US body armor regulation — state by state

CGS §53-341b (body armor transfer to civilian must be face-to-face; no direct shipment); Public Act 98-127 (1998 originating statute); post-Sandy Hook (2012 Newtown) general tightening of firearms/armor regulatory environment

CA AB 92 (2023); CA Penal Code §12022.2

MD Criminal Law §4-106

MCL 750.227f

Mo. Rev. Stat. §571.126

TX Penal Code §46.041

A.R.S. §13-3116

11 Del. C. §1449 (body armor felon prohibition + enhanced penalty during crime); NOT constitutional carry; 2022+ DE gun law expansion trending restrictive; death penalty abolished 2016 (Rauf v. State)

DC Code §7-2502.01 + §22-4514 (firearms + body armor restrictions); HB 130 (2022) DC body armor enhanced compliance; post-Bruen (2022) shall-issue CCW; DC v. Heller (2008) landmark 2A ruling; DC among most restrictive US firearms jurisdictions

FL Statutes §775.0846

O.C.G.A. §16-11-160

HRS §134-63 (body armor possession by convicted felon/violent offender prohibited; mirrors federal 18 USC 931); HRS §134-64 (enhanced penalty body armor use during commission of crime); post-Bruen (2022) shall-issue CCW with stringent requirements; HI most restrictive gun regulatory state

720 ILCS 5/33F-1 et seq.

Ind. Code §35-47-5-13

M.G.L. c. 269 §10D

N.H. Rev. Stat. §159:20 (body armor use during commission of felony = enhanced penalty); SB 12 (2017) constitutional carry

N.J.S.A. 2C:39-13

N.C. Gen. Stat. §14-269.9

Okla. Stat. tit. 21 §1289.26 (body armor possession by felons prohibited; enhanced penalty during felony); SB 5 (2019) constitutional carry

Or. Rev. Stat. §166.641 (unlawful possession of body armor — enhanced penalty in commission of felony); HB 2005 (2023) tightened armor transfer provisions; Measure 114 (2022) firearms permit-to-purchase litigation-halted

RIGL §11-47.3-1 et seq. (body armor possession by felons prohibited + enhanced penalty during crime); post-Bruen (2022) shall-issue CCW; 2024 RI assault weapons ban; one of most restrictive gun regulation states

S.C. Code §16-3-1085

Tenn. Code §39-17-1324

Va. Code §18.2-287.2

Wis. Stat. §941.291

Ala. Code § 13A-11-75 (Certain persons forbidden to possess armor — mirrors federal 18 USC 931)

AS §11.46.700 (felon prohibition mirrors federal); HB 102 (2003) permitless concealed carry — FIRST US state

Ark. Code Ann. §5-79-101 (body armor ban narrower than federal — specific violent-crime list only); Act 746 (2013) effective constitutional carry via 2018 AG opinion

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Iowa Code §724.27 (felon prohibition baseline mirrors federal 18 USC 931); HF 756 (2021) constitutional carry; 2022 voter-approved state constitutional RKBA amendment

Kan. Stat. Ann. §21-6304 (felon prohibition baseline mirrors federal 18 USC 931); SB 45 (2015) constitutional carry; HB 2058 (2021) 'Second Amendment Protection Act' federal preemption attempt

KRS 527.050 (mirrors federal 18 USC 931 felon prohibition baseline); KRS 527.060 (use in commission of felony penalty)

La. R.S. 14:95.9 (possession of body armor on school property prohibited); mirrors federal 18 USC 931 for felon prohibition

17-A MRSA §1057 (felon prohibition mirrors federal 18 USC 931); LD 652 (2015) constitutional carry; post-2023 Lewiston shooting yellow flag law + legislative reform ongoing

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Miss. Code §97-37-1 et seq. (felon prohibition mirrors federal 18 USC 931); HB 786 (2016) constitutional carry

MCA §45-8-303 (felon prohibition mirrors federal 18 USC 931); HB 102 (2021) constitutional carry

Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-1206 (felon prohibition mirrors federal 18 USC 931); LB 77 (2023) constitutional carry

NRS 202.350/202.253 (possession during commission of felony enhanced); mirrors federal 18 USC 931 for felon prohibition; Question 1 (2019) universal background checks for firearms; AB 291 (2019) red flag law; AB 286 (2021) ghost gun ban

N.M. Stat. §30-7-1 et seq. (felon prohibition mirrors federal 18 USC 931); SB 8 (2019) universal background checks; SB 5 (2020) red flag law; storage + waiting period 2024

NY Executive Law §144; NY Penal Law §270.20, §270.21 (SB S9407B, 2022)

NDCC §62.1 (felon prohibition mirrors federal); HB 1310 (2017) constitutional carry

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SDCL §22-14A (felon prohibition mirrors federal); HB 1116 (2019) constitutional carry

Utah Code §76-10-502.6 (body armor possession by felons prohibited — mirrors federal 18 USC 931); HB 60 (2021) constitutional carry

13 V.S.A. §4021 + §4022 (felon prohibition baseline); VT = 'Vermont Carry' (de facto permitless carry since statehood 1777); 2018 S.55 universal BG checks + magazine limits

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W. Va. Code §61-7-7 (felon prohibition mirrors federal 18 USC 931); SB 347 (2016) constitutional carry

Federal 18 USC 931 only; no Wyoming state-specific body armor statute. Constitutional carry since 2011 (W.S. 6-8-104).