford , May 28 , 2010 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Cruger , April 6 , 2016 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Crystal Springs , November 1 , 2008 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Drew , April 2 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Duck Hill , April 9 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Duncan , April 5 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Durant , May 3 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces
List of smoking bans in the United States
, including all bars and restaurants Holly Springs , October 1 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Houston , September 3 , 2016 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Indianola , November 7 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Isola , September 4 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Itta Bena , January 16 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Iuka , January 1 , 2015 banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Jackson , July 2 , 2010 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Jonestown , October 13 , 2010 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Kosciusko , November 2 , 2007 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Laurel , December 4 , 2008 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lexington , October 11 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Louise , October 1 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Louisville , April 3 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lucedale , February 1 , 2013 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lula , December 4 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lumberton , July 3 , 2010 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lyon , October 2 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Macon , September 17 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars
List of smoking bans in the United States
Statewide smoking ban : On January 1 , 2008 , the Smoke Free Illinois Act went into effect , banning smoking in all enclosed workplaces , including bars , restaurants , and casinos , and within 15 feet ( 4.6 m ) of such places ; exempts certain retail tobacco stores , private and semiprivate rooms in nursing homes occupied exclusively by smokers , no more than 25 % of designated smoking rooms in hotels / motels on the same floor , and private residences . Smoking is prohibited in private residences when defined as a place of employment such as when used for child care or foster care . Local governments may regulate smoking more strictly than the state .
Voting rights in the United States
Eligibility to vote in the United States is established both through the federal constitution and by state law . Several constitutional amendments ( the 15th , 19th , and 26th specifically ) require that voting rights can not be abridged on account of race , color , previous condition of servitude , sex , or age for those above 18 ; the constitution as originally written did not establish any such rights during 1787 -- 1870 . In the absence of a specific federal law or constitutional provision , each state is given considerable discretion to establish qualifications for suffrage and candidacy within its own respective jurisdiction ; in addition , states and lower level jurisdictions establish election systems , such as at - large or single member district elections for county councils or school boards .
List of smoking bans in the United States
Statewide smoking ban : Effective July 1 , 2004 , smoking is banned in all enclosed public places and workplaces , including bars and restaurants . The law exempts private clubs when not open to the public , private residences except when used as a business for healthcare or childcare , designated hotel / motel smoking rooms , retail tobacco stores , licensed cigar or hookah bars , stage performances involving smoking , places where smoking - related scientific research is occurring , religious ceremonies involving smoking , outdoor areas , designated areas in nursing homes as approved by the state , and other tobacco - related workplaces such as farms and distributors . Local governments and boards of health may regulate smoking more strictly than the state . Boston , February 9 , 2009 , banned by the Boston Public Health Commission on outside patios of bars and restaurants ; also banned on February 9 , 2019 ( 10 years later than the other new restrictions ) in cigar and hookah bars , unless the establishment obtains an additional 10 - year exemption . Additionally , smoking is banned in all hotel rooms in the city of Boston . Tobacco products can not be sold at educational institutions or health care institutions including pharmacies and stores having pharmacies within .
List of smoking bans in the United States
No statewide smoking ban . Instead , West Virginia 's statewide smoking laws generally prohibit smoking in ( 1 ) public transportation vehicles where a `` no smoking '' sign is posted , ( 2 ) areas of public school except teacher 's lounges not accessible to students ( unless a local education board rules differently ) , ( 3 ) workplaces where a `` no smoking '' sign is posted , ( 4 ) areas near surface magazines for explosives used in mining , ( 5 ) mines and structures around mines , ( 6 ) nonsmoking sections in bingo halls , and ( 7 ) nonsmoking areas in nursing homes . No West Virginia law requires the designation of nonsmoking areas generally in enclosed workplaces . In 2003 , the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that county health boards may regulate smoking more stringently than the state , except in bingo halls and retirement homes . As of April 2009 , 51 counties and two cities in West Virginia have enacted local smoking bans to varying degrees . In 2008 , a proposed statewide smoking ban failed in the West Virginia Legislature .
