The highlights

• 11 states passed new laws to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers: California, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont and Washington
• 9 states (and D.C.) passed new restrictions on bump stocks and other trigger activators: California, Connecticut, D.C., Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington.
• 9 states passed laws to fund "urban gun violence reduction" programs: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York and Rhode Island.
• 8 states (and D.C.) passed new laws that allow police officers and relatives to ask a judge to block "at-risk individuals" from possessing firearms: D.C., Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont.
• 7 states passed improved or new background check laws: Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.
• 5 states tightened concealed carry laws: California, Maryland, New Jersey, South Dakota and Washington.
• 4 states raised the minimum age to possess a firearm from 18 to 21: California, Florida, Vermont and Washington.

Yes, but: Lawmakers still voted to expand gun access in a handful of states. However, there were significantly fewer new laws seeking to expanding gun rights in 2018 than the previous year.

• In Florida, the governor signed measures that raised the age limit for buying rifles from 18 to 21 and imposed a three-day waiting period for gun purchases, among others. But they also included a provision allowing some teachers to arm themselves.
• And last month, a state commission investigating the Parkland massacre unanimously backed a proposal for some teachers to be trained and allowed to carry guns in school.