{ "dataset": "firearms", "license": "LawLert Open Law Data — CC BY 4.0. Attribute to \"LawLert (https://www.lawlertapp.com)\". General legal information from official sources, not legal advice. Verify against the linked official source before relying on it.", "generated": "2026-07-21T09:15:25.219Z", "count": 408, "rules": [ { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (constitutional) carry: no permit required for anyone 21+ who may lawfully possess a firearm. Optional permit available for reciprocity.", "source_url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/Statewide/R-I/PermitsLicensing/ConcealedHandguns", "verified_at": "2026-06-29" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty. Anyone carrying a concealed deadly weapon who is contacted by a peace officer must immediately inform the officer of the weapon without being asked, and allow the officer to secure it for the contact (AS 11.61.220(a)(1)); failure is fifth-degree weapons misconduct. Applies to all concealed carriers in this permitless-carry state.", "source_url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Firearms-DPS-Frequenty-Asked-Questions-Revised-9-07-18.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally registered. Under AS 11.61.200 a suppressor is a prohibited weapon, but NFA registration is a statutory affirmative defense, so a properly registered suppressor is lawful. Legal for hunting.", "source_url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban. No magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/Statewide/R-I/PermitsLicensing/ConcealedHandguns", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit for those 21+ legally entitled to possess a firearm.", "source_url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/Statewide/R-I/PermitsLicensing/ConcealedHandguns", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit. Alaska does not restrict magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/Statewide/R-I/PermitsLicensing/ConcealedHandguns", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit required; a loaded or unloaded handgun may be carried (including concealed) in a private vehicle by anyone 21+ who may lawfully possess it.", "source_url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/Statewide/R-I/PermitsLicensing/ConcealedHandguns", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ak", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid concealed-handgun permits. Alaska is also permitless/constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://dps.alaska.gov/statewide/concealed-handgun-permits/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban. No magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/firearms-law/", "verified_at": "2026-07-13" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit required to carry a loaded handgun in a private vehicle (since Jan 1, 2023). Do not touch the handgun during a stop unless directed by the officer.", "source_url": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/firearms-law/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal to own via the federal NFA process (ATF Form 4, $200 tax stamp, background check) — Alabama has no state ban. Alabama lifted its suppressor prohibition in 2014 and hunting with a lawfully purchased suppressor is permitted.", "source_url": "https://www.outdooralabama.com/node/1475", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — but if an on-duty officer ASKS whether you are armed, anyone carrying a concealed pistol (on the person or in an occupied vehicle) must immediately answer that they possess it (Ala. Code § 13A-11-95, Act 2022-133). A vehicle occupant with a loaded handgun also may not touch it during a stop except as the officer directs (Class A misdemeanor). Applies to permitless carriers and permit holders alike.", "source_url": "https://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L0899292.AI1.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit. Alabama does not regulate magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://www.alea.gov/gun-laws", "verified_at": "2026-07-13" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit for those not prohibited; constitutional carry applies to open and concealed.", "source_url": "https://www.alea.gov/gun-laws", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (constitutional) carry: no permit required to carry concealed for those 19+ not prohibited (18+ for active/retired military, honorably discharged veterans, or law enforcement; effective Jan 1, 2023). Optional shall-issue permit available for reciprocity/travel.", "source_url": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/firearms-law/", "verified_at": "2026-06-25" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "al", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid concealed-carry permits. Alabama is also permitless/constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://www.alabamaag.gov/firearms-law/", "verified_at": "2026-07-13" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit required; a loaded handgun may be carried in a private vehicle by anyone 18+ who may lawfully possess it.", "source_url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/concealed-handgun-carry-licensing/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA — Arkansas has no statute banning civilian suppressor possession, and Game & Fish regulations impose no suppressor restriction, so hunting with one is allowed. Federal ATF tax stamp still required.", "source_url": "https://www.agfc.com/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid concealed-handgun carry licenses (A.C.A. 5-73-321). Arkansas is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/concealed-handgun-carry-licensing/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban. No magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/concealed-handgun-carry-licensing/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit. Arkansas does not restrict magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/concealed-handgun-carry-licensing/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit for those lawfully able to possess (18+).", "source_url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/concealed-handgun-carry-licensing/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry: no license required to carry concealed for those lawfully able to possess (generally 18+). Optional license available for reciprocity.", "source_url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/concealed-handgun-carry-licensing/", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ar", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No unprompted duty — but under the Arkansas State Police CHCL rules, whenever a licensee carrying a handgun is asked by ANY officer for identification (i.e., every traffic stop), the licensee must present the license AND affirmatively notify the officer they hold a CHCL and have a handgun (5 CAR § 1-201(c)); § 5-73-315 requires carrying the license whenever armed. No analogous statute for permitless carriers.", "source_url": "https://dps.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Code-of-Arkansas-Rules-CHCL-July_8_2025.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA. A silencer is a \"prohibited weapon\" (ARS 13-3101/13-3102, class 4 felony), BUT 13-3101(B) exempts devices possessed in compliance with federal law. AZ Game & Fish permits suppressor hunting.", "source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03101.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (constitutional) carry: no permit required for anyone 21+ who may lawfully possess. Optional shall-issue CCW permit (21+, or 19+ with qualifying military service) used for reciprocity and certain locations.", "source_url": "https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-center/concealed-weapons-and-permits", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit. Arizona does not regulate magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-center/concealed-weapons-and-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit required; a loaded handgun may be carried in a private vehicle (console/glovebox) by anyone who may lawfully possess it.", "source_url": "https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-center/concealed-weapons-and-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban. No magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-center/concealed-weapons-and-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes all 50 states' valid concealed-carry permits (A.R.S. 13-3112). Arizona is also constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-center/concealed-weapons-and-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — but it is a class 1 misdemeanor to fail to ANSWER ACCURATELY if an officer, during a lawful stop, detention or arrest, asks whether you are carrying a concealed deadly weapon (A.R.S. § 13-3102(A)(1)(b)). The officer may take temporary custody of the firearm during the contact. Applies to permitless carriers (21+) and permit holders alike.", "source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/03102.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "az", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit; minimum age 18.", "source_url": "https://www.azdps.gov/services/public-services-center/concealed-weapons-and-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a CCW, a handgun must be UNLOADED and locked in the trunk or a locked container (not the glove box or console).", "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/travel", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — but under Penal Code § 26200(a) as rewritten by SB 2 (eff. 2024), a CCW licensee must carry the license and may not refuse to display it or provide the firearm to a peace officer UPON DEMAND for inspection; violations expose the licensee to penalties and revocation. Licensing authorities may add further conditions on the license itself.", "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=26200", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is effectively prohibited in public in incorporated cities and prohibited county areas.", "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "10-round limit. Magazines over 10 rounds are prohibited (Penal Code 32310); ban in effect.", "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit (CCW) required; California is shall-issue post-Bruen (objective standards). Minimum age 21. Broad sensitive-places restrictions.", "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag law (Gun Violence Restraining Orders). Assault-weapons ban in effect. 10-round magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes NO other states' concealed-carry permits; does not honor any out-of-state permit. Not constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://oag.ca.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ca", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED. Civilian possession of a silencer is a felony under California Penal Code 33410, regardless of any federal NFA registration. Only listed law-enforcement/military agencies are exempt.", "source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=33410.", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally registered. A silencer is a \"dangerous weapon\" (C.R.S. 18-12-102, class 5 felony), BUT a valid federal NFA permit is an affirmative defense, so a properly registered suppressor is lawful.", "source_url": "https://cbi.colorado.gov/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "A handgun may be carried in a private vehicle by a person legally entitled to possess it. Local ordinances may restrict; verify locally.", "source_url": "https://cbi.colorado.gov/firearms/concealed-handgun-permit-chp", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "15-round limit. Magazines over 15 rounds prohibited to sell/transfer; possession of pre-ban magazines allowed.", "source_url": "https://cbi.colorado.gov/firearms/concealed-handgun-permit-chp", "verified_at": "2026-07-13" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag law (Extreme Risk Protection Orders). 15-round magazine limit. No general assault-weapon possession ban. Scheduled: from Aug 1, 2026 (SB25-003), buying or receiving a \"specified semiautomatic firearm\" (semiauto rifle/shotgun with a detachable magazine, or gas-operated semiauto handgun with a detachable magazine) requires a sheriff-issued eligibility card plus a completed firearms safety course - firearms already possessed before Aug 1, 2026 are not affected. Separately, effective July 1, 2026 (HB25-1133), retail ammunition may be sold only to buyers 21+ (with age verification and behind-counter storage); exceptions include in-person sales to 18-20-year-olds at shooting ranges, to military/veterans or hunter-education-certified buyers, and rimfire ammunition.", "source_url": "https://cpw.state.co.us/specified-semiautomatic-firearms", "verified_at": "2026-07-13" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — but a permittee must carry the permit plus photo ID whenever possessing a concealed handgun and produce both UPON DEMAND by an officer (C.R.S. § 18-12-204(2)(a)); failure is a petty offense and raises a rebuttable presumption of no permit, dismissible if a valid permit is later shown. A handgun in a private vehicle for lawful protection is not considered concealed carry.", "source_url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-18.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit (CHP) required; shall-issue via county sheriffs. Minimum age 21. Not constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://cbi.colorado.gov/firearms/concealed-handgun-permit-chp", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes other states' permits only if the holder is a resident of the issuing state (resident permits only) and that state honors Colorado's. ~34 states recognized. Not constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://cbi.colorado.gov/firearms/concealed-handgun-permit-chp-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-07-13" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "co", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Open carry generally legal statewide without a permit, but Denver and some localities prohibit it; verify local rules.", "source_url": "https://cbi.colorado.gov/firearms/concealed-handgun-permit-chp", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a permit, a handgun must be UNLOADED and secured in the trunk or a locked container (not glove box or console).", "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/despp/files/firearmsbrochure06716pdf.