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State Legality MatrixClass Breakdown
Magazine Capacity Laws by State (2026)
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-31
Magazine capacity is limited in 13 states and Washington, D.C.; the other 37 states have no cap. Most of the restricted jurisdictions set a 10-round limit, including California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and D.C. Colorado's limit is 15 rounds, and Delaware's is 17 rounds, not 10 or 15. Illinois and Vermont split by firearm type, allowing 15-round handgun magazines but capping long guns at 10.
- Legal
- 37
- Restricted
- 14
Magazine Capacity Limits
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There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004. The state limits also differ in what conduct they reach. Maryland and Washington ban only manufacture, sale, and transfer, so simple possession of an over-limit magazine is not itself an offense there. California, New Jersey, New York, and most others reach possession. Oregon is not on the restricted list: Measure 114 would cap magazines at 10 rounds but has never taken effect and remains enjoined as of July 2026.
Grandfathering and litigation status vary cell by cell. California's ban was upheld en banc in Duncan v. Bonta in March 2025 with a cert petition pending; Illinois' cap became enforceable when the Seventh Circuit upheld it in Barnett v. Raoul on July 9, 2026; Washington's was upheld in State v. Gator's Custom Guns in May 2025. In Washington, D.C., a panel struck the ban in March 2026, but the full court vacated that decision on rehearing in April 2026, restoring the limit.
Where it is restricted
Magazine Capacity Limits by State
These 13 states and Washington, D.C. cap magazine capacity. Each row lists the round limit, whether the ban reaches possession or only sale and transfer, any handgun and long-gun split, and the controlling statute and court decision.
- RestrictedRuleBans manufacture, sale, import, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for all firearms. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2000-01-01.StatuteCal. Penal Code § 32310
- RestrictedRuleBans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 15 rounds for rifles and handguns; shotgun tube limit of 28 inches. Limit: 15 rounds. Effective 2013-07-01.StatuteColo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302
- RestrictedRuleBans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2013-04-04.StatuteConn. Gen. Stat. § 53-202w
- RestrictedRuleBans manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 17 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 17 rounds. Effective 2022-06-30.Statute11 Del. C. § 1469
- RestrictedRuleThe 10-round limit reaches any detachable magazine designed for or capable of use with a pistol; magazines with no pistol application are unrestricted. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 1992-07-01.StatuteHaw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8(c)
- RestrictedRuleBans sale, manufacture, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for long guns and over 15 rounds for handguns. Limit: 10 rounds (long guns), 15 rounds (handguns). Effective 2023-01-10.Statute720 ILCS 5/24-1.10
- RestrictedRuleBans manufacture, sale, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds; possession is not prohibited. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2013-10-01.StatuteMd. Code, Crim. Law § 4-305
- RestrictedRuleBans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds not lawfully owned before September 13, 1994. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 1998-10-21.
- RestrictedRuleThe statute caps magazines at 10 rounds, but the en banc Third Circuit held the restriction unconstitutional on July 17, 2026; mandate and remand proceedings were still pending at verification. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2018-12-10.StatuteN.J. Stat. § 2C:39-3(j)
- RestrictedRuleBans sale and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns; loading over 10 rounds is separately prohibited. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2013-04-15.
