States With Official Gun Registries
California - The registry is maintained by the California Department of Justice and keeps information on buyers and sellers plus any firearms imported into the state. Information maintained is serial numbers, fingerprints, names, and addresses. The information is collected on handguns and long guns however if a gun was owned before 1991 there is no requirement to register it.
District of Columbia - All handguns and long guns are required to be registered with the Metropolitan Police.
Hawaii - All firearms must be registered within a 5 day period from when they are brought into the state or purchased with the county police chief.
Maryland - Only applies to handguns and automatic weapons which are required to be registered with the state police.
New York - Only applies to handguns which must be registered. There is a fee of $3 for registration and it is an offense to possess an unregistered handgun.
States That Collect Data on Gun Sales
Michigan - All sales of handguns must be registered with local law enforcement.
New Jersey - A copy of all purchase permits are sent to the New Jersey state police who maintain a record of all handgun transfers.
Washington -Licensed dealers are required to report all sales of handguns to the Department of Licensing and local law enforcement.
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