By state[edit]
- Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.
Alabama
- Alabama Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 3 (2014)
- Alabama Amendment 5, "Stand Your Ground" Rights in Franklin County Churches Measure (2020)
- Alabama Amendment 6, "Stand Your Ground" Rights in Lauderdale County Churches Measure (2020)
Alaska
- Alaska Right to Bear Arms, Measure 1 (1994)
California
- California Proposition 63, Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban (2016)
- California Proposition 15, Handgun Ownership and Registration Initiative (1982)
Colorado
- Colorado Amendment 22, Background Checks for Gun Sales Initiative (2000)
- Colorado Proposition KK, Excise Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure (2024)
Florida
- Florida Amendment 12, Sales of Firearms Amendment (1998)
- Florida Amendment 2, Three Day Waiting Period for Handgun Purchases Amendment (1990)
Idaho
- Idaho Reinforce Right to Bear Arms, SJR 116 (1978)
Iowa
- Iowa Amendment 1, Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment (2022)
Kansas
- Kansas Right to Bear Arms Question, Constitutional Amendment Question 1 (2010)
Louisiana
- Louisiana Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 2 (2012)
Maine
- Maine Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Question 12 (1987)
- Maine Extreme Risk Protection Orders Initiative (2025)
Maryland
- Maryland Manufacture and Sale of Handguns, Question 3 (1988)
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Question 5, Prohibition on Handguns Initiative (1976)
- Massachusetts Firearms Regulation Referendum (2026)
Missouri
- Missouri Concealed Firearms, Proposition B (April 1999)
- Missouri Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 5 (August 2014)
Montana
- Montana LR-130, Limit Local Government Authority to Regulate Firearms Measure (2020)
Nebraska
- Nebraska Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 4 (1988)
Nevada
- Nevada Right to Bear Arms, Question 2 (1982)
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Right to Bear Arms Amendment (1982)
- New Hampshire Right to Bear Arms Amendment (1978)
New Mexico
- New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Right to Keep and Bear Arms (1986)
North Dakota
- North Dakota Right to Bear Arms Initiative, Measure 3 (1984)
Oregon
- Oregon Measure 5, Background Checks for Firearm Transfers Initiative (2000)
- Oregon Measure 114, Changes to Firearm Ownership and Purchase Requirements Initiative (2022)
Utah
- Utah Proposition No. 5: Right to Bear Arms Amendment (1984)
Washington
- Washington Initiative 676, Handgun Trigger-Locks and Safety Licenses Measure (1997)
- Washington Gun Rights Measure, Initiative 591 (2014)
- Washington Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases, Initiative 594 (2014)
West Virginia
- West Virginia Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment, Amendment 1 (1986)
By year[edit]
- Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.
2026
- Massachusetts Firearms Regulation Referendum (2026)
2025
- Maine Extreme Risk Protection Orders Initiative (2025)
2024
- Colorado Proposition KK, Excise Tax on Firearms Dealers, Manufacturers, and Ammunition Vendors Measure (2024)
2022
- Iowa Amendment 1, Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment (2022)
- Oregon Measure 114, Changes to Firearm Ownership and Purchase Requirements Initiative (2022)
2020
- Alabama Amendment 5, "Stand Your Ground" Rights in Franklin County Churches Measure (2020)
- Alabama Amendment 6, "Stand Your Ground" Rights in Lauderdale County Churches Measure (2020)
- Montana LR-130, Limit Local Government Authority to Regulate Firearms Measure (2020)
2016
- California Proposition 63, Background Checks for Ammunition Purchases and Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban (2016)
2014
- Washington Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases, Initiative 594 (2014)
- Washington Gun Rights Measure, Initiative 591 (2014)
- Missouri Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 5 (August 2014)
- Alabama Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 3 (2014)
2012
- Louisiana Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 2 (2012)
2010
- Kansas Right to Bear Arms Question, Constitutional Amendment Question 1 (2010)
2000
- Oregon Measure 5, Background Checks for Firearm Transfers Initiative (2000)
- Colorado Amendment 22, Background Checks for Gun Sales Initiative (2000)
1999
- Missouri Concealed Firearms, Proposition B (April 1999)
1998
- Florida Amendment 12, Sales of Firearms Amendment (1998)
1997
- Washington Initiative 676, Handgun Trigger-Locks and Safety Licenses Measure (1997)
1994
- Alaska Right to Bear Arms, Measure 1 (1994)
1990
- Florida Amendment 2, Three Day Waiting Period for Handgun Purchases Amendment (1990)
1988
- Maryland Manufacture and Sale of Handguns, Question 3 (1988)
- Nebraska Right to Bear Arms, Amendment 4 (1988)
1987
- Maine Right to Keep and Bear Arms, Question 12 (1987)
1986
- New Mexico Ballot Proposal: Right to Keep and Bear Arms (1986)
- West Virginia Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment, Amendment 1 (1986)
1984
