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Magazine Capacity Limits by State
Which states limit how many rounds a gun magazine can hold, and what the limit is.
As of October 6, 2026: No limit: 35 states; Limit enacted, blocked by a court: 2 states; 15-17 rounds: 2 states; 10 rounds: 11 states and DC.
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| State | Law | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No limit | None |
| Alaska | No limit | None |
| Arizona | No limit | None |
| Arkansas | No limit | None |
| California | 10 rounds | 10 rounds (possession, sale and import) |
| Colorado | 15-17 rounds | 15 rounds (sale, transfer and possession of new magazines) |
| Connecticut | 10 rounds | 10 rounds |
| Delaware | 15-17 rounds | 17 rounds |
| District of Columbia | 10 rounds | 10 rounds |
| Florida | No limit | None |
| Georgia | No limit | None |
| Hawaii | 10 rounds | 10 rounds (pistol magazines) |
| Idaho | No limit | None |
| Illinois | 10 rounds | 10 rounds long guns, 15 rounds handguns |
| Indiana | No limit | None |
| Iowa | No limit | None |
| Kansas | No limit | None |
| Kentucky | No limit | None |
| Louisiana | No limit | None |
| Maine | No limit | None |
| Maryland | 10 rounds | 10 rounds (sale, manufacture, import) |
| Massachusetts | 10 rounds | 10 rounds |
| Michigan | No limit | None |
| Minnesota | No limit | None |
| Mississippi | No limit | None |
| Missouri | No limit | None |
| Montana | No limit | None |
| Nebraska | No limit | None |
| Nevada | No limit | None |
| New Hampshire | No limit | None |
| New Jersey | 10 rounds | 10 rounds |
| New Mexico | No limit | None |
| New York | 10 rounds | 10 rounds |
| North Carolina | No limit | None |
| North Dakota | No limit | None |
| Ohio | No limit | None |
| Oklahoma | No limit | None |
| Oregon | Limit enacted, blocked by a court | 10 rounds enacted (Measure 114) but not in effect (state court injunction) |
| Pennsylvania | No limit | None |
| Rhode Island | 10 rounds | 10 rounds |
| South Carolina | No limit | None |
| South Dakota | No limit | None |
| Tennessee | No limit | None |
| Texas | No limit | None |
| Utah | No limit | None |
| Vermont | 10 rounds | 10 rounds long guns, 15 rounds handguns |
| Virginia | Limit enacted, blocked by a court | 15 rounds (sale) enacted 2026, enforcement blocked by the same injunction |
| Washington | 10 rounds | 10 rounds (sale, manufacture, import) |
| West Virginia | No limit | None |
| Wisconsin | No limit | None |
| Wyoming | No limit | None |
🔎About this data
Largest magazine the state lets people buy (and in some states own). The exact rule is in the popup.
Source: State statutes (official legislature code sites), state police / attorney general pages and court orders; citation for every item is in the popup. Compiled by Map the Block, law as of 2026-10-06
Coverage: All 50 states and DC
How it was checked: Drafted from the statutes, then checked against official pages fetched for this layer (state code sites, state police and county pages, court orders, bill-status pages): 80 automated text checks passed across 29 states and 12 more items were settled by reading the page; 7 draft values were corrected that way (WV permitless age, CT long-gun age, MN waiting period, NM injunction scope, ND and MT carry rules, WA training requirement). All states were also compared item by item with a separate summary table (283 comparisons): 3 differences remain, each explained in the report. RAND's database and NCSL refused or block AI crawlers, so neither was used; CA, HI and DC code sites refused or block us, so those states rest on statute citations plus the table cross-check. Law as of 2026-10-06.
💬Questions and answers
Magazine limit: how many states?
As of October 6, 2026: No limit: 35 states; Limit enacted, blocked by a court: 2 states; 15-17 rounds: 2 states; 10 rounds: 11 states and DC.
No limit: which states?
35 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Limit enacted, blocked by a court: which states?
2 states: Oregon, Virginia.
15-17 rounds: which states?
2 states: Colorado, Delaware.
10 rounds: which states?
11 states and DC: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington.
Where does this data come from?
State statutes (official legislature code sites), state police / attorney general pages and court orders; citation for every item is in the popup. Compiled by Map the Block, law as of 2026-10-06. Coverage: All 50 states and DC.
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