LIST OF STATES SUBJECT TO THE FEDERAL FIVE DAY WAITING PERIOD OR STATES HAVING ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS AS DEFINED IN THE LAW As of 3-17-94 STATES WHICH MUST COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL 5-DAY WAITING PERIOD Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Georgia ** Idaho * Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Marianas Islands Minnesota Mississippi ** Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina * North Dakota ** Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania ** Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina * South Dakota ** Tennessee * Texas Vermont Washington State * West Virginia Wyoming * Legislation pending to qualify as an "alternate state". ** In these States, the Federal 5-day waiting period does not apply to transfers of handguns to persons holding valid permits/licenses to carry handguns issued within 5 years of the proposed purchase. STATES WHICH MEET ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES TO THE FEDERAL 5-DAY WAITING PERIOD California -- Permit or other approval type system Colorado -- "Instant check" Connecticut -- Permit or other approval type system Delaware -- "Instant check" Florida -- "Instant check" Guam -- Permit or other approval type system Hawaii -- Permit or other approval-type system Illinois -- Permit and "instant check" Indiana -- Permit or other approval-type system Iowa -- Permit or other approval-type system Maryland -- Permit or other approval-type system Massachusetts -- Permit or other approval-type system Michigan -- Permit or other approval-type system Missouri -- Permit or other approval-type system Nebraska -- Permit or other approval-type system New Jersey -- Permit or other approval-type system New York -- Permit or other approval-type system Oregon -- Permit or other approval-type system Utah -- "Instant check" Wisconsin -- "Instant check" Virginia -- "Instant check" Virgin Islands -- Permit or other approval type system