Shipping Restrictions by State
Shipping Restrictions by State
- No sales of ANY merchandise to: Chicago, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico.
- All firearms must be shipped to the premise address on the FFL license; requests to ship to a mailing address must be made by calling in.
- No ammunition, third-party fulfilled items (“Drop Ship”), or firearms will be shipped to a Post Office Box.
- Freight forwarding is required for shipments to Alaska and Hawaii.
Knife Ordering Restrictions (Federal compliance)
- Automatic knives are restricted by federal law.
- Definitions and exceptions are provided—including availability only to government procurement or bona fide dealers under specified conditions.
State-by-State Restrictions
Alabama
- Knives are restricted to a 3-inch blade limit in Montgomery
- Airguns must have an orange tip
Alaska
- Freight forwarding is required
- No sales of Tannerite
- No sales of flamethrowers
- No sales of pepper sprays or gels
- No CO₂ airguns
Arizona
- Airguns must have an orange tip
- No sales of stun guns
Arkansas
- Pepper sprays or gels cannot exceed 5.9 oz (170 ml/cc)
- Airguns must have an orange tip
California
These restrictions apply statewide:
- No sales of suppressors/silencers
- Certain third-party fulfilled ammo
- No off-roster handguns
- Ammo shipments must be sent to an FFL until further notice
- No complete AR or AK receivers
- Non-compliant AR and AK pistols will not be shipped
- Non-compliant AR and AK rifles will not be shipped
- No magazines with capacity of 10+
- No sales of Tannerite
- No sales of flamethrowers
- No sales of Franklin Armory binary triggers
- No sales of automatic knives
- No .50 BMG ammo
- No binary triggers
- Customers must consult local knife laws
- No sales of pepper sprays or gels
- Airguns must have an orange tip
No sales of ammo or projectiles to:
- Los Angeles City
- Oakland City
- Sacramento City
- San Francisco County & City
- Avalon City
Colorado
Statewide:
- No sales of ballistic knives
- No magazines with capacity of 15+ rounds
- Airguns must have an orange tip
- Airguns cannot exceed 500 fps
Boulder County:
- No non-compliant AR/AK pistols
- No stripped or complete receivers
- No magazines with capacity of 10+ rounds
Vail City: (same as Boulder County)
Denver County/City of Denver:
- No non-compliant AR/AK pistols
- No stripped or complete receivers
- No magazines with capacity of 15+ rounds
- No AR or AK parts
Connecticut
- No stripped or complete receivers
- No AR/AK complete receivers
- No non-compliant AR/AK pistols or rifles
- No AR/AK parts
- CTP required for ammo purchases
- No third-party fulfilled ammo
- No magazines with 10+ capacity
- CTP required for magazine purchases
- No binary triggers
- No threaded barrels
- No smoothbore barrel firearms with pistol grip
- No stabilizing braces or blades
- No vertical grips
- No body armor
- No shrouds (completely or partially encircle barrel except slide or handguard)
- No semi-auto rifles over 5-round capacity for residents under 21
- No ammo/mag sales to residents under 18
- No shotgun magazines over 5 rounds
- No automatic knives
- Airguns must have orange tip
Conditions on semi-auto firearms with restrictions by design specifics
Delaware
- No suppressors/silencers
- No automatic knives
- No binary triggers
- No rifle or shotgun sales to residents under 21
- No AR-15/AK-47 variants or completed lowers
- Airguns limited to .177 cal or smaller
7–11. Restrictions on features for semi-auto centerfire rifles, shotguns, pistols (detailed list) - No magazines over 17 rounds
Florida
- No binary triggers
- No ballistic knives
- Pepper sprays/gels cannot exceed 2 oz (59 ml/cc)
Georgia
- Airguns must have orange tip
Hawaii
- No suppressors/silencers
- Freight forwarding required
- No third-party fulfilled items
- Handgun mags over 10 rounds prohibited
- Non-compliant AR/AK pistols not shipped
- No sales of ammo or projectiles
- Melting point restrictions apply
- No flamethrowers
- No smoothbore firearms with pistol grips
- No Franklin binary triggers
- No automatic knives
- No pepper sprays/gels
- No stun guns
- No CO₂ airguns
Idaho
- No stun guns
Illinois
Statewide:
- No suppressors/silencers
- No sales to Chicago
