State: Idaho
Notes: Gave a link to Idaho gun laws, a link to Idaho Crime Report (lists crimes + type of weapon used in crimes), total concealed weapons licenses
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/idaho-228/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-idaho-state-police-26284/#comm-265090
Total firearms homicides: https://isp.idaho.gov/BCI/CrimeInIdaho/CrimeInIdaho2015/Crimes%20Against%20Persons.pdf
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Sale or transfer of firearms: "We do not track the sale or transfer" https://www.muckrock.com/foi/idaho-228/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-idaho-state-police-26284/#comm-265090
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State: Illinois
Notes: Told there were no responsive documents. Records keeper said "I do not know which agency or agencies maintain the records responsive to your request. It may be various state and/or federal law enforcement agencies."
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/illinois-168/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-illinois-attorney-general-26253/#comm-259879
Total firearms homicides: No mention of firearms http://www.isp.state.il.us/crime/cii2015.cfm
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/illinois-168/gun-related-deaths-illinois-33342/
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State: Indiana
Notes: Told "The Indiana State Police have no procedures for issuing or denying firearms licenses. We follow the law of the State of Indiana." Gave a link to a breakdown of firearms licenses in Indiana, plus this additional information: Licenses Issued 2014: 70,620 2015: 77,028 2016 (as of 7/8/2016): 81,922 License Denied 2014: 146 2015: 803 2016 (as of 7/8/2016): 393 License Suspended 2014: 214 2015: 382 2016 (as of 7/8/2016): 306 License Revoked 2014: 213 2015: 325 2016 (as of 7/8/2016):245
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/indiana-152/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-indiana-26285/#comm-263648
Total firearms homicides:
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/indiana-152/gun-related-deaths-indiana-33343/
Sale or transfer of firearms: "ISP is not involved in the sale/transfer of firearms. ATF is responsible for this"
Licenses issued: Licenses Issued 2014: 70,620 2015: 77,028 2016 YTD: 81,922
Licenses denied: License Denied 2014: 146 2015: 803 2016 YTD: 393
Licenses suspended: License Suspended 2014: 214 2015: 382 2016YTD: 306
Licenses revoked: License Revoked 2014: 213 2015: 325 2016 YTD:245
State: Iowa
Notes: Sent policy statement on workplace violence
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/iowa-246/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-iowa-26286/#file-93993
Total firearms homicides: Doesn't have firearm data: http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/ucr/
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/iowa-246/gun-related-deaths-iowa-33344/
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State: Kansas
Notes: Awaiting response
Link:
Total firearms homicides: Doesn't have firearm data: http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/stats/stats_crime.shtml
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State: Kentucky
Notes: Awaiting acknowledgement
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/kentucky-147/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-kentucky-26288/
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State: Louisiana
Notes: Forwarded to Louisiana State Police: awaiting acnkowledgement.
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State: Alabama
Notes: Rejected - not an Alabama resident
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/alabama-159/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-alabama-26265/#file-95726
Total firearms homicides: Has % of homicides w/ firearms http://www.alea.gov/Documents/Documents/CrimeInAlabama-2015.pdf
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPH https://www.muckrock.com/foi/alabama-159/gun-related-deaths-alabama-33326/
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State: Alaska
Notes: Told to refer to Alaska Public Safety website for firearms laws
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/alaska-235/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-alaska-26267/#file-95983
Total firearms homicides: 2000-2015 http://www.dps.alaska.gov/statewide/ucr.aspx
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPH https://www.muckrock.com/foi/alaska-235/gun-related-deaths-alaska-33328/
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State: Arizona
Notes: Forwarded to Arizona Dept. of Public Safety
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/arizona-78/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-26275/#file-94081
Total firearms homicides: 2006-2015 firearms used in murders, robberies, assaults http://www.azdps.gov/about/reports/crime_in_arizona/
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ Dept. of Public Safety https://www.muckrock.com/foi/arizona-78/gun-related-deaths-arizona-33330/
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State: Arkansas
Notes: Awaiting Acknowledgement
Link:
Total firearms homicides: Crime stats have no data on firearms: http://www.acic.org/crime-statistics
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State: California
Notes: Told to refer to California Bureau of Firearms for laws
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/california-52/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-california-26269/#file-95348
Total firearms homicides: On AGs website, 2006-2015: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/cjsc/publications/homicide/hm15/hm15.pdf?
