Verified Firearm Specifications

Rhode Island background checks handgun Restrictive

RI1001 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-47-35, 11-47-35.1

§ 11-47-35(a)(2) The person selling the pistol or revolver shall on the date of application sign and forward by registered mail or by delivery in person the original and duplicate copies of the application to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police or the chief of police in the city or town in which the person has his or her residence or place of business.

Effective: 1959-01-26

Rhode Island background checks handgun Restrictive

RI1004 — sales from dealer

Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-35(a)(2)

(2) The person selling the pistol or revolver shall on the date of application sign and forward by registered mail, by delivery in person, or by electronic mail if approved by the applicable police department, the original and duplicate copies of the application to the chief of police in the city or town in which the purchaser has his or her residence or to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police in the...

Effective: 1959-01-26

Rhode Island background checks handgun Restrictive

RI1034 — permit to purchase

Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-35(a)(2)

(2) The person selling the pistol or revolver shall on the date of application sign and forward by registered mail or by delivery in person the original and duplicate copies of the application to the superintendent of the Rhode Island state police or the chief of police in the city or town in which the person has his or her residence or place of business.

Effective: 1959-01-26

South Carolina background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

SC1024 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30

South Carolina background checks handgun Restrictive

SC1023 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30

South Dakota background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

SD1032 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30

South Dakota background checks handgun Restrictive

SD1031 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30

Tennessee background checks handgun Permissive

TN1005 — sales from dealer

Citation: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316

(g) The Tennessee bureau of investigation may require that the dealer verify the identification of the purchaser if that identity is in question by sending the thumbprints of the purchaser to the bureau.

Effective: 2009-05-20

Tennessee background checks handgun Permissive

TN1002 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316(m)(3)

(m) (1) The background check does not apply to transactions between licensed importers, licensed manufacturers, licensed dealers, or licensed collectors who meet the requirements of subsection (b) and certify prior to the transaction the legal and licensed status of both parties. The burden shall fall upon the transferor to determine the legality of the transaction in progress.

Effective: 1998-11-01

Tennessee background checks long gun Restrictive

TN1006 — sales from dealer

Citation: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316(c)

(c) Except with respect to transactions between persons licensed as dealers under 18 U.S.C. § 923, a gun dealer shall comply with the following before a firearm is delivered to a purchaser: (1) The purchaser shall present to the dealer current identification meeting the requirements of subsection (f). (2) The gun dealer shall complete a firearms transaction record as required by 18 U.S.C.

Effective: 1998-11-01

Tennessee background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

TN1040 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30

Tennessee background checks handgun Restrictive

TN1039 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30

Tennessee background checks handgun Restrictive

TN1001 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316(d)

(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude any person eligible to purchase a pistol or sidearm, as set out above, from making an occasional sale of a used or second-hand gun legally purchased by the person without being licensed to do business as such; but whenever a sale is made, the same procedure must be followed as is provided above for persons licensed by the state of Tennessee to engage in the business.

Effective: 1959-03-19 Superseded: 1998-11-01

Tennessee background checks handgun Restrictive

TN1004 — sales from dealer

Citation: Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1316(b)

(b) Any person desiring to purchase a pistol or sidearm as above provided shall certify to the seller that the purchaser is not one of those listed above as prohibited from legal sale of a firearm, and the person having the gun for sale, whether a firearms dealer engaged in the business of selling firearms, new or used, or any other person, shall file with the sheriff of the county wherein the sale is to be made,...

Effective: 1959-03-19 Superseded: 2009-05-20

Texas background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

TX1034 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30

Texas background checks handgun Restrictive

TX1033 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30

Utah background checks long gun Restrictive

UT1004 — sales from dealer

Citation: Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-526

§ 76-10-526. Criminal background check prior to purchase of a firearm - Fee - Exemption for concealed firearm permit holders. (1) A criminal background check required by this section shall only apply to the purchase of a handgun until federal law requires the background check to extend to other firearms.

Effective: 1998-11-30

Utah background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

UT1050 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30

Utah background checks handgun Restrictive

UT1002 — sales from dealer

Citation: Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-526

§ 76-10-526. Criminal background check prior to purchase of a handgun. (1) To establish personal identification and residence in this state for purposes of this part, a dealer shall require any person receiving a handgun to present: (a) one photo identification on a form issued by a governmental agency of the state; and (b) one other documentation of residence which must show an address identical to that shown on...

