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HOW STATES REGULATE

Where each state stands on eight

policies central to the debate over

access to firearms

A YEAR IN ARMS
The guns produced in and imported
to the U.S. in 2015, minus exports,
with the change from 2006

ConnecticutThe 2012

Sandy Hook school

shooting led to a ban

onhigh-capacity

magazines, among

other measures.

CaliforniaAfter the 2015

San Bernardino shooting,

the state passed several

restrictive laws, including

one thatrequires a

background check to

buy ammunition.

NevadaLast year, voters

approved auniversal

background check, but

the policy was put on

hold after state officials

raised questions about

enforcement.

South Carolina

Following the 2015

Charleston church

shooting, it expanded

the list of states

whoseconcealed-carry

permits it honors.

VirginiaThe state

loosened its gun

policies, such as

dropping itsone-

handgun-a-month

purchase limit, after

the 2007 shooting

at Virginia Tech.

SOURCES: ATF; LAW CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE; NRA-ILA

TexasSix years

after the 2009

shooting at Fort

Hood, the state

allowed licensed gun

owners toopenly

carry handguns in

many public places.

The Brief

NATION

What happens

to gun laws after

a mass shooting

FOLLOWING THE MASSACRE IN LAS
Vegas, some members of Congress are
calling for a ban on devices that allow
rifles to fire like machine guns, like the
one used by the shooter. Yet states, not
Congress, are more likely to take up
gun laws following tragedies. Here is
a look at each state’s position on key
gun laws, with notable policy changes
in states that recently experienced a
mass shooting. —EMILY BARONE