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. |
Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Senate Bill 418, "The Personal and Family Protection Act," advanced through the Senate Federal & State Affairs Committee ...
Monday, February 6, 2006
Reloaded and trying to avoid a repeat of last year, advocates have returned with a bill that would ...
Friday, February 3, 2006
Help make Right-to-Carry a reality in Kansas! Senate Bill 418, "The Personal and Family Protection Act," will be ...
Friday, February 3, 2006
Kansas is one of only four states that offer no carry permits. Advocates say they hope election-year politics ...
Monday, January 30, 2006
Once again, the Kansas legislature is taking up carry legislation.Read Original at: Topeka Capital-Journal
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Senate Bill 418, The Personal and Family Protection Act will be heard before the Senate Federal & State ...
Monday, January 23, 2006
The issue of whether Kansans should be allowed to legally carry is back in play with legislators. Sen. ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Police say a man may have broken into a residence in conjunction with a plan to rob a ...
Thursday, June 9, 2005
A new Kansas gun law received a symbolic no-confidence vote from the Prairie Village Legislative and Finance Committee ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Congratulations Kansans! Thanks to your phone calls, emails, and letters, Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed SB 195 on Friday, ...