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag law in effect (risk warrant, CGS 29-38c). Assault-weapons ban (2013 law). 10-round magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-R-0001.htm", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes NO other states' permits; nonresidents must obtain a CT nonresident permit. Not constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/despp/division-of-state-police/special-licensing-and-firearms/state-pistol-permit", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit (CT pistol permit) required; shall-issue (\"suitable person\" standard). Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/despp/division-of-state-police/special-licensing-and-firearms/state-pistol-permit", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — a permit holder must carry the permit and PRESENT it on the request of an officer who has reasonable suspicion of a crime and has observed the pistol (C.G.S. § 29-35(b)). Note: the 2023 law also bans knowingly carrying a firearm with intent to display it, so an observed firearm is itself a basis for police attention.", "source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_529.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal to OWN via the NFA — Connecticut has no possession ban. However C.G.S. 26-75 prohibits USE of a silencer while hunting, so suppressors are fine for range/target use but not for hunting.", "source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_490.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry is prohibited: since Oct 1, 2023, open carry of a handgun is illegal even with a permit.", "source_url": "https://portal.ct.gov/despp/division-of-state-police/special-licensing-and-firearms/state-pistol-permit", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ct", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "10-round limit. Magazines over 10 rounds banned (registered pre-ban excepted); 2013 law.", "source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-R-0001.htm", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes NONE — DC does not honor any concealed-carry permit issued by any state. Carrying on an out-of-state permit alone is a serious criminal offense.", "source_url": "https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/applying-concealed-carry-license-district-columbia", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit required; very restrictive. A DC Concealed Carry Pistol License from MPD is mandatory; minimum age 21; must own a DC-registered pistol and complete 18 hours of training. DC recognizes NO other state's permit.", "source_url": "https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/eligibility-requirements-concealed-carry-license", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty. If an officer initiates an investigative stop, a concealed-pistol licensee must disclose they are carrying, present the license and registration certificate, identify where the pistol is, and comply with orders including the officer taking possession of it (D.C. Code § 7-2509.04(d)). The duty extends to other licensees present who are carrying.", "source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-2509.04", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry is prohibited (except on-duty law enforcement/military/security). Only licensed concealed carry is permitted.", "source_url": "https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/eligibility-requirements-concealed-carry-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED. D.C. Code 22-4514 prohibits any person in the District from possessing any firearm silencer, regardless of federal NFA registration (law-enforcement and military exceptions only).", "source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/22-4514", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Possession of any magazine holding more than 10 rounds is illegal in DC.", "source_url": "https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/frequently-asked-questions-firearms-registration-and-ccl", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Without a DC license, a firearm may only be transported through DC under federal FOPA: unloaded, not readily accessible (trunk or locked container, not glove box), ammunition separate. DC registration otherwise required to possess.", "source_url": "https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/frequently-asked-questions-firearms-registration-and-ccl", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "dc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law (Extreme Risk Protection Orders). Bans \"assault weapons\" and 10+ round magazines; all firearms must be registered.", "source_url": "https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/frequently-asked-questions-firearms-registration-and-ccl", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No duty to inform — Delaware's concealed-carry law (11 Del. C. §§ 1441-1442) contains no requirement to notify an officer or present the license on demand (verified against the full weapons subchapter). A CCDW license is still required to carry concealed at all.", "source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc07/index.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit (CCDW license) required; applications through Superior Court. Minimum age 21. Not constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealed-carry-deadly-weapons-ccdw/", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for anyone 21+ who may lawfully possess a firearm.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealed-carry-deadly-weapons-ccdw/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED. A firearm silencer is a \"destructive weapon\" under 11 Del. C. 1444, and civilian possession is a class E felony even if federally NFA-registered. Narrow military/police/wildlife-biologist exceptions only.", "source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc07/index.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes permits ONLY from a specific annual list of states (some \"enhanced/class-1 only\"). Not constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealed-carry-deadly-weapons-ccdw/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag law (Extreme Risk Protection Orders). Assault-weapons ban in effect (11 Del. C. 1466). 17-round magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealed-carry-deadly-weapons-ccdw/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Carrying a concealed deadly weapon without a Delaware CCDW license is prohibited. Exact unlicensed vehicle-transport storage method not stated on the official page — VERIFY.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealed-carry-deadly-weapons-ccdw/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "de", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "17-round limit. Magazines over 17 rounds prohibited (SB 6, 2022); CCDW holders, LEOs, military exempt.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealed-carry-deadly-weapons-ccdw/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry for those 21+ who could lawfully qualify; no permit required. Optional license available (21+, or 18+ military). Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/790.06", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA. Florida removed the silencer-equipped hunting prohibition in 2014 (FAC 68A-12.002), so suppressors are now legal for all hunting (private land and WMAs). Federal NFA compliance required.", "source_url": "https://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=68A-12.002", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No duty to announce being armed — but every concealed carrier must carry valid identification and display it UPON DEMAND by an officer: permitless carriers under F.S. 790.013(1) (2023 permitless-carry law) and licensees under F.S. 790.06(1)(c). Violation is a $25 noncriminal infraction.", "source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/790.013", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry by law-abiding adults is now lawful statewide (the ban was struck in McDaniel v. State, Sept 2025; AG directed non-enforcement). No permit required.", "source_url": "https://www.myfloridalegal.com/sites/default/files/ag_guidance_letter_9.15.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit on magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter790/All", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a permit, a person 18+ may keep a handgun in a private vehicle if \"securely encased\" (cased, holstered/snapped, or in a closed container) or not readily accessible, and not on the person (s.790.25).", "source_url": "https://m.flsenate.gov/statutes/790.25", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "info", "summary": "Risk Protection Order (red-flag) law in effect since 2018 (s.790.401). No assault-weapon ban; no registry.", "source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/790.401", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "fl", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes resident concealed-weapon licenses from ~33 states (s.790.015); footnote limits apply (21+, some FL-resident-only; non-resident out-of-state licenses not honored). FL is permitless for 21+.", "source_url": "https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Concealed-Weapon-License/Concealed-Weapon-License-Reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a license for any lawful weapons carrier. No permit required.", "source_url": "https://georgia.gov/apply-firearms-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry since 2022 (SB 319) for any lawful weapons carrier (generally 21+, or 18+ military). Optional license available.", "source_url": "https://georgia.gov/apply-firearms-license", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No duty to inform — Georgia has no statute requiring a carrier to tell an officer they are armed or to present a license on demand, and since SB 319 (eff. April 12, 2022) any \"lawful weapons carrier\" may carry concealed without a license at all. Licenses remain available mainly for reciprocity travel.", "source_url": "https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/general-statutes/22sumdoc.pdf?sfvrsn=b3efacec_6", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA — Georgia has no possession ban. O.C.G.A. 27-3-4 permits hunting with a suppressor on your own private property, on private property with the owner's permission, and on public lands in DNR-designated areas.", "source_url": "https://rules.sos.ga.gov/GAC/391-4-2-.60", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes valid carry licenses from a specific list of states (some recognized only if holder is 21+). Georgia is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://law.georgia.gov/resources/states-which-recognize-georgia-weapons-carry-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "info", "summary": "No state red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban; no registry.", "source_url": "https://georgia.gov/apply-firearms-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No license required to have a firearm in your own vehicle; a lawful weapons carrier may carry a handgun in a private vehicle (O.C.G.A. 16-11-126).", "source_url": "https://georgia.gov/apply-firearms-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ga", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit on magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://georgia.gov/apply-firearms-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit (License to Carry) required; no permitless carry. Shall-issue since 2022; county police chiefs issue to qualified applicants. Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://www.honolulupd.org/police-services/firearms/", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty (new, Act 52 of 2023). HRS § 134-9.2(b) requires any person carrying a firearm — including a driver or passenger in a stopped vehicle — to immediately disclose to the officer that they are carrying, and on request identify its exact location and present the § 134-9 license. Violation is a petty misdemeanor.", "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0009_0002.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry requires an (unconcealed) License to Carry, rarely issued; in practice not available to most. No carrying without a license.", "source_url": "https://www.honolulupd.org/police-services/firearms/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Pistol magazines over 10 rounds are prohibited to manufacture, possess, sell, or transfer (HRS 134-8).", "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-.htm", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Without an LTC, a firearm may not be carried loaded in a vehicle. Transport unloaded and (in transit) in a locked hard-sided container; firearms must be registered (HRS 134-26).", "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol03_ch0121-0200d/hrs0134/HRS_0134-0026.htm", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Gun Violence Protective Order (red-flag) law since 2019 (Act 150). Assault pistols prohibited; firearms must be registered.", "source_url": "https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/sessionlaws/Years/SLH2019/SLH2019_Act150.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes NO out-of-state concealed-carry permits; to carry, a person must hold a Hawaii LTC (HRS 134-9).", "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol03_Ch0121-0200D/HRS0134/HRS_0134-0009.htm", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "hi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED. HRS 134-8 bans the manufacture, possession, sale, transfer or acquisition of silencers; violation is a class C felony (5 years without probation), regardless of federal NFA registration.", "source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/vol03_ch0121-0200d/hrs0134/hrs_0134-0008.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit required to carry/transport a handgun (loaded or unloaded, openly or concealed) in a private vehicle for a person who may lawfully carry (Iowa Code 724.4).", "source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/724.4.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit on magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ico/chapter/724.