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. |
Monday, April 18, 2005
Gun rights advocates scored a victory when Gov. Kathleen Sebelius made it easier for people to transport firearms ...
Monday, April 11, 2005
"Enhancing the economic activity from outdoor sports and creating fairness and consistency in our gun laws are two ...
Monday, April 4, 2005
Thanks to your calls, NRA-backed preemption bill, SB 195, passed both the House and Senate and now heads ...
Monday, April 4, 2005
The legislature passed and sent to the governor a bill that creates major changes in state and local ...
Friday, April 1, 2005
Thanks to your calls, NRA-backed preemption bill, SB 195, passed out of the House with 107 votes. The ...
Friday, March 25, 2005
HB 2439, recently renamed SB 195, will eliminate the unfair patchwork of local firearm ordinances across Kansas while ...
Friday, March 11, 2005
HB 2439 will be coming up for a committee vote in the coming week. HB 2439 seeks to ...
Friday, March 4, 2005
HB 2439 will be heard before the House Federal & State Affairs Committee on March 8. HB 2439 ...
Friday, February 25, 2005
Please contact your Representatives and respectfully urge them to support HB 2439. HB 2439 seeks to correct the ...
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
When hunters and fishermen gather at the Kansas Legislature for Sportsman`s Lobby Day, it is hoped they will ...