Polymer80 Legal States 2025

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Polymer 80 Legality
Ghost Guns Regulated
Gun Law Strength (0-100) 2024
Gun Deaths per 100k 2024
Gun Regulation Details
Pennsylvania Flag
PennsylvaniaRestricted 4014.7
  • 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.
Alabama Flag
AlabamaLegal 12.5025.5
Alaska Flag
AlaskaLegal 922.4
Arizona Flag
ArizonaLegal 8.5020.1
Arkansas Flag
ArkansasLegal 321.9
Connecticut Flag
ConnecticutLegal 82.506.9
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials, no plastic undetectable guns.
Florida Flag
FloridaLegal 27.5014
Georgia Flag
GeorgiaLegal 519.7
Idaho Flag
IdahoLegal 517
Illinois Flag
IllinoisLegal 8314.4
  • Serial numbers and background checks for all firearms and component parts.
Indiana Flag
IndianaLegal 16.5017.4
Iowa Flag
IowaLegal 15.5011.2
Kansas Flag
KansasLegal 9.5016.8
Kentucky Flag
KentuckyLegal 918.8
Louisiana Flag
LouisianaLegal 20.5028.2
Maine Flag
MaineLegal 20.5011.7
Maryland Flag
MarylandLegal 7513.6
  • Serial numbers and background checks for all firearms and component parts. All ghost guns must be reported to officials.
Massachusetts Flag
MassachusettsLegal 813.7
  • No plastic undetectable guns
Michigan Flag
MichiganLegal 3515
Minnesota Flag
MinnesotaLegal 53.509.6
Mississippi Flag
MississippiLegal 329.6
Missouri Flag
MissouriLegal 924.2
Montana Flag
MontanaLegal 523.9
Nebraska Flag
NebraskaLegal 2512.2
Nevada Flag
NevadaLegal 3518.9
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts
New Hampshire Flag
New HampshireLegal 910.1
New Mexico Flag
New MexicoLegal 40.5027.3
North Carolina Flag
North CarolinaLegal 2516.8
North Dakota Flag
North DakotaLegal 11.5016.4
Ohio Flag
OhioLegal 1315.6
Oklahoma Flag
OklahomaLegal 7.5019.8
South Carolina Flag
South CarolinaLegal 1820.8
South Dakota Flag
South DakotaLegal 5.5015.7
Tennessee Flag
TennesseeLegal 16.5020.5
Texas Flag
TexasLegal 13.5015.3
Utah Flag
UtahLegal 1213.7
Vermont Flag
VermontLegal 39.5012
Virginia Flag
VirginiaLegal 4914.9
  • No plastic undetectable guns
West Virginia Flag
West VirginiaLegal 18.5016.2
Wisconsin Flag
WisconsinLegal 2814
Wyoming Flag
WyomingLegal 6.5020.4
California Flag
CaliforniaIllegal 89.508.6
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials.
Colorado Flag
ColoradoIllegal 6317.1
  • 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.
Delaware Flag
DelawareIllegal 61.5011.9
  • 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.
District of Columbia Flag
District of ColumbiaIllegal
Hawaii Flag
HawaiiIllegal 79.504.5
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials, no 3D printing of guns.
New Jersey Flag
New JerseyIllegal 795
  • 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 YorkIllegal 83.505.3
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, all ghost guns must be reported to officials, no plastic undetectable guns.
Oregon Flag
OregonIllegal 6814.4
  • Prohibits undetectable firearms, including 3D printed guns; requires all firearms, frames, and receivers to be serialized
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode IslandIllegal 57.503.1
  • Serial numbers and background checks for component parts, no 3D printing of guns
Washington Flag
WashingtonIllegal 6912.4
  • 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.