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit for those who may lawfully carry.", "source_url": "https://dps.iowa.gov/weapon-permits-frequently-asked-questions", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No duty to inform — Iowa went permitless July 1, 2021; Iowa Code § 724.5 now imposes no prohibition on lawful unlicensed carry and chapter 724 contains no duty to notify an officer or display a permit on demand.", "source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/724.5.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry since July 1, 2021 for those not prohibited; no permit required. Optional permit available (18+). Minimum age to carry concealed without a permit: 21.", "source_url": "https://dps.iowa.gov/weapon-permits-frequently-asked-questions", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "info", "summary": "No state red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban; no registry.", "source_url": "https://dps.iowa.gov/weapon-permits-frequently-asked-questions", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all other states' valid permits under \"Universal Recognition\" (Iowa Code 724.11A). Iowa is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://dps.iowa.gov/weapon-permits-frequently-asked-questions", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ia", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally compliant. Iowa Code 724.1B makes it a felony only to possess a suppressor \"in violation of federal law\" — a properly NFA-registered suppressor is legal (Iowa legalized suppressors in 2016).", "source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/724.1B.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all other states' valid concealed-weapons licenses (must be in physical possession while carrying). Idaho is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://isp.idaho.gov/bci/cwl-reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry generally allowed without a license; under permitless carry also within city limits for qualified persons 18+.", "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch33/sect18-3302/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry for U.S. citizens 18+ not disqualified; no permit required. Optional standard and Enhanced licenses available. Minimum age 18.", "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch33/sect18-3302/", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit on magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch33/sect18-3302/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "info", "summary": "No state red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban; no registry.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.idaho.gov/office-resources/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No license needed to carry a handgun (loaded or unloaded) concealed in a motor vehicle for a U.S. citizen 18+ not disqualified (Idaho Code 18-3302(4)).", "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch33/sect18-3302/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA — Idaho has no statute banning civilian suppressor possession, and Fish & Game imposes no state restriction, so suppressors are legal for hunting all species. Federal ATF tax stamp required.", "source_url": "https://idfg.idaho.gov/rules/big-game", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "id", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform — Idaho Code § 18-3302 (permitless concealed carry statewide for eligible adults 18+) contains no provision requiring a carrier to notify an officer or display the optional license on demand. Licenses still issue for reciprocity and NICS-exemption purposes.", "source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH33/SECT18-3302/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit (Concealed Carry License) required; no permitless carry. Shall-issue with 16-hr training; a FOID card is also required to possess. Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://isp.illinois.gov/Foid/Ccl", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED. 720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(6) makes possessing any firearm silencer \"unlawful use of weapons,\" a Class 3 felony, regardless of federal NFA registration.", "source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/072000050K24-1.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes NO other state's CCL for carry; only non-residents from \"substantially similar\" states (AR, ID, MS, NV, TX, VA) may even apply for an IL non-resident CCL.", "source_url": "https://isp.illinois.gov/Foid/Ccl", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Firearms Restraining Order (red-flag) law (430 ILCS 67). Bans \"assault weapons\" (registration of pre-ban); FOID required to possess.", "source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3877&ChapterID=39", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Without a CCL, a firearm must be unloaded and enclosed in a case (and the person must have a valid FOID); a non-resident may keep it unloaded and not immediately accessible.", "source_url": "https://isp.illinois.gov/Foid/Ccl", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Handgun magazines over 15 rounds (long-gun over 10) restricted as large-capacity feeding devices.", "source_url": "https://isp.illinois.gov/Home/AssaultWeapons", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is prohibited; firearms must be carried concealed under a valid CCL.", "source_url": "https://isp.illinois.gov/Foid/Ccl", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "il", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No volunteer requirement — but if an officer initiates an investigative stop (including a traffic stop), then UPON THE OFFICER'S REQUEST the licensee must disclose they are carrying, present the FCCA license, identify the firearm's location, and permit the officer to secure it for the stop (430 ILCS 66/10(h)); vehicle passengers included. The license must be in possession whenever carrying (66/10(g)).", "source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/043000660K10.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit for any proper person 18+ (no open vs. concealed distinction).", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/isp/firearms-licensing/i-need-to/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Indiana State Police maintains no official reciprocity list; Indiana itself is permitless carry. Travelers should confirm with each destination state.", "source_url": "https://faqs.in.gov/hc/en-us/articles/115005236728-Which-states-honor-my-Indiana-handgun-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry since July 1, 2022 for a \"proper person\"; no License to Carry required. Optional License still available. Minimum age 18.", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/isp/firearms-licensing/i-need-to/", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA — Indiana has no possession ban. Hunting with a suppressor is legal; IC 14-22-38-4.5 only penalizes it when combined with hunting on private land WITHOUT the owner''s consent.", "source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/14", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Under permitless carry, a proper person 18+ may carry a handgun in a vehicle. Someone not eligible should transport unloaded, not accessible, in a secured case (IC 35-47-2-1.5).", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/isp/files/Permitless-Carry-Website-Messaging.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit on magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/isp/firearms-licensing/i-need-to/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "info", "summary": "Red-flag law (\"Jake Laird Law,\" IC 35-47-14). No assault-weapon ban; no registry.", "source_url": "https://www.in.gov/isp/indiana-jake-laird-law-red-flag-law/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "in", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No duty to inform — since permitless carry took effect July 1, 2022 (IC 35-47-2-3(a)), an eligible person 18+ needs no license, and the handgun chapter contains no provision requiring a carrier to notify an officer or display the now-optional license. Optional licenses remain valid for reciprocity.", "source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2025/ic/titles/35#35-47-2-3", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform — the Kansas Attorney General's official FAQ confirms a carrier is not required to volunteer that they have a license or concealed handgun when stopped, and is not even required to have the license on their person in Kansas (both recommended only). Permitless concealed carry for eligible persons 21+.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing/concealed-carry-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry since 2015 for those 21+ who may lawfully possess; no license required. 18-20 may carry with a Provisional license. Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing/concealed-carry-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a license (some location limits). No permit required.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing/concealed-carry-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state limit on magazine capacity.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing/concealed-carry-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No license required to transport or carry a handgun (openly or concealed, including in a vehicle) for a person 21+ who may lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing/concealed-carry-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "info", "summary": "No state red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban; no registry.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing/concealed-carry-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes valid permits from ALL states and DC for any non-resident 18+ (not for a current Kansas resident's out-of-state permit). KS is also permitless for 21+.", "source_url": "https://www.ag.ks.gov/divisions/civil/licensing-inspections/concealed-carry-licensing/out-of-state-license-recognition", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ks", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally compliant. Possessing a suppressor is \"criminal use of weapons\" under K.S.A. 21-6301 (severity level 9 felony), BUT subsection (h) exempts anyone in compliance with the federal NFA.", "source_url": "http://ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch21/021_063_0001.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/ccdw/ccdw-home/permitless-carry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the federal NFA process — Kentucky imposes no state ban. Hunting with a suppressor is expressly permitted: a person with a federal permit for a firearm noise suppressor may use it to take legal game with a valid hunting license.", "source_url": "https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Pages/Hunting-Regulations.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No duty to inform — KRS 237.109 (permitless carry, 21+) imposes no notification duty. Licensees only: KRS 237.110(15) requires carrying the CCDW license whenever carrying and displaying it upon an officer's request ($25 noncriminal violation). Nobody in Kentucky must proactively announce they are armed.", "source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56567", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/ccdw/ccdw-home/permitless-carry/", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed: a person 21+ who can lawfully possess may carry a handgun concealed or openly in a vehicle, loaded, without a permit.", "source_url": "https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/ccdw/ccdw-home/permitless-carry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for anyone 18+ who can lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/ccdw/ccdw-home/permitless-carry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry: no permit needed to carry concealed if you can lawfully possess. Minimum age 21. Optional licenses available for reciprocity.", "source_url": "https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/ccdw/ccdw-home/permitless-carry/", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ky", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid concealed-carry licenses. KY is also permitless/constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/ccdw/ccdw-home/ccdw-reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty. La. R.S. 40:1379.3(I)(2) requires a permittee — and, since permitless carry took effect July 4, 2024, any person carrying under R.S. 14:95(M) — to notify any officer who approaches in an official manner that they have a weapon, submit to a pat-down, and allow temporary disarmament. Permittees face automatic 6-month suspension; permitless carriers up to $500 and/or 6 months.", "source_url": "https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/law.aspx?d=97451", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal with the required federal ATF tax stamp — no Louisiana statute bans civilian ownership. Hunting with a sound suppressor is expressly permitted under La. R.S. 56:116.6 for anyone holding the federal tax stamp.", "source_url": "https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=920665", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for anyone 18+ who can lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://lsp.org/services/concealed-handgun-information/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed: a person 18+ who can lawfully possess may carry a handgun in a private vehicle, openly or concealed, loaded, without a permit.", "source_url": "https://lsp.org/services/concealed-handgun-information/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://lsp.org/services/concealed-handgun-information/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes out-of-state permits ONLY from states that mutually recognize Louisiana permits (holder must be 21+). Does NOT recognize all states. LA is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://lsp.org/services/concealed-handgun-information/reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://lsp.org/services/concealed-handgun-information/", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "la", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry since July 4, 2024: anyone 18+ who can lawfully possess may carry concealed without a permit. Optional permits available (21+).", "source_url": "https://lsp.org/services/concealed-handgun-information/", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Magazines over 10 rounds prohibited to