List of smoking bans in the United States
2000 , banned in all enclosed workplaces except bars and restaurants Jefferson County , October 31 , 2003 , banned in all enclosed workplaces except bars and restaurants Marion County , July 30 , 2004 banned in all enclosed workplaces , including restaurants but exempting bars Marshall County , April 1 , 2013 , banned in all enclosed workplaces except bars and restaurants McDowell County , July 1 , 2006 , banned in all restaurants , but not bars or all other workplaces Mercer County , December 30 , 2005 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including restaurants but exempting bars Mingo County , July 1 , 2006 , banned in all enclosed workplaces except bars and restaurants Morgan County , July 30 , 2007 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including restaurants but exempting bars Raleigh County , February 22 , 2005 , banned in all enclosed workplaces except bars and restaurants Wayne County , December 9 , 2004 , banned in all enclosed workplaces except bars and restaurants Webster County , October 13 , 2004 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including restaurants but exempting bars Wyoming County , January 31 , 1998 , banned in all enclosed workplaces except bars and restaurants Localities in West Virginia where a smoking ban was rejected in some manner ( 1 total ) : Putnam County , August 21 , 2007 , County Health Board repealed a September 2006 ban on smoking in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants
List of smoking bans in the United States
, January 1 , 2007 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants and has placed a ban for outdoor smoking within city limits Hampton , January 1 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Hartsville , October 10 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Heath Springs , May 28 , 2013 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Hilton Head Island , May 1 , 2007 , banned in all bars and restaurants , but not in all other workplaces Hollywood , July 26 , 2010 banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Inman , April 8 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Isle of Palms , January 1 , 2009 , banned in all bars and restaurants , but not in all other workplaces Kershaw , March 18 , 2013 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lancaster , October 22 , 2013 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lancaster County , March 1 , 2013 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including all bars and restaurants Lexington , October 3 , 2009 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Lexington County , January 1 , 2010 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Mount Pleasant , September 1 , 2007 , banned in all bars , restaurants , and private clubs , but not in all other workplaces North Augusta , August 1 , 2009 , banned in
American Revolution
For more than thirty years , however , the 1776 New Jersey State Constitution gave the vote to `` all inhabitants '' who had a certain level of wealth , including unmarried women and blacks ( not married women because they could not own property separately from their husbands ) , until in 1807 , when that state legislature passed a bill interpreting the constitution to mean universal white male suffrage , excluding paupers .
Incorporation of the Bill of Rights
This right , though not in the words of the first amendment , was first mentioned in the case NAACP v. Alabama , 357 U.S. 449 ( 1958 ) and was at that time applied to the states . See also Roberts v. United States Jaycees , 468 U.S. 609 ( 1984 ) , where the U.S. Supreme Court held that `` implicit in the right to engage in activities protected by the First Amendment '' is `` a corresponding right to associate with others in pursuit of a wide variety of political , social , economic , educational , religious , and cultural ends . ''
List of smoking bans in the United States
Instead , West Virginia 's statewide smoking laws generally prohibit smoking in ( 1 ) public transportation vehicles where a `` no smoking '' sign is posted , ( 2 ) areas of public school except teacher 's lounges not accessible to students ( unless a local education board rules differently ) , ( 3 ) workplaces where a `` no smoking '' sign is posted , ( 4 ) areas near surface magazines for explosives used in mining , ( 5 ) mines and structures around mines , ( 6 ) nonsmoking sections in bingo halls , and ( 7 ) nonsmoking areas in nursing homes . No West Virginia law requires the designation of nonsmoking areas generally in enclosed workplaces . In 2003 , the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled that county health boards may regulate smoking more stringently than the state , except in bingo halls and retirement homes . As of April 2009 , 51 counties and two cities in West Virginia have enacted local smoking bans to varying degrees . In 2008 , a proposed statewide smoking ban failed in the West Virginia Legislature . Localities in West Virginia with a smoking ban that includes all bars and restaurants ( 37 total ) : Barbour County , October 1 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Berkeley County , July 1 , 2014 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Braxton County , July 1 , 2004 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Brooke County , July 1 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Cabell County , October 1 , 2008 , banned in all enclosed workplaces including bars and restaurants Calhoun County , October 1 , 2008 banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Doddridge County , September 29 , 2009 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Grant County , September 1 , 2009 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Greenbrier County , September 1 , 2012 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Hampshire County , January 1 , 2016 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Hancock County , July 1 , 2015 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Harrison County , January 1 , 2009 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Jackson County , July 1 , 2008 , banned in all enclosed workplaces , including bars and restaurants Kanawha County ,
List of alcohol laws of the United States
Other liquor sales only are allowed at state - licensed retail liquor stores . Kansas has comprehensive open container laws for public places and vehicles , public intoxication laws , and requirements for prospective on - premises or off - premises licensees . Kentucky No 6 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Monday through Saturday 1 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Sundays Yes No Local ordinance may vote to permit Sunday sales at restaurants . Sales 2 -- 4 a.m. only in Louisville . As of 2005 Sunday sales were allowed per state law , but may still be prohibited in some areas by local ordinance ( as of early 2006 , such a situation existed with smaller cities within Louisville Metro , though these cities have since changed local ordinances ) . Alcohol sale restriction and wet / dry ( both by drink and package ) allowed by both county and city local option . Approximately 39 counties in the state ( mostly eastern and southern counties ) are dry , all alcohol sale and possession prohibited ; 22 `` moist '' counties ( with `` wet '' cities allowing package liquor sales in counties otherwise dry ) ; 29 counties that are otherwise dry but have communities with local option that allow sales of liquor by the drink or under special exemptions allowing sales at wineries . Majority of wet counties are around major metropolitan areas ( Louisville , Lexington , Covington , Bowling Green ) . Note : Beginning in 2013 Liquor by the drink and beer by the drink are available on Sundays in Louisville , KY beginning at 10 : 00 am . Bowling Green , KY recently began allowing Sunday sales in December 2013 for carry - out beer , wine , and liquor . Prohibition on liquor sales on Election Day was repealed effective June 24 , 2013 . Kentucky was one of only two states to still have Election Day prohibition , the other being South Carolina . Louisiana No No state imposed restrictions on on - premises hours . `` 24 hour '' bars are common in New Orleans and in Jefferson Parish . Some municipalities and parishes ( including Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish ) require on - premises service to stop at 2 : 00 am . No statewide restrictions on hours of package sales .
