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U.S. states with an official state firearm.

A state firearm has been designated by ten states in the United States: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Utah, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, and Missouri.

Utah was the first U.S. state to designate an official state firearm in March 2011.[1]

Table of state firearms

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State Firearm Image Date of adoption Note Source
Alaska Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 July 2014 The bill, sponsored by Senate President Charlie Huggins, refers to the gun as the "rifleman's rifle." The bill says the gun helped Alaskans "establish a firm foothold" in the wilderness between 1930 and 1963 [2]
Arizona Colt Single Action Army revolver "God created men, Samuel Colt made then equal." April 2011 [3]
Arkansas Shotgun "God created men, Samuel Colt made then equal." July 2019
Indiana Grouseland Rifle N/a March 2012 This rifle is kept at Grouseland, the home of President William Henry Harrison and was made between 1803 and 1812 by John Small, who later became the first sheriff in the state. "This rifle and its maker are both integral parts of Indiana history, and as such, the rifle is worthy of its designation as the Indiana State Rifle," said Senator John Waterman. [4][5]
Kentucky Kentucky long rifle June 25, 2013 [6]
Missouri Hawken rifle July 6, 2023 [7]
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania long rifle N/a June 26, 2014 [8]
Tennessee Barrett M82
February 24, 2016 [9]
Texas Colt Walker May 2021 This revolver was developed by Samuel Colt for Samuel Hamilton Walker, a Texas Ranger. [10]
Utah M1911 pistol March 2011 This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning. The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer, who said, "It does capture a portion of Utah's history" and "even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history." The adoption was opposed by Democratic Utah State Representative Brian King who said, "When we are talking about a state symbol we would do well to come up with one that is more unifying than divisive and this is a very divisive symbol for obvious reasons. This is just a poor choice for a state symbol". [1]
West Virginia Hall Model 1819 flintlock rifle April 2013 [11]

Proposed firearms

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In April 2026, the Idaho Legislature unanimously approved House Bill 932, placing a non‑binding advisory question on the official state gun on the November 2026 general election ballot.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Dobuzinskis, Alex (April 29, 2011). "Utah becomes first in U.S. to designate official state gun". Reuters. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Parnell signs bill designating state gun". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ Schwartz, David (April 29, 2011). "Arizona governor makes Colt revolver official state gun". Reuters. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ State of Indiana. "Indiana Code 1-2-13". Office of Code Revision Indiana Legislative Services Agency. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Niki (March 7, 2012). "Antique firearm named state rifle". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 2.156". Kentucky Legislation. June 25, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  7. ↑ Dowell, Liz (September 27, 2023). "Missouri adds the Hawken Rifle as a state symbol". fox2now.com.
  8. ↑ "Act of Jun. 26, 2014, P.L. 783, No. 73".
  9. ↑ "HJR 0231". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  10. ↑ Gonzalez, Ana (May 24, 2021). "The official gun of Texas: Gov. Abbott names this historic handgun in most Texas move ever". click2houston.com.
  11. ↑ "Legislature Adopts Rifle as Official W.Va. Firearm". WSAZ. April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Idaho voters to decide official state gun ballot measure in the November 2026 election - Ballotpedia News". April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
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1. Official Website displaying photograph of the Grouseland Rifle: http://www.grouselandfoundation.org/new.html

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