- No PSA Rock handguns, frames, parts
- Handgun mags over 15 rounds prohibited
- Rifle mags over 10 rounds prohibited
- Shotgun mags over 5 rounds prohibited
- No shotguns with revolving cylinder
- No serialized receivers
- No upper receivers
- No AR/AK pistols or rifles
- Melting point restrictions
- FOID required for ammo purchases
- No third-party fulfilled ammo
- No .50 caliber firearms or ammo
- No threaded barrels or kits or AR/AK parts
- No stabilizing braces, binary triggers, bump stocks, switchblade/ballistic knives
- No stun guns
- Airguns cannot exceed .18 cal or 700 fps
Chicago: No sales
Deerfield, Homewood, Dolton, Highland Park, Skokie, Cook County: No mags over 10 rounds; Cook County also bans ammo and airguns
Indiana / Kentucky / Louisiana / Maine / Mississippi / Missouri / Montana / Nebraska / New Hampshire / Oklahoma / Tennessee / Virginia / West Virginia / Wyoming
No restrictions
Iowa
- No binary triggers
- Airguns must have orange tip
Kansas
- Airguns must have orange tip
Maryland
Statewide:
- No automatic knives
- No complete AR/AK receivers
- No non-compliant AR/AK pistols or rifles
- No non-compliant handguns/pistols
- No mags of 10+ rounds
- No Tannerite, flamethrowers, binary triggers, stun guns
- Handguns must be on state handgun roster
- AR-15 rifles must have heavy barrel
Ammo shipping restrictions apply to Annapolis
Massachusetts
No sales to the state
Michigan
- No AK pistols
- No pistols over 26 inches length
- No stun guns
- 3-in-1 pepper sprays/gels not permitted
Warren only: No flamethrowers
Minnesota
- Melting point restrictions
- No binary triggers, switchblade knives, automatic knives, stun guns
- Airguns must have orange tip
Nevada
- Pepper sprays/gels cannot exceed 2 oz (59 ml/cc)
New Jersey
- No suppressors/silencers
- No automatic knives
- No drop-ship ammo
- FID required for ammo
- No complete receivers
- No binary triggers
7–10. No non-compliant AR/AK firearms or shotguns - No mags 10+ capacity
- Pepper sprays/gels cannot exceed .75 oz (20 ml/cc)
New Mexico
- No automatic knives
New York
Statewide:
- No suppressors/silencers, auto knives, third-party fulfilled ammo, PSA Dagger/Rock
- Ammo must ship to FFL
- No serialized receivers, non-compliant AR/AK firearms, handguns, shotguns
- No smoothbore firearms with pistol grips, no high-capacity mags, no binary triggers, pepper sprays/gels
- No replica airguns
NYC boroughs (Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island): No ammo or airguns
Buffalo: No mags over 5 rounds for semi-auto centerfire rifles/shotguns
North Carolina
- No ballistic knives
- Pepper sprays/gels cannot exceed 5.29 oz (150 ml/cc)
North Dakota
- No switchblade or gravity knives
Ohio
- No ballistic knives
Oklahoma
No restrictions
Oregon
- Until further notice, PSA prioritizes high-capacity magazine and firearm orders
- No third-party fulfilled high-capacity magazines shipped
- Customer responsible for ensuring FFL transfer readiness
- Orders and refunds handled at PSA discretion
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia: No sales of airguns
Rhode Island
- No suppressors/silencers, binary triggers, stun guns
- No mags over 10 rounds
- License and 21+ required for ammo purchases
South Carolina
- Pepper sprays/gels cannot exceed 1.69 oz (50 ml/cc)
South Dakota
- Airguns must have orange tip
Texas
- Airguns must have orange tip
Utah
- Airguns must have orange tip
Vermont
- No automatic knives
- No rifle mags 10+ rounds
- No handgun mags 15+ rounds
Virginia
No restrictions
Washington State
- No parts/build kits, rifle/pistol kits, stripped or complete lowers, binary triggers, auto knives, third-party ammo
- Airguns must have orange tip
Magazine limits: Rifles / handguns 10+, shotguns 7+
Rifle specifics: No thumbhole/telescoping stocks, barrel shrouds, flash suppressors, forward or vertical grips, under 30 inches length, no AR/AK rifles
Shotgun specifics: No folding/telescoping stocks, detached grips, pistol grip, thumbhole stock, mags over 7 rounds, no revolving cylinder
Pistol specifics: No threaded barrels, barrel shrouds, AR/AK pistols, telescoping stocks, second grip
Washington D.C.
No sales
Wisconsin
- No sales of pepper sprays/gels
Wyoming
No restrictions