- RestrictedRuleBans possession, sale, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2022-12-18.StatuteR.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47.1-3
- RestrictedRuleBans sale, purchase, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds for long guns and over 15 rounds for handguns; possession of grandfathered magazines is lawful. Limit: 10 rounds (long guns), 15 rounds (handguns). Effective 2018-10-01.Statute13 V.S.A. § 4021
- RestrictedRuleBans manufacture, import, distribution, and sale of magazines over 10 rounds; simple possession is not prohibited. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2022-07-01.StatuteRCW 9.41.375
- RestrictedRuleBans possession, sale, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2009-03-31.StatuteD.C. Code § 7-2506.01(b)
| State | Status | Rule | Statute / Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Restricted | Bans manufacture, sale, import, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for all firearms. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2000-01-01. | Cal. Penal Code § 32310 |
| Colorado | Restricted | Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 15 rounds for rifles and handguns; shotgun tube limit of 28 inches. Limit: 15 rounds. Effective 2013-07-01. | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302 |
| Connecticut | Restricted | Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2013-04-04. | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53-202w |
| Delaware | Restricted | Bans manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 17 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 17 rounds. Effective 2022-06-30. | 11 Del. C. § 1469 |
| Hawaii | Restricted | The 10-round limit reaches any detachable magazine designed for or capable of use with a pistol; magazines with no pistol application are unrestricted. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 1992-07-01. | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8(c) |
| Illinois | Restricted | Bans sale, manufacture, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for long guns and over 15 rounds for handguns. Limit: 10 rounds (long guns), 15 rounds (handguns). Effective 2023-01-10. | 720 ILCS 5/24-1.10 |
| Maryland | Restricted | Bans manufacture, sale, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds; possession is not prohibited. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2013-10-01. | Md. Code, Crim. Law § 4-305 |
| Massachusetts | Restricted | Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 10 rounds not lawfully owned before September 13, 1994. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 1998-10-21. | Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131M |
| New Jersey | Restricted | The statute caps magazines at 10 rounds, but the en banc Third Circuit held the restriction unconstitutional on July 17, 2026; mandate and remand proceedings were still pending at verification. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2018-12-10. | N.J. Stat. § 2C:39-3(j) |
| New York | Restricted | Bans sale and possession of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns; loading over 10 rounds is separately prohibited. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2013-04-15. | N.Y. Penal Law §§ 265.36-265.37; § 265.00(23) |
| Rhode Island | Restricted | Bans possession, sale, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2022-12-18. | R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47.1-3 |
| Vermont | Restricted | Bans sale, purchase, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds for long guns and over 15 rounds for handguns; possession of grandfathered magazines is lawful. Limit: 10 rounds (long guns), 15 rounds (handguns). Effective 2018-10-01. | 13 V.S.A. § 4021 |
| Washington | Restricted | Bans manufacture, import, distribution, and sale of magazines over 10 rounds; simple possession is not prohibited. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2022-07-01. | RCW 9.41.375 |
| District of Columbia | Restricted | Bans possession, sale, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds for handguns and long guns. Limit: 10 rounds. Effective 2009-03-31. | D.C. Code § 7-2506.01(b) |
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Contested entries
Litigation Status and Recent Changes
Courts stay, revive, and sever these laws mid-year, and grandfather clauses change what a ban means in practice. This is where each contested entry stands.
California
Restrictedeffective 2000-01-01Ban in effect. The Ninth Circuit en banc upheld it 7-4 in Duncan v. Bonta (March 2025); a cert petition is pending at the Supreme Court. Possession over 10 rounds became unlawful via Prop 63 (2016); a narrow stay preserves magazines lawfully acquired during 'Freedom Week' (March 29 to April 5, 2019).
Colorado
Restrictedeffective 2013-07-01Magazines lawfully possessed before July 1, 2013 are grandfathered (HB13-1224).
Connecticut
Restrictedeffective 2013-04-04Enacted post-Sandy Hook (PA 13-3). Pre-2013 magazines are grandfathered if declared to DESPP by the deadline; declared magazines face loading limits outside enumerated exceptions.
Delaware
Restrictedeffective 2022-06-30Large-Capacity Magazine Prohibition Act of 2022 (SS1 for SB6). No possession grandfather (relinquishment or buyback required); concealed-carry permit holders are exempt.
Hawaii
Restrictedeffective 1992-07-01Not strictly handgun-only: because the test is 'designed for or capable of use with a pistol,' AR-pattern rifle magazines usable in AR pistols fall within it. Possession while inserted in a pistol is a class C felony. Hawaii has no separate rifle-magazine cap.
Illinois
Restrictedeffective 2023-01-10PICA is enforceable as of July 2026: on July 9, 2026 the Seventh Circuit (Barnett v. Raoul, 2-1) reversed the district court's permanent injunction and upheld the ban. Pre-2023 magazines are grandfathered via endorsement affidavit; related Supreme Court cases are set for fall 2026.
Maryland
Restrictedeffective 2013-10-01Sale and transfer only. Owning, importing for personal use, or possessing a magazine over 10 rounds is not itself an offense under Maryland law.
Massachusetts
Restrictedeffective 1998-10-21Large-capacity feeding devices lawfully possessed before September 13, 1994 are grandfathered.
New Jersey
Restrictedeffective 2018-12-10The July 17 en banc opinion reversed the judgment upholding the limit and remanded. This cell remains conservative while the appellate mandate, any stay, and the district court's implementing order are unresolved; recheck the court docket and New Jersey State Police guidance before relying on the ruling.
