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Vermont Magazine Capacity Laws (2026)
Conditional: Vermont bans possessing, buying, selling, transferring, receiving or importing a handgun magazine holding more than 15 rounds, or a long-gun magazine holding more than 10.
Vermont bans possessing, buying, selling, transferring, receiving or importing a handgun magazine holding more than 15 rounds, or a long-gun magazine holding more than 10. The penalty is up to one year in prison, a fine up to $500, or both. Possession is allowed for a device lawfully possessed on or before April 11, 2018, but selling or transferring it is still banned. A nonresident may bring one in only for use in an organized shooting competition sponsored by an entity registered with the Secretary of State, if it is lawful in their home state.
Official source: dps.vermont.gov →
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Magazine Capacity in states bordering Vermont
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- MassachusettsRestricted
Massachusetts bans possessing, selling or importing any magazine or feed device that holds more than 10 rounds (or more than 5 shotgun shells). The only possession exception for private owners is for devices lawfully possessed on September 13, 1994, and only on private property, at a dealer or gunsmith for repair, at a licensed range or shooting competition, or while traveling to those places, unloaded and locked up. The listed exceptions do not include visitors.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: mass.gov · Full Massachusetts rule →
- New HampshirePermitted
No New Hampshire law limits magazine capacity. State law also largely bars cities and towns from making their own firearm rules. Federal law sets no general capacity cap.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: nhsp.dos.nh.gov · Full New Hampshire rule →
- New YorkRestricted
New York bans any magazine that holds more than 10 rounds, and possessing one is a felony. The Penal Law also still lists a 7-round limit on magazine contents, which a federal appeals court struck down in 2015.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: gunsafety.ny.gov · Full New York rule →
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