sell/transfer/possess unless grandfathered before Sept 13, 1994. Treat 10 rounds as the limit.", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-guns-and-other-firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law (Extreme Risk Protection Orders). Assault-weapon ban (broadened by 2024 Ch. 135) plus large-capacity device ban.", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/doc/summary-of-ch-135-of-the-acts-of-2024/download", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED for civilians. Under M.G.L. c.269 10A it is a felony (up to 5 years) for anyone other than a federally licensed manufacturer or law-enforcement officer to possess a firearm silencer. A federal NFA stamp does NOT make it legal.", "source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section10A", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry is not a practical option; carrying requires an LTC and an exposed firearm can jeopardize the license.", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-guns-and-other-firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "A handgun left unattended in a vehicle must be unloaded and secured in a locked case, locked trunk, or secure container. Entering MA without a valid MA license is a felony.", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-guns-and-other-firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No current statutory duty — a recent change: the old G.L. c. 140 § 129C duty to exhibit the license on demand was struck by the 2024 gun-law overhaul (Ch. 135 of the Acts of 2024, eff. Oct. 2, 2024) and not re-enacted anywhere. An LTC is still required to carry at all (c. 269 § 10).", "source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2024/Chapter135", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit required (License to Carry); shall-issue since the 2024 reform. Minimum age 21. Nonresidents must obtain a Massachusetts nonresident LTC.", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-or-renew-a-firearms-license", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ma", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes none. Massachusetts does not honor any out-of-state permits; an MA LTC is required to carry or possess.", "source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-or-renew-a-firearms-license", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal — Maryland has no state ownership ban; suppressors are lawful via the federal NFA/ATF Form 4 process. DNR regulation names suppressors as authorized deer-hunting equipment, so hunting with one is allowed.", "source_url": "https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/COMAR-08-03-09-11.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit required (Wear & Carry Permit); shall-issue since 2023. Minimum age 21. 16-hour training, fingerprints, background check.", "source_url": "https://mdsp.maryland.gov/firearms-permits-professional-licenses/wear-carry-permit", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Without a permit, a handgun must be unloaded, in an enclosed case or holster, with ammunition separate, transported only between specific lawful locations. Federal FOPA also applies.", "source_url": "https://mdsp.maryland.gov/firearms-permits-professional-licenses/wear-carry-permit", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes none. Maryland does not honor any out-of-state carry permits; a Maryland permit is required.", "source_url": "https://mdsp.maryland.gov/firearms-permits-professional-licenses/wear-carry-permit", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law (Extreme Risk Protective Orders). Assault-weapon ban (banned-firearms list); regulated-firearms registration.", "source_url": "https://mdsp.maryland.gov/firearms-permits-professional-licenses/banned-firearms-maryland", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform — Maryland's wear-and-carry statute (Pub. Safety § 5-308) only requires the permit holder to carry the permit whenever carrying; the current text has no volunteer duty and no display-on-demand clause. A permit is still required to carry a handgun at all.", "source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps§ion=5-308&enactments=false", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Illegal to manufacture, sell, or transfer a magazine over 10 rounds in-state. Treat 10 rounds as the practical limit.", "source_url": "https://mdsp.maryland.gov/firearms-permits-professional-licenses/banned-firearms-maryland", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "md", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is generally prohibited without a Maryland Wear & Carry Permit (the permit covers both).", "source_url": "https://mdsp.maryland.gov/firearms-permits-professional-licenses/wear-carry-permit", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for anyone who may lawfully possess (generally 21+, or 18+ military).", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses-permits/concealed-carry-maine", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes only RESIDENT permits from a specific official list of states. Does NOT recognize all states. ME is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses-permits/concealed-carry-maine/reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the federal NFA — Maine has no state ban. Since 2021 a hunter no longer needs a state Warden Service permit to hunt with a suppressor, but must still hold the federal ATF tax stamp.", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/ifw/hunting-trapping/hunting/laws-rules/hunting-equipment.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses-permits/concealed-carry-maine", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry since Oct 15, 2015: anyone 21+ (or 18+ military) who can lawfully possess may carry concealed without a permit. Optional permits available.", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses-permits/concealed-carry-maine", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES for permitless carriers — anyone carrying a concealed handgun WITHOUT a valid permit must immediately inform the officer at first contact during any arrest, detainment or routine traffic stop (25 M.R.S. § 2003-A). Permit holders are exempt from that duty but must carry the permit and display it on demand (§ 2003(11), civil violation).", "source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/25/title25sec2003-A.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law NOW IN EFFECT (voter-approved Question 2, Nov 2025; petitions began Feb 2026), in addition to the prior \"yellow flag\" law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://www.courts.maine.gov/help/erpo.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "me", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed: a person 21+ (or 18+ military) who can lawfully possess may carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle without a permit.", "source_url": "https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses-permits/concealed-carry-maine", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law in effect (effective Feb 13, 2024). No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/ccw", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when in compliance with federal law. MCL 750.224 generally bans \"a muffler or silencer,\" but subsection (3)(c) exempts a person authorized by the ATF, so an NFA-registered suppressor is lawful.", "source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes a valid concealed-pistol license held by a resident of another state (effectively honors all states' valid permits), subject to Michigan's laws and prohibited locations.", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/ccw/reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a CPL, a handgun must be transported unloaded in a closed case designed for firearms or in the trunk, for a lawful purpose. With a CPL it may be carried loaded.", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/ccw", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for anyone 18+ who may lawfully possess and the pistol is registered to them; pistol-free zones apply.", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/ccw", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required (Concealed Pistol License); shall-issue. Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/ccw", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/services/ccw", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty. A CPL holder carrying a concealed pistol who is stopped by a police officer must immediately disclose — without being asked — that they are carrying a pistol on their person or in the vehicle (MCL 28.425f(3)); the license and state ID must also be shown on request (28.425f(1)-(2)). Michigan requires a CPL, so the duty reaches essentially all lawful concealed carriers.", "source_url": "https://www.michigan.gov/msp/le/legal-resources/legal-update/legal-updates-pages/169", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — but a permit holder must have the permit card and photo ID when carrying and display them upon lawful demand (Minn. Stat. § 624.714 subd. 1b(a), petty misdemeanor), and UPON AN OFFICER'S REQUEST must disclose whether they are currently carrying (subd. 1b(d)). Minnesota requires a carry permit, so these rules cover all lawful public carriers.", "source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/624.714", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when lawfully possessed under federal law. Minn. Stat. 609.66 subd. 1a makes it a felony to possess \"a suppressor that is not lawfully possessed under federal law\" — an NFA-registered suppressor is legal. Hunting with one is permitted.", "source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.66", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes out-of-state permits ONLY from states MN deems to have \"similar\" laws — 33 states on the current annual DPS list (incl. TX, OK, OH, NC, NY). NOT recognized: AZ, FL, GA, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY and others. ID/MS/MT/SD/TN enhanced permits only; ND Class 1 only; CA/CO/MA permits issued/renewed on/after 8/1/2024.", "source_url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/public-services/firearms-information/permit-carry-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required (Permit to Carry); shall-issue. Minimum age 18 (the prior 21 minimum was struck by the courts, effective ~April 2025). BCA-certified training required.", "source_url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/public-services-bca/firearms-information/permit-carry", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun requires a Minnesota Permit to Carry (or recognized out-of-state permit); the same permit covers both.", "source_url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/public-services-bca/firearms-information/permit-carry", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a permit, a pistol must be unloaded and either in a closed and fastened case, in the closed trunk, or in a securely tied package while transported.", "source_url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/public-services-bca/firearms-information/permit-carry", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law in effect (Extreme Risk Protection Orders, effective 2024). No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/public-services-bca/firearms-information/permit-carry", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/public-services-bca/firearms-information/permit-carry", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry — no permit needed. Optional shall-issue permits available. Minimum age for permitless concealed carry is 19 (18 if active/honorably-discharged military).", "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.101", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when possessed in compliance with federal law. Under RSMo 571.020 possessing a firearm silencer is an offense only if done \"in violation of federal law,\" so an NFA-registered suppressor is lawful.", "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.020", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — a permit holder must carry the permit whenever carrying concealed and display it with photo ID UPON THE REQUEST of any peace officer (RSMo 571.121.1); noncompliance is expressly noncriminal (citation up to $35). The duty attaches only to permit holders — Missouri permitless carriers have no inform or display duty.", "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.121", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for those 19+ who can lawfully possess; a valid permit overrides local open-carry bans.", "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.030", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; a person 19+ (or 18+ military) may transport a concealable firearm in the passenger compartment of a private vehicle if lawfully possessed (RSMo 571.030.3).", "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.030", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban; strong preemption of local gun laws.", "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.030", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=571.030", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mo", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes permits from every state that issues them (honors all). Missouri is also permitless/constitutional carry.", "source_url": "https://ago.mo.gov/get-help/programs-services-from-a-z/concealed-carry-reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — a licensee must carry the license with valid ID whenever armed and display both UPON DEMAND by an officer (Miss. Code § 45-9-101(1)(b), $25 noncriminal offense). Permitless holster/case carry under § 45-9-101(24) carries no display duty. (Code text via the Legislature's official reprint; the Mississippi Code publishes only through LexisNexis.)", "source_url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0366IN.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes valid unrevoked unexpired carry licenses issued by other states (broad recognition); also enters written agreements. MS is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/node/51", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry: no permit needed to carry concealed if you can lawfully possess (generally 21+). Optional Standard and Enhanced permits available.", "source_url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Firearms/Home", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Firearms/Home", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed: anyone 18+ may carry a concealed handgun within a motor vehicle anywhere in the state.", "source_url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/node/51", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal for anyone authorized under federal law. Miss. Code 97-37-31 criminalizes a silencer only \"by a person not authorized to do such under federal law,\" so an NFA-registered suppressor is lawful.", "source_url": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0912PS.