STATE
KANSAS GUN LAWS
Kansas lawmakers have failed their communities, refusing to pass even the most basic gun safety laws or to close deadly loopholes that enable gun violence.
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Kansas recently repealed its law requiring a background check and permit to carry a hidden, loaded gun in public and has enacted other laws to make it easier to carry firearms in public places. In 2024, Kansas had the twenty-third highest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 482 people die from gun violence in the state. That means that someone dies from gun violence every 18 hours. Sixty-eight percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 29% are gun homicides. In Kansas, the rate of gun deaths increased 34% from 2015 to 2024, compared to a 15% increase nationwide.
EXPLORE KANSAS’S GUN LAWS
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
CHILD & CONSUMER SAFETY
OTHER LAWS & POLICIES
What Kansas Does Well
- Mental health record reporting
What Kansas Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Most domestic violence gun laws
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Waiting periods
- Concealed carry permit
- Open carry regulations
- Child access prevention laws
SPOTLIGHT
GUN VIOLENCE STATISTICS
Explore facts, figures, and original analysis compiled by our experts. To end our gun violence crisis, we need to better understand where, how, and why violence occurs.
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