- North Dakota Right to Bear Arms Initiative, Measure 3 (1984)
- Utah Proposition No. 5: Right to Bear Arms Amendment (1984)
1982
- Nevada Right to Bear Arms, Question 2 (1982)
- New Hampshire Right to Bear Arms Amendment (1982)
- California Proposition 15, Handgun Ownership and Registration Initiative (1982)
1978
- Idaho Reinforce Right to Bear Arms, SJR 116 (1978)
- New Hampshire Right to Bear Arms Amendment (1978)
1976
- Massachusetts Question 5, Prohibition on Handguns Initiative (1976)
Did not make ballot[edit]
Did not make ballot
- Washington Firearm Safety Initiative (2008)
- Florida Keep Guns Away From Felons Initiative (2008)
- Washington Firearms Freedom Act (2010)
- Colorado Gun Rights Protection Initiative (2010)
- California "Concealed Carry Act" (2012)
- Colorado Handgun Concealment Amendment (2012)
- Oklahoma Firearms Amendment (2012)
- Maryland Gun Control Referendum (2014)
- Iowa "Right to Bear Arms" Amendment (2014)
- Colorado Ammunition Restrictions Law Amendment (2014)
- California Gun Rights Initiative (2014)
- Louisiana “Right to Bear Arms” Amendment (2014)
- Colorado Campus Gun Ban Initiative (2014)
- Nebraska Prohibit Federal Firearms Restrictions Initiative (2014)
- Oklahoma Right to Bear Arms Amendment (2014)
- North Carolina "Gun Rights" Amendment (2014)
- Colorado Right to Bear Arms Amendment (2014)
- Colorado 2013 Gun Legislation Repeal (2014)
- Maine Remove the Concealed Handgun Permit Requirement Initiative (2015)
- Maine Remove Restrictions on the Carrying and Use of Weapons Initiative (2015)
- Texas Wearing of Firearms Amendment (2015)
- Oregon Universal Background Checks Initiative (2016)
- Montana Concealed Weapons Amendment (2016)
- Colorado Concealed Handgun Permits Initiative (2016)
- Washington Faculty Firearm Initiative (2016)
- California Serial Numbers on Assembled Firearms Referendum (2018)
- Florida Law Enforcement Exempt from Firearm Purchase Waiting Period and Criminal Records Check Amendment (2018)
- Texas Prohibit Firearm Registration Amendment, SJR 30 (2017)
- Oregon Individual Gun Access Prevention by Court Order Referendum (2018)
- Iowa Right to Firearms Amendment (2020)
- Oregon Ban on Certain Firearms and Magazines with More than a 10-Round Capacity Initiative (2018)
- Washington Concealed-Carry Firearms Allowed at Schools Initiative (2018)
- Washington Age Requirements for Purchasing a Firearm Initiative (2018)
- Colorado Repeal of Provisions Concerning Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Initiative (2018)
- Florida Ban on Military-Style Firearms and Disqualifications for Firearm Possession Initiative (2020)
- Washington Initiative 978, Raise Minimum Age to Purchase Firearms Measure (2019)
- Oklahoma Allow Carrying of Firearms Without a Permit Referendum (2020)
- New Mexico Background Checks for Firearm Sales Referendum (2020)
- Washington Repeal Restrictions on the Sale of Semiautomatic Firearms Initiative (2020)
- Oregon Firearm Storage, Control, Transfer, and Reporting Initiative (2018)
- Florida Firearm Background Checks and Waiting Periods Initiative (2020)
- Florida Ban on Semiautomatic Rifles and Shotguns Initiative (2022)
- Oregon Firearm Safety Class in Public Schools Initiative (2020)
- Oregon Constitutional Right to Own Semiautomatic Firearms Initiative (2020)
- Oregon Firearm Safety Class in Public Schools with Ability to Opt-Out Initiative (2020)
- Oregon Ban on Assault Weapons Initiative (2020)
- Oregon Firearm Storage and Transfer Initiative (2020)
- Washington Carrying of Concealed Firearms Initiative (2020)
- Ohio Background Checks for Firearm Purchases Initiative (2021)
- West Virginia Right to Firearms Amendment (2022)
- California Ammo Sales Regulations Referendum (2018)
- California Ban on Large-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Referendum (2018)
- California Definition of Assault Weapon Referendum (2018)
- California False Report of Lost or Stolen Firearm Referendum (2018)
- California Firearm Loans Regulations Referendum (2018)
- Montana Authorize Concealed Carry of Firearms Amendment (2024)
- Washington Prohibit Government Limits on Purchasing and Owning Firearms Initiative (2023)
- Michigan Possession of Firearms Referendum (2024)
- California Firearm Regulations and Safety Program Initiative (2024)
- Washington Initiative 2078, Prohibit Government Restriction on Purchase of Possession of Firearms Initiative (2024)
- Missouri Regulation of Firearms Amendment (2024)
- Missouri Prohibit Local Regulation of Firearms and Prohibit Minors From Possessing Firearms Amendment (2024)
- Missouri Possession of Firearms Amendment (2024)
- Oklahoma Right to Keep and Bear Arms Amendment (2024)
- Arizona Firearm Discrimination Measure (2024)
- Arizona Firearm Ownership for Medical Marijuana Patients Initiative (2024)
- Washington Prohibit Restrictions on Purchase and Possession of Firearms Initiative (2024)
- Washington Repeal the Prohibition of Assault Weapon Sales Initiative (2024)
- Oregon Right to Permitless Concealed Carry Initiative (2024)
- Colorado Marijuana Users Eligible for Concealed Carry Handgun Permits Initiative (2024)
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