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Firearms/Home", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ms", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for anyone 18+ who can lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Firearms/Home", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/dci-home/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal. Under MCA 45-8-336 mere possession is NOT a crime — it is an offense only if possessed \"with the purpose to use it to commit an offense.\" NFA-registered suppressors are lawful and hunting with sound-reduction devices is allowed.", "source_url": "https://archive.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0450/chapter_0080/part_0030/section_0360/0450-0080-0030-0360.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry statewide — any person eligible to possess may carry concealed without a permit. Optional shall-issue permits (county sheriff, 18+).", "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/dci-home/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes permits from states that require a background check before issuance (a specific list; DE, DC, HI, ME, NH, RI not recognized; VT issues none). Montana is also permitless.", "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/dci-home/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction; strong preemption.", "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/dci-home/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform and no display-on-demand rule — the full MCA Title 45 ch. 8 part 3 contains no such provision; permitless concealed carry statewide for anyone eligible to possess. Only nonresidents carrying under reciprocity (§ 45-8-329) must keep their out-of-state permit in immediate possession with photo ID.", "source_url": "https://www.dojmt.gov/dci-home/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; Montana has no prohibition on carrying a handgun (loaded or unloaded) in a motor vehicle.", "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/dci-home/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "mt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit. Local governments may regulate certain areas.", "source_url": "https://dojmt.gov/dci-home/concealed-weapons/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/Laws/GeneralStatutesTOC", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when NFA-compliant. N.C.G.S. 14-288.8 classifies a silencer as a \"weapon of mass death and destruction\" but exempts persons who own it in compliance with the National Firearms Act, so a registered suppressor with an ATF tax stamp is legal.", "source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-288.8.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid concealed-handgun permits (since Dec 1, 2011). Out-of-state holders must follow NC carry rules.", "source_url": "https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/law-enforcement-liason/concealed-weapon-reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or state magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/Laws/GeneralStatutesTOC", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a permit, a handgun in a vehicle must NOT be concealed and readily accessible; keep it in plain view or locked in the trunk/a locked container.", "source_url": "https://ncsheriffs.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-Firearms-Laws-and-Permits-Publication-with-Attachments-FINAL.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for anyone 18+ not prohibited (carrying \"to the terror of the public\" remains unlawful).", "source_url": "https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/law-enforcement-liason/concealed-weapon-reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty. A permit holder must disclose to any law-enforcement officer that they hold a valid permit and are carrying a concealed handgun whenever APPROACHED OR ADDRESSED by the officer, and display the permit and ID on request (G.S. 14-415.11(a)). NC still requires a permit — the 2025 permitless-carry bill (SB 50) was vetoed and the override remained pending as of early 2026.", "source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-415.11.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required to carry concealed — shall-issue (county sheriff). Minimum age 21. Not permitless.", "source_url": "https://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/law-enforcement-liason/concealed-weapon-reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "An unloaded handgun may always be transported. A loaded/accessible concealed handgun requires permitless-carry eligibility (18+, valid ID) or a license; otherwise transport unloaded, in a locked trunk, or a secured case.", "source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t62-1c04.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal for any eligible adult 18+ without a permit.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/constitutional-concealed-carry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry. Any eligible person 18+ with valid ID (resident or, since 2023, visitor) may carry concealed; must notify law enforcement on contact. Optional Class 1/2 licenses. Minimum age 18.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/constitutional-concealed-carry/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Disclosure required only ON INQUIRY, not proactively. A permitless carrier must inform an officer of the concealed firearm IF THE OFFICER ASKS (NDCC 62.1-04-04(2)); licensees must carry the license (or digital image) and give it to an officer for inspection upon request (62.1-04-04(1), noncriminal $20). The old inform-on-initial-contact rule is gone from the current Century Code.", "source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t62-1c04.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t62-1.html", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the federal NFA process — no state ban. NDCC 20.1-01-36 expressly allows a person in lawful possession of a suppressor to hunt any game for which they are licensed.", "source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t20-1c01.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes valid licenses from states that reciprocate with ND (a published Class 1 list; Class 2 shorter). ND is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/concealed-weapon-licenses-2/reciprocity-with-other-states/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or state magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry since Sept 2, 2023 for non-prohibited persons 21+ (\"minor\" = under 21; 18-20 only if armed-forces member or peace officer). Optional shall-issue permits (21+).", "source_url": "https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/concealed-handgun-permits/nebraska-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-07-02" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Permitless, so visitors may carry without a permit. The State Patrol publishes full and limited (21+/class) recognition lists for permit purposes.", "source_url": "https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/concealed-handgun-permits/nebraska-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or state magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/concealed-handgun-permits/nebraska-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA — Nebraska''s prohibited-weapons statute (Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1203) lists only machine guns and short rifles/shotguns; silencers are not listed. Nebraska legalized hunting with suppressors in 2014.", "source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-1203", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed (permitless); a non-prohibited adult may carry a concealed handgun in a vehicle. Travelers from non-recognized states are asked to transport unloaded, encased, inaccessible.", "source_url": "https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/concealed-handgun-permits/nebraska-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty for ALL concealed carriers, permit or not. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1202.04(2) (extended to permitless carry by LB 77, 2023) requires anyone carrying a concealed handgun who is contacted by a peace officer or emergency personnel to immediately inform them; the officer may secure the handgun during the contact. Exception for a handgun stored unloaded and cased in a vehicle. Violation starts as a Class III misdemeanor and escalates with repeats.", "source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-1202.04", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for non-prohibited persons (some local ordinances, e.g., Omaha, apply).", "source_url": "https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/concealed-handgun-permits/nebraska-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ne", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/concealed-handgun-permits/nebraska-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or state magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/our-services/justice-information-bureau/permits-and-licensing/pistol-and-revolver-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Permitless, so any non-prohibited person 18+ may carry without a permit; out-of-state permits not needed to carry in NH.", "source_url": "https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/our-services/justice-information-bureau/permits-and-licensing/pistol-and-revolver-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA — New Hampshire has no ownership-ban statute. The former prohibition on hunting with a silencer (RSA 207:4) was repealed in 2016, so hunting with a suppressor is now allowed.", "source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XVIII/207/207-4.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; a person 18+ not prohibited may carry a loaded handgun in a private vehicle without a license.", "source_url": "https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/our-services/justice-information-bureau/permits-and-licensing/pistol-and-revolver-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No duty to inform and no license-display statute — RSA Chapter 159 contains no provision requiring a carrier to notify an officer or present a license. Anyone not prohibited from possessing a firearm may carry openly or concealed without a license (since 2017); the optional license exists mainly for reciprocity.", "source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XII/159/159-mrg.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/our-services/justice-information-bureau/permits-and-licensing/pistol-and-revolver-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry since Feb 2017 — no license needed to carry openly or concealed for anyone 18+ who can lawfully possess. Optional licenses available. Minimum age 18.", "source_url": "https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/our-services/justice-information-bureau/permits-and-licensing/pistol-and-revolver-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a license for those 18+ who can lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/our-services/justice-information-bureau/permits-and-licensing/pistol-and-revolver-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Magazines over 10 rounds prohibited to possess or sell.", "source_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/permittocarry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "YES — proactive duty (new, Dec. 2022). N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4.4(b) requires a permit holder stopped or detained while carrying in public or traveling with a handgun in a vehicle to immediately disclose that they are carrying (or that a handgun is stored in the vehicle) AND display the carry permit. Failing to disclose is a fourth-degree crime; failing to display starts as a disorderly-persons offense with a $100 fine.", "source_url": "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/PL22/131_.PDF", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit required (Permit to Carry); post-Bruen NJ issues to qualified applicants, but carry without a NJ permit is illegal. Minimum age 21. Very restrictive.", "source_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/permittocarry/", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED for civilians. Under N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3(c), knowingly possessing any firearm silencer is a fourth-degree crime. A federal NFA tax stamp does NOT make a suppressor legal in New Jersey.", "source_url": "https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes NO out-of-state carry permits. A non-resident must obtain a NJ Permit to Carry.", "source_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/permittocarry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag law (Extreme Risk Protective Order Act, 2018/2019). Bans \"assault firearms\" and 10+ round magazines.", "source_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/permittocarry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Without a Permit to Carry, a handgun must be UNLOADED, in a closed fastened case or locked box (or trunk), ammunition separate, and only for limited lawful purposes (N.J.S.A. 2C:39-6). No carrying on the person.", "source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/oag/njsp/firearms/firearms-faqs.shtml", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nj", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry is effectively prohibited without a NJ Permit to Carry.", "source_url": "https://www.njoag.gov/permittocarry/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a loaded handgun is legal without a license for those who can lawfully possess (generally 19+); location restrictions apply.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.nm.gov/law-enforcement-records-bureau/concealed-carry-licenses/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required to carry CONCEALED — shall-issue via Dept. of Public Safety. Minimum age 21. (Open carry needs no license.) Not permitless for concealed.