STATE Louisiana Gun Laws F SCORECARD GRADE SHARE Louisiana has some of the country’s weakest gun laws and one of its highest gun death rates. Enacting even modest gun safety legislation would go a long way to fighting this epidemic.

In spite of its general lack of firearm regulation, in recent years the state has enacted laws to reduce access to guns by people convicted of domestic abuse. In 2017, Louisiana had the fourth-highest gun death rate in the country and exported crime guns at the 16th-highest rate. Policies lawmakers should consider to save lives from gun violence include funding evidence-based community violence intervention programs and requiring background checks on all gun sales.

What Louisiana Does Well Certain domestic violence gun laws

Disarming procedures What Louisiana Is Missing Universal background checks

Gun owner licensing

Extreme risk protection orders

Assault weapon restrictions

Large capacity magazine ban

Waiting periods

Strong concealed carry law

Open carry regulations

Child access prevention laws

Community violence intervention funding