Red Flag Law and Weapon Limits in Louisiana

Whether Louisiana has a red flag (extreme risk) law and any limits on assault weapons or magazine capacity.

Short answer: Louisiana has no state law that sets up extreme risk protection orders (red flag orders). Separately, a person subject to certain domestic abuse protective orders may not possess a firearm while the order is in effect. La. R.S. 14:94-95.10; R.S. 40:1751-1812; R.S. 46:2131-2151, 46:2171-2174, 46:2183 (reviewed); R.S. 46:2136.3

Red flag law	Louisiana has no state law that sets up extreme risk protection orders (red flag orders). Separately, a person subject to certain domestic abuse protective orders may not possess a firearm while the order is in effect. Reviewed La. R.S. 14:94-14:95.10 (Title 14, Part VI, Subpart A(1), Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons) and R.S. 40:1751-40:1812 (Title 40, Chapter 9, Weapons), plus R.S. 40:1379.1-40:1383, and the protective-order chapters of Title 46 (Domestic Abuse Assistance, R.S. 46:2131-2148; dating violence, 46:2151; protection from stalking, 46:2171-2174; sexual assault protective orders, 46:2183) on 2026-10-27; no extreme risk protection order provision found. Those orders require a domestic, dating, stalking or sexual-assault relationship or act. Source: La. R.S. 14:94-95.10; R.S. 40:1751-1812; R.S. 46:2131-2151, 46:2171-2174, 46:2183 (reviewed); R.S. 46:2136.3
Assault weapons and magazine limits	Louisiana has no state law that bans assault weapons or limits magazine capacity. State law does make it a crime to manufacture, transfer or possess a machine gun, except as listed (for example items registered under federal law). Reviewed La. R.S. 14:94-14:95.10 (Title 14, Part VI, Subpart A(1), Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons) and R.S. 40:1751-40:1812 (Title 40, Chapter 9, Weapons), plus R.S. 40:1379.1-40:1383 on 2026-10-27; no assault-weapon or magazine-capacity provision found. Machine guns: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=97844 Source: La. R.S. 14:94-95.10; R.S. 40:1751-1812 (Title 40, ch. 9); R.S. 40:1379.3-1379.4 (reviewed); R.S. 40:1752

Red flag law

Louisiana has no state law that sets up extreme risk protection orders (red flag orders). Separately, a person subject to certain domestic abuse protective orders may not possess a firearm while the order is in effect.

Reviewed La. R.S. 14:94-14:95.10 (Title 14, Part VI, Subpart A(1), Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons) and R.S. 40:1751-40:1812 (Title 40, Chapter 9, Weapons), plus R.S. 40:1379.1-40:1383, and the protective-order chapters of Title 46 (Domestic Abuse Assistance, R.S. 46:2131-2148; dating violence, 46:2151; protection from stalking, 46:2171-2174; sexual assault protective orders, 46:2183) on 2026-10-27; no extreme risk protection order provision found. Those orders require a domestic, dating, stalking or sexual-assault relationship or act.

Source: La. R.S. 14:94-95.10; R.S. 40:1751-1812; R.S. 46:2131-2151, 46:2171-2174, 46:2183 (reviewed); R.S. 46:2136.3

Assault weapons and magazine limits

Louisiana has no state law that bans assault weapons or limits magazine capacity. State law does make it a crime to manufacture, transfer or possess a machine gun, except as listed (for example items registered under federal law).

Reviewed La. R.S. 14:94-14:95.10 (Title 14, Part VI, Subpart A(1), Illegal Carrying and Discharge of Weapons) and R.S. 40:1751-40:1812 (Title 40, Chapter 9, Weapons), plus R.S. 40:1379.1-40:1383 on 2026-10-27; no assault-weapon or magazine-capacity provision found. Machine guns: https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=97844

Source: La. R.S. 14:94-95.10; R.S. 40:1751-1812 (Title 40, ch. 9); R.S. 40:1379.3-1379.4 (reviewed); R.S. 40:1752

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