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.nm.gov/law-enforcement-records-bureau/concealed-carry-licenses/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the federal NFA — New Mexico has no state statute banning civilian possession (a 2023 ban attempt failed). Game & Fish rules don''t prohibit suppressors, so hunting with an NFA-registered suppressor is lawful.", "source_url": "https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/hunting/general-rules/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — a licensee must have the concealed handgun license in possession at all times while carrying (NMSA § 29-19-9) and, under the DPS carry rule (10.8.2 NMAC, updated eff. 12/9/2025), must display it UPON DEMAND by a peace officer. New Mexico requires a license for concealed carry of a loaded firearm.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Concealed-Handgun-Carry-Act-Booklet-updated.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No state limit currently in effect. (Restriction bills proposed but not enacted — VERIFY.)", "source_url": "https://www.dps.nm.gov/law-enforcement-records-bureau/concealed-carry-licenses/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed to transport — NM treats a vehicle as an extension of the home, so a non-prohibited person may have a loaded handgun in the vehicle. A license is required to carry concealed on the person after exiting.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.nm.gov/law-enforcement-records-bureau/concealed-carry-licenses/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag law (Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act, 2020). No assault-weapon ban or magazine limit currently (both proposed — VERIFY).", "source_url": "https://nmdoj.gov/get-help/extreme-risk-firearm-protection-order-act/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nm", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes concealed-handgun licenses from a specific list of states only; all others NOT accepted. NM is NOT permitless for concealed (open carry allowed without permit).", "source_url": "https://www.dps.nm.gov/law-enforcement-records-bureau/concealed-carry-licenses/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Legal without a permit. Anyone 18 or older who may lawfully possess a firearm may openly carry in most public places. Standard location limits apply (K-12 schools, child-care, federal buildings, posted private property).", "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-202.html", "verified_at": "2026-06-05" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes a specific list of states' permits (effective July 1, 2026). A recognized holder who becomes a NV resident must obtain a NV permit within 60 days.", "source_url": "https://www.rccd.nv.gov/siteassets/content/resources/2026-ccw-recognition-list.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required to carry concealed — shall-issue (county sheriff). Minimum age 21 (18-20 only for qualifying military). Not permitless.", "source_url": "https://www.rccd.nv.gov/resources/carry-concealed-weapon-ccw-permit/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed to transport a firearm in a vehicle. A loaded handgun may be carried openly or kept in the glovebox, console, or trunk. Long guns may have a loaded magazine but no round in the chamber.", "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-202.html", "verified_at": "2026-06-05" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag law (High-Risk Protection Orders, NRS 33.500, 2019). No assault-weapon ban; no magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://ag.nv.gov/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — Nevada permittees must carry the permit together with proper identification whenever in actual possession of a concealed firearm, and both MUST BE PRESENTED IF REQUESTED by a peace officer (NRS 202.3667); violation is a $25 civil penalty. Nevada requires a CCW permit for concealed carry, so this covers all lawful concealed carriers.", "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-202.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally authorized. NRS 202.350 makes possessing a silencer a category C felony \"unless authorized by federal law,\" and subsection 6 exempts anyone licensed/authorized under federal law — an NFA-registered suppressor with an ATF tax stamp is lawful.", "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-202.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "nv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state magazine-capacity limit for handguns or long guns.", "source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-202.html", "verified_at": "2026-06-05" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "A handgun requires a NY license to possess; a person without one generally may not transport a handgun (outside narrow federal FOPA peaceable-journey). A licensee's unattended vehicle handgun must be unloaded and in a locked container hidden from view (not glove box); NYC stricter.", "source_url": "https://troopers.ny.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is effectively not permitted — the only license is to \"carry concealed.\"", "source_url": "https://troopers.ny.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Magazines may not hold more than 10 rounds (and unlawful to load more than 10) under the SAFE Act.", "source_url": "https://gunsafety.ny.gov/changes-safe-act", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED. Under N.Y. Penal Law 265.02(2), possessing a firearm silencer is criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class D felony. A federal NFA tax stamp does NOT make a suppressor legal in New York.", "source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/265.02", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — every licensee carrying a pistol or revolver must have the license on their person, and UPON DEMAND it must be exhibited for inspection to a peace or police officer (Penal Law § 400.00(8)). A license is required to carry a handgun in New York at all, so this presentment rule covers all lawful carriers; the 2022 CCIA added no volunteer duty.", "source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/400.00", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes NO out-of-state pistol licenses. A NY license is required to possess or carry a handgun.", "source_url": "https://troopers.ny.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag law (Extreme Risk Protection Orders). Bans \"assault weapons\" and 10+ round magazines (SAFE Act).", "source_url": "https://www.ny.gov/programs/red-flag-gun-protection-law", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ny", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "License required (carry-concealed pistol license); post-Bruen shall-issue but requires training, references, interview, \"good moral character\" review. Minimum age 21. Many sensitive locations off-limits.", "source_url": "https://troopers.ny.gov/firearms", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "A qualifying adult 21+ may transport a loaded handgun, including concealed, in a vehicle. Someone under 21 without a license must transport unloaded, in a closed case or in plain sight.", "source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2923.16", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a license for anyone 18+ not prohibited.", "source_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Concealed-Carry", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty since June 13, 2022 (SB 215) — but you must truthfully disclose WHEN ASKED: it is a second-degree misdemeanor to knowingly fail to disclose carrying before or at the time an officer asks during a stop (ORC 2923.12(B)(1)); you must also keep hands in plain sight, not touch the gun, and obey orders. Permitless carriers (21+) have the identical duty via ORC 2923.111(C)(1)(c).", "source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2923.12", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry. A qualifying adult 21+ legally able to possess may carry concealed without a license. Optional CCW available. Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Concealed-Carry", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal — Ohio classifies a suppressor as \"dangerous ordnance,\" but ORC 2923.17(C)(5) exempts owners whose device is registered in the federal NFA registry, so possession is lawful with an ATF stamp. Suppressor hunting is authorized.", "source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2923.17", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-2923", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid concealed-handgun licenses (since Mar 23, 2015, with or without an agreement). Ohio is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Concealed-Carry/Concealed-Carry-Reciprocity-Agreements", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "oh", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or state magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/chapter-2923", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal via the NFA — no state ban. The Dept. of Wildlife Conservation permits legally acquired suppressors to hunt game and birds on both private and public lands.", "source_url": "https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/regs/general-hunting-regulations", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/information-services-division/self-defense-act-unit.html", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Duty to identify only UPON DEMAND. It is unlawful to fail or refuse to identify possession of a concealed or unconcealed firearm during any arrest, detainment or routine traffic stop when the officer demands it — and the statute expressly says no disclosure is required if the officer does not ask (21 O.S. § 1290.8(D), citation up to $100). Carriers must also carry and display on demand a handgun license, driver license, or state photo ID (§ 1290.8(C); permitless carry legal since 2019).", "source_url": "https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=69791", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "A person eligible to carry (21+, or 18+ military/veteran) may transport a handgun in a vehicle loaded or unloaded, concealed or open. Someone not eligible should transport unloaded.", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/information-services-division/self-defense-act-unit.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid handgun licenses, and lets residents of other permitless states carry under their home-state rules. Oklahoma is also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/information-services-division/self-defense-act-unit/handgun-licensing/oklahoma-handgun-reciprocity-states.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry. Eligible persons 21+ (or 18+ military/veteran) may carry concealed without a license. Optional SDA license available. Minimum age 21 (18 military/vet).", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/information-services-division/self-defense-act-unit.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a license for eligible persons 21+ (or 18+ military/veteran).", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/information-services-division/self-defense-act-unit.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ok", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law (Oklahoma has an \"anti-red-flag\" law). No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://oklahoma.gov/osbi/services/information-services-division/self-defense-act-unit.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No enforceable state magazine limit at this time. Measure 114's 10-round limit is enjoined and NOT in effect pending Oregon Supreme Court review — VERIFY.", "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a CHL, it is unlawful to have a concealed and readily accessible handgun in a vehicle; transport it unloaded and not readily accessible (e.g., locked trunk or container). A CHL allows a loaded concealed handgun.", "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal with federal registration — ORS 166.272 makes possessing a silencer a Class B felony UNLESS it is registered under federal law (NFA), which is a complete affirmative defense. Complete the ATF Form 4/$200-stamp process.", "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes none. Oregon does not honor any other state's concealed-handgun license; only an Oregon CHL authorizes concealed carry.", "source_url": "https://www.oregon.gov/osp/programs/ftd/Pages/concealed-handgun-licensing.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required (Concealed Handgun License) via county sheriff for those 21+ showing handgun competence; no non-resident program (narrow contiguous-state waiver). Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform — ORS chapter 166 has no provision requiring a CHL holder to notify an officer during a stop and no display-on-demand statute; ORS 166.292 only requires that the license be carried whenever carrying concealed (failure is prima facie evidence of non-licensure).", "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag law (Extreme Risk Protection Order). No assault-weapon ban currently in force.", "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "or", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Open carry generally legal for adults 18+, BUT many cities/counties (Portland, Salem, etc.) ban carrying loaded in public without an OR CHL. Check local ordinances.", "source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors166.