Polymer80 Legal States 2025

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State
Polymer 80 Legality
Ghost Guns Regulated
Gun Regulation Details
Alabama Flag
AlabamaLegalNo
Alaska Flag
AlaskaLegalNo
Arizona Flag
ArizonaLegalNo
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasLegalNo
Delaware Flag
DelawareLegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, no plastic undetectable guns, no 3D printing of guns, no distribution of 3D printing instructions.
  • A ghost gun can be made legal by a person with a federal manufacturing license. A serial number is engraved on the gun and reported to the BATF. That moves it out of the ghost gun category.
Florida Flag
FloridaLegalNo
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaLegalNo
Idaho Flag
IdahoLegalNo
Indiana Flag
IndianaLegalNo
Iowa Flag
IowaLegalNo
Kansas Flag
KansasLegalNo
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyLegalNo
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaLegalNo
Maine Flag
MaineLegalNo
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsLegalNo
  • Serial numbers and background checks for all firearms and component parts. All ghost guns must be reported to officials.
Michigan Flag
MichiganLegalNo
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaLegalNo
Mississippi Flag
MississippiLegalNo
Missouri Flag
MissouriLegalNo
Montana Flag
MontanaLegalNo
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaLegalNo
Nevada Flag
NevadaLegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireLegalNo
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoLegalNo
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaLegalNo
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaLegalNo
Ohio Flag
OhioLegalNo
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaLegalNo
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaLegalNo
  • Polymer80 is permanently prohibited from selling ghost gun products in Philadelphia, and, for a period of four years, must stop selling in any of the nine counties located within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaLegalNo
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaLegalNo
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeLegalNo
Texas Flag
TexasLegalNo
Utah Flag
UtahLegalNo
Vermont Flag
VermontLegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for all firearms and component parts
Virginia Flag
VirginiaLegalNo
  • No plastic undetectable guns
West Virginia Flag
West VirginiaLegalNo
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinLegalNo
Wyoming Flag
WyomingLegalNo
California Flag
CaliforniaIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials.
Colorado Flag
ColoradoIllegalYes
  • According to the Colorado state senate bill, 80% lower receivers and frames will no longer be legal for residents of Colorado to manufacture, possess or sell 80 lowers or unfinished pistol frames beginning January 1, 2024.
  • Serial numbers for component parts.
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials, no plastic undetectable guns.
District of Columbia Flag
District of ColumbiaIllegal
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials, no 3D printing of guns.
Illinois Flag
IllinoisIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for all firearms and component parts.
Maryland Flag
MarylandIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for all firearms and component parts. All ghost guns must be reported to officials.
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials, no 3D printing of guns, no distribution of 3D printing instructions, no plastic undetectable guns.
New York Flag
New YorkIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials, no plastic undetectable guns.
Oregon Flag
OregonIllegalYes
  • Prohibits undetectable firearms, including 3D printed guns; requires all firearms, frames, and receivers to be serialized
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, no 3D printing of guns
Washington Flag
WashingtonIllegalYes
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, no plastic undetectable guns
  • Even in states where Polymer80 is legal at the state level, it may be further regulated at the county or municipal level. For example, Polymer80 is broadly legal in Pennsylvania, but is permanently prohibited from selling ghost gun products in Philadelphia and may not sell in any of the nine counties located within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for a period of four years.