Every statewide gun measure voters have decided at the ballot box.
Each card links to the results it comes from.
South Dakota · Amendment D
ApprovedAllowed taxes on state public shooting areas.
Massachusetts · Question 5
DefeatedWould have banned private handgun ownership.
Idaho · SJR 116
ApprovedStrengthened the right to keep and bear arms in the state constitution.
New Hampshire · Question 1
DefeatedWould have added a right to bear arms to the state constitution.
Won a majority but fell short of the two-thirds vote required.
California · Proposition 15
DefeatedWould have frozen handgun sales and required handgun registration.
Nevada · Question 2
ApprovedAdded the right to keep and bear arms to the state constitution.
New Hampshire · Question 3
ApprovedAdded a right to bear arms to the state constitution.
North Dakota · Amendment 3
ApprovedAdded the right to keep and bear arms to the state constitution.
Utah · Proposition 5
ApprovedRewrote the state right to bear arms, with the legislature defining lawful use.
New Mexico · Amendment 2
ApprovedStrengthened the right to keep and bear arms in the state constitution.
West Virginia · Amendment 1
ApprovedAdded the right to keep and bear arms to the state constitution.
Maine · Question 12
ApprovedMade the state right to keep and bear arms an individual right.
Maryland · Question 3
ApprovedUpheld a law banning the sale of handguns not on a state-approved roster.
A Yes vote kept the law.
Nebraska · Measure 403
ApprovedAdded the right to keep and bear arms to the state constitution.
Florida · Amendment 2
ApprovedRequired a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases.
Alaska · Measure 1
ApprovedMade the state right to bear arms an individual right.
Washington · Initiative 676
DefeatedWould have required handgun trigger locks and safety licenses.
Florida · Amendment 12
ApprovedLet counties require background checks and waiting periods on firearm sales.
Wisconsin · Question 2
ApprovedAdded the right to keep and bear arms to the state constitution.
Missouri · Proposition B
DefeatedWould have allowed concealed carry permits.
April 1999 special election.
Colorado · Amendment 22
ApprovedRequired background checks on gun show sales.
Oregon · Measure 5
ApprovedRequired background checks on gun show transfers.
Kansas · Question 1
ApprovedMade the state right to bear arms an individual right.
Louisiana · Amendment 2
ApprovedMade the right to bear arms fundamental, with strict scrutiny for limits.
Alabama · Amendment 3
ApprovedMade the right to bear arms fundamental, with strict scrutiny for limits.
Missouri · Amendment 5
ApprovedMade the right to bear arms unalienable, with strict scrutiny for limits.
August 2014 primary ballot.
Washington · Initiative 591
DefeatedWould have barred state background checks beyond the federal standard.
Washington · Initiative 594
ApprovedRequired background checks on most private gun sales and transfers.
California · Proposition 63
ApprovedRequired background checks for ammunition and banned large-capacity magazines.
Maine · Question 3
DefeatedWould have required background checks on most private gun sales.
Nevada · Question 1
ApprovedRequired background checks on most private gun sales.
Washington · Initiative 1491
ApprovedCreated court orders to remove firearms from people judged a risk.
Washington · Initiative 1639
ApprovedRaised the age for semiautomatic rifle purchases and added waiting periods and training.
Alabama · Amendment 5
ApprovedApplied stand your ground rights in Franklin County churches.
Alabama · Amendment 6
ApprovedApplied stand your ground rights in Lauderdale County churches.
Montana · LR-130
ApprovedLimited local governments from regulating firearms.
Iowa · Amendment 1
ApprovedAdded the right to keep and bear arms, with strict scrutiny for limits.
Oregon · Measure 114
ApprovedRequired permits to purchase and banned magazines over 10 rounds.
Colorado · Proposition KK
ApprovedAdded a 6.5% excise tax on firearm and ammunition sales.
Maine · Question 2
ApprovedCreated extreme risk protection orders to remove firearms by court order.
Arkansas · Issue 2
ApprovedStrengthened the right to keep and bear arms in the state constitution.
Unofficial until certified: count as reported November 5, 2026.
Massachusetts · Question 9
ApprovedUpheld the 2024 state gun law (Chapter 135), including its assault-style firearm ban and expanded red flag orders.
Unofficial until certified: 99% counted, as reported November 5, 2026; AP projected Yes. A Yes vote kept the law.
Idaho · Official State Gun Question
AdvisoryNon-binding question asking voters to choose an official state gun from six historic firearms.
Unofficial until certified. The Legislature may name the official state gun in its 2027 session.
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