You May Want To Move To A Different Town, or State!

... YOU PEOPLE IN Massachusetts! PUT DOWN THOSE MACHETES!

... While browsing the other day at one of my favorite online shops, I came across a list of cities and States that have, shall we say, legal restrictions on your "Right To Keep and Bear Arms", an oxymoron if I've ever heard one. My investigation may, or may not surprise you. Stay to the end to see the results ...

Restricted Products
The following products cannot be SHIPPED to ADDRESSES in the areas indicated. Many products are legal to own, but some laws make it illegal to buy them via the internet or mail order. Don't like the restrictions for your state or city? Tell your elected officials! Go to the Law Librarian's website to find your state and local representatives. Tell them to repeal the laws that prevent you from owning products that are legal to own virtually everywhere else in America.
Additional restrictions and information can be found on the ATF Website at, www.atf.gov/firearms/statelaws/22edition.htm

We DO NOT SHIP products or Cheaper Than Dirt catalogs outside the U.S.

Airguns:
Bridgeport, CT
Delaware
Illinois
Massachusetts
Miami, FL
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC

Air RIFLES only:
St. Augustine, FL

Accessories for airguns:
Bridgeport, CT
Miami, FL
San Francisco, CA

Airsoft guns:
Bridgeport, CT
California
Delaware
Illinois
Massachusetts
Miami, FL
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Washington, DC

Accessories for airsoft guns:
Bridgeport, CT
California
Miami, FL

Ammunition:
Alaska
APO/FPO
California (tracer ammo only)
Chicago, IL
Hawaii
Massachusetts
New York City, NY
Washington, DC

.50 BMG ammunition: only armor-piercing, incendiary and/or tracer:
Connecticut

Over .60 caliber except for shotgun ammo:
California

Handgun ammo with bullets made of tungsten alloys, steel, brass, iron, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium:
New York

Assault weapon gear:
Aurora, IL

Centerfire rifles:
Folding stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Flash supressor
Threaded barrel
Pistols
Detachable mag outside the pistol grip
Shroud
Threaded muzzle
Fixed high-cap mag
Semi-auto shotguns
Folding stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
California

Centerfire rifles:
Folding stock
Thumbhole stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Flash supressor
Forward pistol grip
Detachable SKS mag
Pistols
Second handgrip
Shroud (except for a slide)
Detachable mag outside the pistol grip
Threaded barrel that accommodates a flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer
Semi-auto shotguns
Folding stock
Thumbhole stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Detachable mag
Revolving cylinder
Chicago, IL

Centerfire rifles:
Detachable SKS mag
Columbus, OH

Centerfire rifles:
Folding stock
Thumbhole stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Muzzlebrake
Muzzle compensator
Shroud
Pistols
Second handgrip
Folding stock
Telescoping stock
Thumbhole stock
Detachable mag outside the pistol grip
Muzzlebrake
Muzzle compensator
Shroud
Semi-auto shotguns
Folding stock
Thumbhole stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Revolving cylinder
Connecticut

Centerfire rifles:
Folding stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Flash supressor
Threaded barrel
Pistols
Detachable mag outside the pistol grip
Threaded barrel
Flash suppressor
Barrel extender
Forward handgrip
Shroud
Semi-auto shotguns
Folding stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Detachable mag
New Jersey

Centerfire rifles:
Detachable SKS mag
Semi-auto shotguns
Folding stock
Protruding pistol grip
Revolving cylinder
New York

Centerfire rifles:
Folding stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Flash supressor
Threaded barrel
Shroud
Pistols
Detachable mag outside the pistol grip
Barrel extender
Second handgrip
Flash suppressor
Threaded barrel
Shroud
Semi-auto shotguns
Folding stock
Telescoping stock
Protruding pistol grip
Bayonet mount
Flash suppressor
Threaded barrel
Shroud
Revolving cylinder
Batons, billy clubs, nightsticks, slaps
Aurora, IL
California
Charleston, SC
Cheyenne, WY
Chicago, IL
Colorado
Knoxville, TN
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Phoenix, AZ
Rhode Island
Salt Lake City, UT
Seattle, WA
Virginia
Washington, DC

Black powder guns:
Hawaii
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York City, NY
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Wilmington, DE

Blowguns & blowgun darts:
California
Massachusetts
New York City, NY
Rhode Island

Bows:
Dover, DE

Crossbows:
Dover, DE
New Jersey
New York City, NY
North Carolina
Rhode Island

Accessories for crossbows:
Dover, DE
New York City, NY

Daggers & throwing knives:
Knoxville, TN
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pittsburg, VA (2-bladed throwing knives only)
Virginia Beach, VA (2-bladed throwing knives only)

Fuel cans (surplus cans):
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington, DC

Handcuffs & leg irons:
New Jersey
New York City, NY

Knives:
California (Pen-knife combo)
Knoxville, TN (Bowie knives)
New York City, NY (Folding knives that lock open with blades over 4")

Lasers:
New York City, NY

Laser sights:
Chicago, IL

Machetes:
Chelsea, MA
Everett, MA
Lynn, MA
Revere, MA

Mags & clips (R=rifle; P=pistol; S=shotgun; CF=centerfire; RF=rimfire):
All mags:
New York City, NY
Over 5 rounds:
Cincinnati, OH (S)
Over 6 rounds:
Cleveland, OH (S)
Columbus, OH (S)
Dayton, OH (S)
Over 10 rounds:
California (all)
Cincinnati, OH (R: CF & RF)
Dayton, OH (R: CF)
Hawaii (all)
Massachusetts (all)
New York (all)
Toledo, OH (all)
Over 12 rounds:
Chicago, IL (all)
Over 15 rounds:
Aurora, IL (R & P: CF & RF)
Cincinnati, OH (P: CF & RF)
New Jersey (all)
Over 19 rounds:
Cleveland, OH (R: CF)
Over 20 rounds:
Cleveland, OH (P: CF)
Columbus, OH (R & P: CF)
Dayton, OH (R: RF; P: CF & RF)
Maryland (all)
Over 30 rounds:
Cleveland, OH (R & P: RF)

Multi-burst trigger activators:
Buffalo, NY
California
Rochester, NY

Night vision devices:
Buffalo, NY
Rochester, NY

Pepper spray (any size):
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Menasha, IL
Mobile, AL
Nevada
New York
Washington, DC
Over 4 oz:
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Menasha, IL
Mobile, AL
Nevada
New York
Portland, OR
Washington, DC
Over 2 oz:
California
Florida
Hawaii
Massachusetts
Menasha, IL
Mobile, AL
Nevada
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Washington, DC
At least 15 grams & up to 60 grams (1/2 oz. to 2 oz.); range from 6 ft. to 20 ft.:
Wisconsin (MUST be a canister; cannot look like another product - pen, lipstick, etc.)
No more than 2%:
Michigan

Slingshots:
Aurora, IL
California
Charleston, SC
Chicago, IL
Dover, DE
Duluth, MN
Falls Church, VA
Knoxville, TN
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Salt Lake City, UT
St. Augustine, FL
St. Louis, MO
Wilmington, DE

Starter (blank) pistols:
Hawaii
Illinois
Michigan
New Jersey
Rhode Island

Tasers & stun guns:
Illinois
Denison, IA
Hawaii
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Portland, OR
Rhode Island
St. Paul, MN
Washington, DC
Wisconsin

... now, for the surprise that's not a surprise! Look up your chosen State-City on the F.B.I. Crime Statistics site. Amazing! The highest crime locations are pretty much these same restricted areas! Go figure ...

The data can be listed in many ways, it takes some digging:

-by State-City

... I could spend weeks on this!