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State: Colorado
Notes: Awaiting response
Link:
Total firearms homicides: 1998-2015 https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cbi/crime-colorado1
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State: Connecticut
Notes: Told "This office does not regulate the acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer of firearms," and to look on state judiciary website for laws regarding firearms
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/connecticut-53/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-connecticut-26279/#file-94381
Total firearms homicides: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/connecticut-53/number-of-gun-related-deaths-25988/
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State: Delaware
Notes: Told no records are available to the public
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/delaware-236/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-delaware-26280/#comm-269817
Total firearms homicides:
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/delaware-236/gun-related-deaths-delaware-33335/
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State: Maine
Notes: Gave: "rules governing disposition of forfeited firearms;" waiting for the rest
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/maine-13/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-maine-26290/#comm-259938
Total firearms homicides: 1995-2015 data (click murder, combines "murder and non-negligent manslaughter) https://www1.maine.gov/dps/cim/crime_in_maine/cim.htm
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State: Maryland
Notes: Forwarded to Maryland State Police
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/maryland-154/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-26832/
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State: Massachusetts
Notes: Awaiting acknowledgement from the Attorney General's office
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/massachusetts-1/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-attorney-generals-office-26278/
Total firearms homicides: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/massachusetts-1/number-of-gun-related-deaths-25986/#comm-282665
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State: Michigan
Notes: Gave information on: laws regarding silenvers and shotguns, the concealed pistol law, and laws regarding "Game-Getters;"
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/michigan-117/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-michigan-department-of-attorney-general-26266/#file-95828
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State: Minnesota
Notes: Gave Minnesota firearms statutes and told to contact the individual sheriff's departments
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/minnesota-156/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-minnesota-26291/#file-97131
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State: Mississippi
Notes: Awaiting response
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/mississippi-231/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-mississippi-26251/
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State: Missouri
Notes: Told to look online at urban crime summit report and concealed carry reciprocity information. (Note: cannot find recent urban crime summit report and provided url not working)
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/missouri-299/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-missouri-26292/#file-94138
Total firearms homicides:
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/missouri-299/gun-related-deaths-missouri-33357/
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State: Montana
Notes: Told to look online for firearms laws, and gave background check information, and a "memo regarding the confidentiality of information contained on concealed weapon permit applications."
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/montana-157/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-of-montana-26273/#comm-265169
Total firearms homicides:
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/montana-157/gun-related-deaths-montana-33356/
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State: Nebraska
Notes: Requires a payment of "at least $345.28."
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/nebraska-300/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-nebraska-26244/#comm-259669
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State: Nevada
Notes: Told to contact local offices and see the annual Crime in Nevada Report.
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/nevada-301/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-nevada-26245/#file-102546
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State: New Hampshire
Notes: Told "The NH Attorney General's Office has no involvement with the issuing or revocation of gun permits in New Hampshire or the regulation of gun sales. Thus, we do not generate any policies, directives, protocols, etc... related to that. Nor do we maintain statistics on incidents involving the use of a firearm, with one exception - we compile statistics about the use of firearms in homicides."
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/new-hampshire-81/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-new-hampshire-26246/#comm-264770
Total firearms homicides: 10-year homicide data: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/new-hampshire-81/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-new-hampshire-26246/#file-95779 (not broken down age/sex/race/etc.)
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State: New Jersey
Notes: Gave "Firearms applicant investigation guidebook"
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/new-jersey-229/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-new-jersey-26270/#comm-331652
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State: New Mexico
Notes: Requires a payment of $7.75
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/new-mexico-227/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-new-mexico-department-of-public-safety-26247/
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State: New York
Notes: No responsive documents
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/new-york-16/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-new-york-26271/#file-96868
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State: North Carolina
Notes: No responsive documents: "We would not be the agency in possession of the documents/information you are seeking." directed to an online handbook about gun laws
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/north-carolina-153/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-north-carolina-26248/#comm-261818
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State: North Dakota
Notes: Told records are on Attorney General's website.
