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 New requests?: 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 Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Kansas Notes: Awaiting response Link: Total firearms homicides: Doesn't have firearm data: http://www.kansas.gov/kbi/stats/stats_crime.shtml New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Kentucky Notes: Awaiting acknowledgement Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/kentucky-147/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-kentucky-26288/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Louisiana Notes: Forwarded to Louisiana State Police: awaiting acnkowledgement. Link: Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Arkansas Notes: Awaiting Acknowledgement Link: Total firearms homicides: Crime stats have no data on firearms: http://www.acic.org/crime-statistics New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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? New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Colorado Notes: Awaiting response Link: Total firearms homicides: 1998-2015 https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cbi/crime-colorado1 New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Maryland Notes: Forwarded to Maryland State Police Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/maryland-154/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-26832/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Mississippi Notes: Awaiting response Link: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/mississippi-231/firearm-policies-procedures-guidelines-office-of-the-attorney-general-mississippi-26251/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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.) New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: "there is no statewide compilation of statistics regarding issuance or revocation of permits...The issuance of gun permits to New Hampshire residents is done by the local police chief or select board...Local municipalities are responsible for issuing permits to sell firearms at retail, pursuant to RSA 159:8" Licenses denied: / Licenses suspended: / Licenses revoked: / |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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) New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
State: Wisconsin Notes: Awaiting acknowledgement Link: Total firearms homicides: New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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 New requests?: Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |
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/ Sale or transfer of firearms: Licenses issued: Licenses denied: Licenses suspended: Licenses revoked: |