Kansas Gun Laws
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | No | No |
Registration of Firearms | No | No |
Licensing of Owner | No | No |
Permit to Carry | No | No |
The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | Enacted |
No-Net Loss | No Legislation |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | Provisions Enacted |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Partial Ban |
Right To Carry Laws | No Permit Required |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | Outright Recognition |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | With Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Purchase
No state permit is required to purchase a rifle, shotgun, or handgun. MORE |
Possession
No state permit is required to purchase a rifle, shotgun, or handgun. MORE |
Carrying
State law does not generally prohibit the open carrying of a handgun. Any person who can legally own a firearm may concealed carry if they are 21 or over. No permit/license is required. MORE |
Preemption
No city or county shall adopt any ordinance, resolution or regulation, and no agent of any city or county shall take any administrative action, governing the purchase, transfer, ownership, storage or transporting of firearms or ammunition, or any component or combination thereof. MORE |
Machine Guns
It is unlawful to possess: any device designed, used or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm; a shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches in length: or any firearm designed to discharge or capable of discharging automatically more than once by a single function of the trigger. MORE |
Range Protection
A person who owns, operates, manages or uses a sport shooting range that conforms to generally accepted operation practices in the state is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or noise pollution... MORE |
Miscellaneous
It is unlawful to change, alter, remove or obliterate the name of the maker, model, manufacturer’s number or other identifying mark of any firearm. Possession of such a firearm is prima facie evidence of guilt. MORE |
Sources: Kansas Statutes Annotated § 21-4201 through § 21-4206. |
Thursday, February 1, 2007
A carry ban in Hutchinson city parks is expected to expire next month, after two city councilmen reversed ...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
A law that gives Kansans the right to carry needs protection from local governments that are passing ordinances ...
Thursday, January 25, 2007
City of Manhattan officials are going to ban concealed firearms in some areas. This month Kansas began issuing ...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
A law allowing Kansans to carry passed the legislature last year and went into effect this month. Kansas ...
Monday, January 22, 2007
The state law permitting license holders to carry concealed handguns includes a provision preventing cities and counties from ...
Monday, January 8, 2007
Missourians licensed to carry can now carry in Kansas. Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline on January 5 announced ...
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
On January third, Kansas will begin issuing permits to the nearly 3,000 Kansans eligible to carry in the ...
Thursday, December 28, 2006
As Jan. 1 nears, a lot of Wichita businesses have prepared for the day when people with licenses ...
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Three zoning items, including a shooting range, were up for discussion during the Nov. 29 Lyon County commission ...
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Attorney General Phill Kline unveiled Nov. 14 the official sign that must be used to declare a Kansas ...