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes valid licenses from reciprocity-agreement states plus certain states recognized under 18 Pa.C.S. 6106(b)(15); only non-residents 21+ who reside in the recognized state are covered. Verify the exact current list on the official page.", "source_url": "https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/resources/concealed-carry-reciprocity/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — but when carrying a firearm concealed on the person or in a vehicle, a licensee must produce the license for inspection UPON LAWFUL DEMAND of a law-enforcement officer (18 Pa.C.S. § 6122(a)); failure to produce it creates a rebuttable presumption of non-licensure. Unchanged since 1997.", "source_url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=18&div=0&chpt=61&sctn=22&subsctn=0", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required (License to Carry Firearms); shall-issue (county sheriff; Philadelphia chief of police), valid 5 years, age 21. Carrying concealed or in a vehicle without a license (outside home/business) is a felony. Not permitless.", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/psp/programs/firearms/carrying-firearms-in-pennsylvania", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=18&div=0&chpt=61", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal with federal NFA registration. Under 18 Pa.C.S. 908 a silent-discharge firearm is an \"offensive weapon,\" but 908(b)(1) makes compliance with the National Firearms Act a complete defense. Hunting with a suppressor is permitted.", "source_url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=18&div=0&chpt=9&sctn=8&subsctn=0", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a license at 18+ statewide EXCEPT in Philadelphia, where an LTCF is required. An LTCF is also required to carry in a vehicle.", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/psp/programs/firearms/carrying-firearms-in-pennsylvania", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without an LTCF, a handgun may be transported in a vehicle only unloaded and in a secure manner (e.g., a locked container); carrying loaded in a vehicle without an LTCF (outside home/business) is a felony.", "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/psp/programs/firearms/carrying-firearms-in-pennsylvania", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "pa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or state magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=18&div=0&chpt=61", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Without a permit, transport a handgun between specified lawful locations only if unloaded and secured. Carrying a loaded/accessible handgun in a vehicle requires an RI permit.", "source_url": "http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/title11/11-47/11-47-8.HTM", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "restricted", "summary": "BANNED. R.I. Gen. Laws 11-47-20 makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, purchase, or possess any firearm silencer (min. 1 year imprisonment). Federal NFA registration does NOT make it legal; the sole exception (2024) is for law-enforcement tactical teams.", "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-47/11-47-20.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform — R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 11-47 contains no provision requiring a carrier to notify an officer and no statute requiring the permit to be carried or displayed on demand. Carrying a pistol at all without a license remains a felony (§ 11-47-8(a)).", "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-47/11-47-8.htm", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "10-round limit. Magazines over 10 rounds banned; possession had to be brought into compliance by Dec 18, 2022.", "source_url": "https://riag.ri.gov/firearm_safety_guidance", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Open carry requires a carry permit; without a permit you may possess a handgun only in your home, business, or land you own.", "source_url": "https://riag.ri.gov/about-our-office/divisions-and-units/bureau-criminal-identification-bci/pistol-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag law (Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, 2018) and a 10-round large-capacity-magazine ban. Assault-weapons ban now in effect: under the Rhode Island State Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025 (2025-H 5436 Sub A / S 0359, signed June 2025), as of July 1, 2026 it is illegal to manufacture, sell, offer to sell, transfer, or purchase a defined \"prohibited firearm\" (many semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and pistols with military-style features). Firearms lawfully owned before July 1, 2026 are grandfathered — no registration required, though owners may voluntarily obtain a certificate of possession. Violations carry up to 10 years and/or a $10,000 fine.", "source_url": "https://governor.ri.gov/press-releases/governor-mckee-signs-bill-banning-sale-assault-weapons", "verified_at": "2026-07-13" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Permit required, partly discretionary. The Attorney General \"may issue\" a carry permit to applicants 21+ on a showing of need; local authorities may also issue. Effectively may-issue. Minimum age 21.", "source_url": "https://riag.ri.gov/about-our-office/divisions-and-units/bureau-criminal-identification-bci/pistol-permits", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ri", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes none. Rhode Island does not honor any other state's concealed-carry permit; an out-of-state visitor needs an RI permit.", "source_url": "https://riag.ri.gov/about-our-office/divisions-and-units/bureau-criminal-identification-bci/pistol-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c031.php", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for eligible persons 18+ (H.3594, effective Mar 7, 2024).", "source_url": "https://www.sled.sc.gov/constitutional-carry-guidance", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "A person legally able to possess may carry/transport a handgun in a vehicle, loaded or unloaded, openly or concealed, without a permit (permitless carry).", "source_url": "https://www.sled.sc.gov/constitutional-carry-guidance", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal to own with federal NFA registration. South Carolina''s prohibited-weapons law (Title 16, Ch. 23) never lists silencers, so ownership is lawful once the federal process is complete. SCDNR imposes no suppressor restriction, so hunting with one is legal.", "source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c023.php", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless/constitutional carry since Mar 7, 2024 (H.3594). Eligible persons 18+ may carry concealed without a permit. Optional SLED CWP available for reciprocity. Minimum age 18.", "source_url": "https://www.sled.sc.gov/constitutional-carry-guidance", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No statewide red-flag/ERPO law in effect (legislation pending). No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction. VERIFY pending bills.", "source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c031.php", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors resident permits from states that recognize an SC permit and require a background check + training; automatically recognizes Georgia and North Carolina. SLED publishes the official list. SC is also permitless.", "source_url": "https://www.sled.sc.gov/concealed-weapons-permit", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sc", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No current duty — the 2024 permitless-carry law removed it. H.3594 (Act 111, eff. March 7, 2024) rewrote § 23-31-215, and the former subsection (K) duty to inform and present the permit when an officer requests identification no longer exists; today's (K) only requires reporting a lost/stolen permit card to SLED within 48 hours. Anyone 18+ not prohibited may carry openly or concealed.", "source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c031.php", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform — permitless concealed carry since July 1, 2019, and nothing in SDCL chapter 23-7 requires a carrier to notify an officer or produce a permit on demand. Optional regular/enhanced/gold-card permits exist mainly for reciprocity.", "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/23-7-7.html?all=true", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal for civilians who complete the federal NFA process. SDCL 22-14-6 exempts anyone who has registered the weapon federally, and 2026 SB 2 removed silencers from the \"controlled weapon\" definition entirely. Hunting with a suppressor is permitted.", "source_url": "https://mylrc.sdlegislature.gov/api/Documents/299647.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry. No permit required; anyone 18+ who can lawfully possess may carry concealed. Optional permits (regular/gold/enhanced) for reciprocity.", "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-7", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for those 18+ who may lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-7", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; SD is permitless, so a person who may lawfully possess may carry a handgun (loaded, concealed or open) in a private vehicle.", "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-7", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine restriction.", "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-7", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Permitless-carry state; anyone who may lawfully possess may carry. SD also recognizes all other states' valid permits.", "source_url": "https://sdsos.gov/general-services/concealed-pistol-permits/cc-reciprocity.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "sd", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-7", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law (2024 law preempts/bars local ERPO ordinances). No assault-weapon ban or magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun/faq.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid permits (any facially valid out-of-state handgun permit is valid in TN per its terms). Also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun/reciprocity.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; a loaded handgun may be carried/kept anywhere in a privately owned vehicle by a person not prohibited.", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun/faq.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry. No permit required; anyone 18+ who lawfully possesses and is lawfully present may carry openly or concealed (2025 law formalized 18-20). Optional permits available.", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun/faq.html", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — an enhanced-permit holder must keep the permit in immediate possession while carrying and display it ON DEMAND of an officer (T.C.A. § 39-17-1351(t); same rule for the concealed-only permit under § 39-17-1366). Since permitless carry took effect July 1, 2021, unpermitted carriers have no display duty and no statutory duty to inform.", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun/permittypes.html", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit for those 18+ who may lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun/faq.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tn", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when registered under the federal NFA. TN Code 39-17-1302 lists a silencer as a prohibited weapon, but 39-17-1308 provides a complete defense for NFA-registered items. Hunting with a suppressor is legal for persons holding the federal license.", "source_url": "https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/proclamations/06-09-18.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal — Texas imposes no state ban; suppressors are regulated only federally under the NFA. Penal Code 46.05 no longer lists silencers (removed 2015), and TPWD allows suppressors to take any wildlife resource.", "source_url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/pdf/PE.46.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry. No permit required; anyone 21+ who may lawfully possess may carry openly or concealed (courts bar age-only denial of 18-20). Optional License to Carry available.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/handgun-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun allowed without a permit (age 21+), but the handgun must be carried in a holster.", "source_url": "https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gun-laws/carry-of-firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; a person not engaged in criminal activity and not prohibited may carry a handgun in their own motor vehicle (concealed, or if 21+ openly in a holster).", "source_url": "https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gun-laws/carry-of-firearms", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/handgun-licensing", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid permits (SB 706, effective Sept 1, 2025; Gov't Code 411.173(b)). Also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/handgun-licensing/state-reciprocity-information", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — an LTC holder carrying a handgun must display both their ID and their handgun license only WHEN a magistrate or peace officer DEMANDS identification (Tex. Gov't Code § 411.205); the current section carries no penalty for failure to display. Under 2021 permitless carry (HB 1927), unlicensed carriers have no license and no statutory duty to inform.", "source_url": "https://www.dps.texas.gov/internetforms/Forms/LTC-16.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "tx", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://guides.sll.texas.gov/gun-laws/carry-of-firearms", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Honors all states' valid permits (U.C.A. 53-5a-102.2). Also permitless carry.", "source_url": "https://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/reciprocity-with-other-states/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal — Utah has no state ban; suppressors are lawful NFA items (ATF Form 4/$200 stamp). Hunting with a suppressor is allowed — the DWR big-game prohibited-weapons list does not include suppressors.", "source_url": "https://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/field_regs.