New York
Restrictedeffective 2013-04-15SAFE Act. Pre-1994 large-capacity magazines have limited grandfather status but may not be loaded past 10 rounds; sale of over-10 magazines is barred.
Rhode Island
Restrictedeffective 2022-12-18No grandfather clause; owners had a 180-day window to modify, sell out of state, or surrender. The First Circuit upheld the ban (Ocean State Tactical v. Rhode Island, 2024) and the Supreme Court declined review in 2025.
Vermont
Restrictedeffective 2018-10-01Act 94 (2018). Magazines lawfully possessed before October 1, 2018 are grandfathered; the ban targets sale, transfer, and import, not continued possession. Upheld by the Vermont Supreme Court in State v. Misch (2021).
Washington
Restrictedeffective 2022-07-01Ban in effect. The Washington Supreme Court upheld it 7-2 in State v. Gator's Custom Guns (May 2025), holding magazines over 10 rounds are not arms; a cert petition to the U.S. Supreme Court followed. No possession ban, so already-owned magazines are unaffected.
District of Columbia
Restrictedeffective 2009-03-31Enforceable as of July 2026. A D.C. Court of Appeals panel struck the ban in Benson v. United States (March 5, 2026), but the full court granted en banc rehearing and vacated the panel decision on April 22, 2026, restoring the ban pending re-argument. The separate federal challenge (Hanson v. District of Columbia, D.C. Circuit) failed and the Supreme Court denied cert in 2025.
Oregon
LegalMeasure 114 (2022) would cap magazines at 10 rounds but has never taken effect and remains enjoined. The Oregon Court of Appeals held it facially constitutional (March 2025); the Oregon Supreme Court heard argument in November 2025 and had not ruled as of July 2026.
Virginia
LegalSB 749 and HB 217 were scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026 and regulate importation, manufacture, sale, purchase, and transfer rather than ordinary possession of previously acquired magazines. Two circuit-court injunctions currently block enforcement while the challenges proceed.
Where it is legal
Where There Is No Magazine Limit
The other 37 states have no enforceable magazine capacity limit, so standard 30-round rifle magazines and full-capacity pistol magazines are legal to buy, sell, and possess. This includes Texas, Florida, Arizona, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oregon, where Measure 114 remains enjoined, and Virginia, where the 2026 transaction restrictions are currently enjoined.
- 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
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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Federal law
Federal baseline
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Federal baseline verified 2026-07-31.
Common questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the magazine limit in Colorado?
Colorado limits magazines to 15 rounds for both rifles and handguns under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302, and shotgun tubes to 28 inches. The ban reaches sale, transfer, and possession, but magazines lawfully possessed before July 1, 2013 are grandfathered.
Is Delaware's magazine limit 10 or 15 rounds?
Neither. Delaware caps magazines at 17 rounds under 11 Del. C. § 1469, the Large-Capacity Magazine Prohibition Act of 2022. It bans manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 17 rounds, with no possession grandfather clause, though concealed-carry permit holders are exempt.
Does Oregon limit magazine capacity?
No enforceable limit as of July 2026. Oregon's Measure 114 would cap magazines at 10 rounds, but it has never taken effect and remains enjoined. The Oregon Supreme Court heard argument in November 2025 and had not ruled, so over-10-round magazines are currently legal to buy, sell, and possess in Oregon.
Can I own a 30-round magazine in Maryland?
Yes. Maryland bans only the manufacture, sale, and transfer of magazines over 10 rounds under Md. Code, Crim. Law § 4-305; owning, importing for personal use, or possessing an over-10-round magazine is not itself an offense under Maryland law. Washington has the same possession-legal structure.
What is the magazine limit in Hawaii?
Hawaii's 10-round limit reaches any detachable magazine designed for or capable of use with a pistol under Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-8(c). Because the test is capability of pistol use, AR-pattern magazines usable in AR pistols fall within it. Magazines with no pistol application are unrestricted, and Hawaii has no separate rifle-only magazine cap.
Which states ban magazines over 10 rounds?
California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, and Washington, D.C. all set a 10-round cap, while Illinois and Vermont cap long guns at 10 with a 15-round handgun allowance. Colorado's limit is 15 and Delaware's is 17. The remaining 37 states have no cap.
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