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/north-dakota-232/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-north-dakota-26249/#comm-258001
Total firearms homicides: >firearms involved in 6 homicides, (3 male; 3 female)
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State: Ohio
Notes: Gave concealed carry statistics, concealed carry license renewal information, a brochure "for those involved with the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence offenses," and information for CCW training instructors
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/ohio-116/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-ohio-26250/#comms
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State: Oklahoma
Notes: Gave a document written by the Attorney General reagrding handguns
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/oklahoma-248/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-oklahoma-26254/#file-93980
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State: Oregon
Notes: No responsive documents
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/oregon-158/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-oregon-26255/#comm-258972
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State: Pennsylvania
Notes: Forwarded to the Pennsylvania State Police
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/pennsylvania-126/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-pennsylvania-state-police-26256/
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State: Rhode Island
Notes: Gave a chart with totals for all gun permits through 2016; "Please note this report reflects this Department’s data only. It does not include pistol permits issued, denied or revoked by the police departments of the individual cities and towns. You may wish to contact the individual cities or towns or the Rhode Island State Police."
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/rhode-island-82/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-26263/#file-95061
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State: South Carolina
Notes: Awaiting Acknowledgement
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/south-carolina-302/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-south-carolina-26257/
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State: South Dakota
Notes: Told to look on the South Dakota Attorney General's office's website
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/south-dakota-303/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-south-dakota-26258/
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State: Tennessee
Notes: Rejected: Not a resident of Tennessee
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/tennessee-155/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-tennessee-26272/#file-94675
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State: Georgia
Notes: Gave statistics on 2015 robberies, assaults, and homicides involving firearms
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/georgia-230/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-georgia-bureau-of-investigation-26282/#comm-266874
Total firearms homicides: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/georgia-230/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-georgia-bureau-of-investigation-26282/#comm-266874
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State: Texas
Notes: Forwarded to the Texas Department of Public Safety
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/texas-109/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-attorney-general-26252/#comm-261790
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State: Hawaii
Notes: Told to look on individual countie's websites for permitting information.
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/hawaii-247/state-firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-hawaii-department-of-public-safety-28336/#comm-286533
Total firearms homicides: 1996-2015 crime report on website, gives murders involving firearms but not manslaughters: http://ag.hawaii.gov/cpja/rs/cih/
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/hawaii-247/gun-related-deaths-hawaii-33341/
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State: Utah
Notes: Forwarded to the Utah Department of Public Safety
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/utah-234/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-utah-26259/#comm-261464
Total firearms homicides:
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/utah-234/gun-related-deaths-utah-33350/
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State: Vermont
Notes: Awaiting acknowledgement
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/vermont-80/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-vermont-26264/
Total firearms homicides: 1997-2014 data: http://vcic.vermont.gov/ch-information/statistics/vt-crime-report
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State: Virginia
Notes: Rejected: Not a resident of Virginia
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/virginia-128/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-virginia-attorney-general-26274/#file-94476
Total firearms homicides: 1999-2015 crime reports: http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Crime_in_Virginia.shtm
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State: Washington
Notes: Gave a link to the law that details the state's firearms laws and regulations
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/washington-54/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-washington-26260/
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State: West Virginia
Notes: Gave concealed handgun laws
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/west-virginia-304/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-west-virginia-26261/#file-94907
Total firearms homicides:
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/west-virginia-304/gun-related-deaths-west-virginia-33348/
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State: Wisconsin
Notes: Awaiting acknowledgement
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State: Wyoming
Notes: Told to look on the Department of Criminal Investigation and Secretary of State's websites
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/wyoming-305/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-wyoming-26262/#comm-282275
Total firearms homicides: 1999-2015 crime reports, lists homicides and % involving firearms http://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/dci-criminal-justice-information-systems-section/uniform-crime-reporting
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State: Florida
Notes: Forwarded to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/florida-34/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-florida-26281/#comm-258998
Total firearms homicides: No data on manslaughter, just murder http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/FSAC/UCR-Reports.aspx
New requests?: gun-related deaths w/ DPS https://www.muckrock.com/foi/florida-34/gun-related-deaths-florida-33336/
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