Effective: 1994-02-28

Utah background checks handgun Restrictive

UT1049 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30

Vermont background checks handgun Restrictive

VT1057 — extra time

Citation: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4019(d)(2)

(d) A person shall not transfer a firearm to another person if: (1) the transfer requires a background check under this section or under federal law; and (2) the licensed dealer facilitating the transfer has not been provided with a unique identification number for the transfer by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, provided that if the identification number has not been provided within seven...

Effective: 2022-07-01

Vermont background checks long gun Restrictive

VT1058 — extra time

Citation: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 4019(d)(2)

(d) A person shall not transfer a firearm to another person if: (1) the transfer requires a background check under this section or under federal law; and (2) the licensed dealer facilitating the transfer has not been provided with a unique identification number for the transfer by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, provided that if the identification number has not been provided within seven...

Effective: 2022-07-01

Vermont background checks handgun Restrictive

VT1022 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: 13 V.S.A. § 4019(b)(1)

Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an unlicensed person shall not transfer a firearm to another unlicensed person unless: (A) the proposed transferor and the proposed transferee physically appear together with the firearm before a licensed dealer and request that the licensed dealer facilitate the transfer; and (B) the licensed dealer agrees to facilitate the transfer.

Effective: 2018-04-11

Vermont background checks long gun Restrictive

VT1029 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: 13 V.S.A. § 4019(b)(1)

Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, an unlicensed person shall not transfer a firearm to another unlicensed person unless: (A) the proposed transferor and the proposed transferee physically appear together with the firearm before a licensed dealer and request that the licensed dealer facilitate the transfer; and (B) the licensed dealer agrees to facilitate the transfer.

Effective: 2018-04-11

Vermont background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

VT1034 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30

Vermont background checks handgun Restrictive

VT1033 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30

Virginia background checks handgun Restrictive

VA1065 — extra time

Citation: Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:2(B)(2)

2. The State Police shall provide its response to the requesting dealer during the dealer's request or by return call without delay.

Effective: 2021-07-01

Virginia background checks long gun Restrictive

VA1066 — extra time

Citation: Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:2(B)(2)

2. The State Police shall provide its response to the requesting dealer during the dealer's request or by return call without delay.

Effective: 2021-07-01

Virginia background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

VA1064 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: VA ST § 18.2-308.2:5

A. No person shall sell a firearm for money, goods, services or anything else of value unless he has obtained verification from a licensed dealer in firearms that information on the prospective purchaser has been submitted for a criminal history record information check as set out in § 18.2-308.2:2 and that a determination has been received from the Department of State Police that the prospective purchaser is not...

Effective: 2020-07-01

Virginia background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

VA1042 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30

Virginia background checks handgun Restrictive

VA1041 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30

Virginia background checks handgun Restrictive

VA1002 — sales from dealer

Citation: Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:2 (1989 Law) (b)(g)

B.1. No dealer shall sell, rent, trade or transfer from his inventory any such firearm to any other person who is a resident of Virginia until he has (i) obtained written consent as specified in subsection A, and provided the Department of State Police with the name, birth date, gender, race, and social security and/or any other identification number and (iii) requested and received criminal history record...

Effective: 1989-11-01

Virginia background checks long gun Restrictive

VA1004 — sales from dealer

Citation: Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.2:2

A. Any person purchasing from a dealer a firearm as herein defined shall consent in writing, on a form to be provided by the Department of State Police, to have the dealer obtain criminal history record information. B.1.

Effective: 1989-11-01

Washington background checks long gun Restrictive

WA1001 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.113

All firearm sales or transfers, in whole or part in this state including without limitation a sale or transfer where either the purchaser or seller or transferee or transferor is in Washington, shall be subject to background checks unless specifically exempted by state or federal law.

Effective: 2014-12-04

Washington background checks handgun Restrictive

WA1050 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.113

All firearm sales or transfers, in whole or part in this state including without limitation a sale or transfer where either the purchaser or seller or transferee or transferor is in Washington, shall be subject to background checks unless specifically exempted by state or federal law.

Effective: 2014-12-04

Washington background checks long gun Restrictive

WA1053 — sales from dealer

Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 9.41.113

All firearm sales or transfers, in whole or part in this state including without limitation a sale or transfer where either the purchaser or seller or transferee or transferor is in Washington, shall be subject to background checks unless specifically exempted by state or federal law.

Effective: 2014-12-04