Concealed Carry: Permit Policies by State

By Kyle Coar
Dec 17, 2014

When considering a concealed carry application, it檚 important to know the rules and regulations as they pertain to the concealed carry permit policy in your state.

Shall-Issue:

Requirements are met. Granting authority (county sheriff, police department, etc) issues a permit.

Arkansas Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

May-Issue:

Requirements are met. The granting authority uses his/her discretion to issue a permit.

Alabama (In practice, Alabama is a shall-issue state) California Connecticut (In practice, Connecticut is a shall-issue state) Delaware Hawaii (In practice, Hawaii is a no-issue state) Maryland (In practice, Maryland is a no-issue state) Massachusetts New Jersey(In practice, New Jersey is a no-issue state) New York US Military Installations District of Columbia (DC) Illinois

Unrestricted/Constitutional Carry:

No permit is needed to carry a concealed handgun.

Alaska (Does not require a permit in Alaska, but for reciprocity reasons issues permits under a shall-issue system) Arizona (Does not require a permit in Arizona, but for reciprocity reasons issues permits under a shall-issue system) Vermont Wyoming (residents only) Montana (outside city limits only)

No-Issue:

No concealed carry permits will be issued or recognized, with few exceptions.

District of Columbia (DC) Illinois

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