List of smoking bans in the United States
Statewide smoking ban : On November 16 , 2006 , smoking was banned statewide in all enclosed or partially enclosed workplaces in Hawaii , including the indoor and outdoor portions of all bars and restaurants . The law exempts private residences not used as a healthcare or daycare facility , hotel / motel rooms designated as smoking rooms , retail tobacco stores , designated rooms in nursing homes , outdoor places of employment not part of bars or restaurants , any place where smoking is part of a production being filmed , and state correctional facilities . Smoking is prohibited within 20 feet ( 6.1 m ) of the entrance / exit of a place where the law prohibits smoking indoors . Fines range from $50 for a person caught smoking in violation of the law , to between $100 and $500 for an establishment caught allowing smoking in violation of the law . In 2010 , several bills were introduced attempting to exempt bars . Counties may regulate smoking more strictly than the state . Kalawao County , October 4 , 2002 , banned smoking in all public buildings . The ban did not apply to private homes or Kalawao County 's only bar at the time . Hawaii County , March 13 , 2008 , banned in public recreational areas , such as parks and beaches .
Grand juries in the United States
The grand jury clause of the Fifth Amendment has not been incorporated against the U.S. states . As a matter of state law , the states of Alaska , Arizona , Arkansas , California , Colorado , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Hawaii , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Michigan ( convened by the Court of Appeals ) , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , Montana , Nebraska , Nevada , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , North Carolina , North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Utah ( convened by a panel of judges ) , Virginia , Washington , West Virginia , Wyoming , as well as the District of Columbia , employ some form of grand jury .
Overview of gun laws by nation
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Gun laws in the United States by state
Subject / Law Long guns Handguns Relevant Statutes Notes State permit required to purchase ? No Yes § 624.7131 Permit to purchase required to transfer / purchase long guns with a pistol grip and handguns through FFL dealers . A permit to carry also acts as a permit to purchase for Minnesota residents . Traditional rifles and shotguns may be purchased without a permit . Firearm registration ? No No Assault weapon law ? No No § 624.7131 Persons 18 and older may purchase assault weapons with a permit to purchase ( or permit to carry for persons 21 and older ) . Magazine Capacity Restriction ? No No Owner license required ? No No Carry permits required ? Yes Yes § 624.714 Shall Issue . Minnesota Permit to Carry a Pistol required to carry handguns . Concealment is permitted but not required . Open Carry ? Yes Yes § 624.7181 Whoever carries a BB gun , rifle , or shotgun on or about the person in a public place is guilty of a gross misdemeanor . A person under the age of 21 who carries a semiautomatic military - style assault weapon on or about their person in public place is guilty of a felony . However , you may carry a pistol or a long gun openly with permit to carry a pistol because , the law states that the prohibition on carrying does not include the carrying of a BB gun , rifle , or shotgun by a person who has a permit under section 624.714 . State Preemption of local restrictions ? Yes Yes § 471.633 Municipalities may regulate the discharge of firearms within their borders . NFA weapons restricted ? Partial Partial § 609.67 Machine guns and short - barreled shotguns , unless designated Curios & Relics , are prohibited in most cases . Some destructive devices are prohibited in most cases . Sound suppressors and short barreled rifles are legal . Peaceable Journey laws ? Yes Yes § 97B. 045 § 624.714 , Subd. 9 Any legally possessed gun may be transported in a motor vehicle , provided it is unloaded and cased . Background checks required for private sales ? No No