STATE
NORTH DAKOTA GUN LAWS
North Dakota’s lack of basic gun safety laws puts its residents at risk. State lawmakers must take immediate action to protect children and adults alike from gun violence.
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Since 2017, the state has allowed residents to carry loaded, hidden handguns in public without a background check or permit. In 2024, North Dakota had the 20th lowest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 110 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every three days. Eighty-one percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 15% are gun homicides. In North Dakota, the rate of gun deaths decreased 5% from 2015 to 2024, while the gun death rate rose 15% nationwide over this same time period.
EXPLORE NORTH DAKOTA’S GUN LAWS
OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
CHILD & CONSUMER SAFETY
OTHER LAWS & POLICIES
What North Dakota Does Well
- Certain domestic violence gun laws
What North Dakota Is Missing
- Universal background checks
- Gun owner licensing
- Extreme risk protection orders
- 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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