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform, even when asked — Utah's official BCI FAQ states there is no legal requirement to identify yourself as armed to an officer (though BCI strongly recommends doing so), and the recodified permit statute (53-5a Part 3, eff. 5/7/2025) contains no display or notification duty. Permitless carry for eligible adults.", "source_url": "https://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/general-information/concealed-firearm-permit-frequently-asked-questions/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry. No permit required; anyone 21+ who may lawfully possess may carry concealed. Optional Standard (21+) and Provisional (18-20) permits available.", "source_url": "https://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry is legal without a permit (a non-permit-holder must keep the firearm unloaded per Utah's definition unless 21+ carrying under permitless authority).", "source_url": "https://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ut", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; a person 21+ who may lawfully possess may carry a loaded handgun anywhere in their vehicle. Loaded long guns in a vehicle require a permit.", "source_url": "https://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/traveling-with-firearms/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a CHP, a handgun in a vehicle must be secured in a closed container/compartment (e.g., glove box or console); carrying concealed on the person requires a CHP. NEW as of July 1, 2026 (§ 18.2-308.7:1): knowingly leaving a handgun in an UNATTENDED vehicle on a public road/public property or in a commercial/retail parking area is a Class 4 misdemeanor unless the handgun is out of plain view in a locked hard-sided container — a locked glove compartment or locked center console qualifies. Antique firearms, law-enforcement officers, and firearms reported lost/stolen are exempt.", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-308.7:1/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally NFA-compliant — Virginia has no ban on possessing a lawfully-registered suppressor. Hunting with a suppressor is permitted; DWR regulations bar only fully-automatic firearms.", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter7/section18.2-308.7/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is generally legal without a permit at 18+ for those who may lawfully possess (local restrictions on certain high-capacity long guns in listed localities).", "source_url": "https://vsp.virginia.gov/services/firearms/faq/", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Recognizes valid permits from all states that issue them, if the holder is 21+, carries photo ID, and has not had a VA permit revoked (VA Code 18.2-308.014). One-way recognition. CHANGING July 1, 2027 (SB 115 / 2026 c.879): Virginia will then recognize only states the Attorney General determines have substantially similar permit standards (State Police will publish the registry), and Virginia residents will no longer be able to carry on an out-of-state permit (active-duty military and spouses excepted).", "source_url": "https://vsp.virginia.gov/services/firearms/reciprocity-and-recognition/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required to carry concealed — shall-issue Concealed Handgun Permit. Minimum age 21; in-person training required.", "source_url": "https://vsp.virginia.gov/services/firearms/resident-concealed-handgun-permits/", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — a concealed-handgun-permit holder must have the permit on their person while carrying concealed and display it with government photo ID UPON DEMAND by a law-enforcement officer (Va. Code § 18.2-308.01(A)); failure to display is a $25 civil penalty, waivable on later presentation to the court. Virginia requires a permit for concealed carry.", "source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/section18.2-308.01/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No statewide magazine possession limit. SB 749 (2026) bans the sale/transfer/import of magazines over 15 rounds from July 1, 2026, but that ban is BLOCKED by preliminary injunctions - made STATEWIDE by a Washington County Circuit Court ruling (Santolla v. Katz, July 7, 2026; onset July 21, 2026) and also enjoined in Crump v. Katz (Lancaster County); the Attorney General is appealing (no stay granted as of this update). Enforcement is currently halted statewide; possession was never banned.", "source_url": "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB749", "verified_at": "2026-07-20" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "va", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law in effect. SB 749 (2026) - the \"assault firearms\" sale/transfer/import ban - took effect July 1, 2026 but is BLOCKED by preliminary injunctions: a Washington County Circuit Court ruling (Santolla v. Katz, July 7, 2026) made the injunction STATEWIDE, barring all Virginia state and local law enforcement from enforcing the ban (onset July 21, 2026), and a Lancaster County injunction (Crump v. Katz) also blocks it. The Attorney General is appealing/seeking a stay (none granted as of this update). Enforcement is currently halted statewide; possession of already-owned firearms is not restricted by SB 749.", "source_url": "https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB749", "verified_at": "2026-07-20" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless (\"constitutional\") carry — Vermont issues NO carry permits. Any person 18+ who may lawfully possess may carry openly or concealed without a permit.", "source_url": "https://dps.vermont.gov/content/new-vermont-gun-laws-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal — Vermont''s former total ban was amended (2015/2021) so 13 V.S.A. 4010 no longer bars mere possession of an NFA-compliant suppressor. Use is lawful at sport shooting ranges and, expressly, for taking game.", "source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/085/04010", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit for those who may lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://dps.vermont.gov/content/new-vermont-gun-laws-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Magazines over 15 rounds (handgun) or over 10 (long gun) may not be sold/transferred/imported; devices possessed before Apr 11, 2018 grandfathered.", "source_url": "https://dps.vermont.gov/content/new-vermont-gun-laws-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed (permitless); a person who may lawfully possess may carry a handgun in a private vehicle. No general handgun vehicle-transport restriction.", "source_url": "https://dps.vermont.gov/content/new-vermont-gun-laws-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law in effect (Extreme Risk Protection Order). No assault-weapon ban; magazine limits apply.", "source_url": "https://dps.vermont.gov/content/new-vermont-gun-laws-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Permitless state that issues no permits; anyone who may lawfully possess may carry, regardless of home state or permit. No permit-recognition list.", "source_url": "https://dps.vermont.gov/content/new-vermont-gun-laws-faqs", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "vt", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No duty to inform — Vermont has no carry-permit system at all, so there is no permit to present and no notification statute; 13 V.S.A. ch. 85 contains no such provision (carrying with intent to injure is the operative crime, § 4003).", "source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/13/085", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty to volunteer — but every concealed-pistol licensee must have the CPL in immediate possession while carrying concealed and DISPLAY IT UPON DEMAND to any police officer (RCW 9.41.050(1)(b)); violation is a class 1 civil infraction, not a crime.", "source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.050", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required (Concealed Pistol License); shall-issue — the police chief or county sheriff must issue within 30 days (60 days for newer residents) unless the applicant is disqualified. Minimum age 21. No safety-training certificate is required to obtain the CPL (RCW 9.41.070, including the version taking effect May 1, 2027).", "source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.070", "verified_at": "2026-07-06" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Recognizes only non-resident permits from a narrow list of states meeting WA criteria (21+, fingerprint background + mental-health checks, mutual recognition). WA residents must hold a WA CPL.", "source_url": "https://www.atg.wa.gov/concealed-pistol-license-reciprocity", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "restricted", "summary": "Red-flag/ERPO law (Extreme Risk Protection Orders). Sale/manufacture of certain semi-auto \"assault weapons\" prohibited (2023); large-capacity magazine sales banned.", "source_url": "https://www.atg.wa.gov/ConcealedWeapons/FAQ.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally registered — RCW 9.41.250 criminalizes only the USE of an UNregistered suppressor. Washington''s hunting rules (WAC 220-414) contain no suppressor prohibition, so hunting with a registered suppressor is allowed.", "source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.250", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Without a CPL, a handgun in a vehicle must be unloaded (a CPL is required to carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle).", "source_url": "https://www.atg.wa.gov/ConcealedWeapons/FAQ.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Possession of magazines over 10 rounds is allowed, but their manufacture, import, distribution, or sale is banned (RCW 9.41.370; effective July 1, 2022).", "source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.370", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wa", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Open carry of a loaded handgun is generally legal without a CPL in most public places (21+); a CPL is required to carry concealed or loaded in a vehicle. Barred at permitted demonstrations and some locations.", "source_url": "https://www.atg.wa.gov/ConcealedWeapons/FAQ.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — a licensee carrying a concealed weapon must display the license document and photo ID only UPON REQUEST of an officer acting in an official capacity with lawful authority (Wis. Stat. § 175.60(2g)(c)); the documents must be carried while armed (2g)(b). Penalty is a forfeiture up to $25, excused if presented to the officer's agency within 48 hours. Wisconsin has no permitless concealed carry.", "source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/175.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Recognizes (for holders 21+, non-residents) valid permits from a published DOJ list (~42 states/DC); some non-resident-only or class-limited. Not honored: ME, NJ, OR. WI residents need a WI CCW.", "source_url": "https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/PublicSafety/concealed-carry-weapon-reciprocity.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/PublicSafety/concealed-carry-weapon-license.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No license needed to transport an unloaded or loaded, uncased handgun in a vehicle (Safe Transport law). A CCW license is required to have a loaded handgun concealed and within reach.", "source_url": "https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/emergency/concealedCarry.html", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal for civilians who complete the federal NFA process. Wis. Stat. 941.298 makes possessing a silencer a Class H felony, but subsection (3)(c) exempts anyone who has complied with federal licensing/registration. Hunting with a suppressor is legal.", "source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/941.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a license at 18+ for those who may lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/PublicSafety/concealed-carry-weapon-license.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/PublicSafety/concealed-carry-weapon-license.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wi", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Permit required to carry concealed — shall-issue Concealed Carry License via DOJ. Minimum age 21; training required.", "source_url": "https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/PublicSafety/concealed-carry-weapon-license.aspx", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "info", "summary": "No statutory duty to inform and — unusually — no duty to carry or display the license at all: W. Va. Code §§ 61-7-4 and 61-7-4a contain no inform, carry-on-person, or display-on-demand requirement. Adults 21+ may carry concealed without any license.", "source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-7-4/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal when federally NFA-compliant — no statute bans possession of a registered suppressor. Hunting with a suppressor is permitted; W. Va. Code 20-2-5 (unlawful methods of hunting) includes no suppressor entry.", "source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/20-2-5/", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a license at 18+ for those who may lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://ago.wv.gov/photo-call-out/gun-reciprocity-information", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; a person 21+ who may lawfully possess may carry a concealed handgun in a vehicle without a license.", "source_url": "https://ago.wv.gov/photo-call-out/gun-reciprocity-information", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law. No assault-weapon ban or magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://ago.wv.gov/photo-call-out/gun-reciprocity-information", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Permitless state. WV recognizes out-of-state permits via reciprocity/recognition (holder 21+); the AG maintains the official list. Some non-resident WV-held permits may not be honored elsewhere.", "source_url": "https://ago.wv.gov/photo-call-out/gun-reciprocity-information", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry. No license required; anyone 21+ who may lawfully possess may carry concealed. Provisional license for 18-20. Optional license available.", "source_url": "https://ago.wv.gov/photo-call-out/gun-reciprocity-information", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wv", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://ago.wv.gov/photo-call-out/gun-reciprocity-information", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.magazine_capacity", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No state law limits magazine capacity here — standard- and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law. Federal law sets no general capacity cap. A handful of cities nationwide have local rules, so verify locally if in doubt.", "source_url": "https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/criminal-justice-information-services-cjis/concealed-firearm-permits", "verified_at": "2026-06-07" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.suppressor", "status": "conditional", "summary": "Legal — Wyoming has no statute banning civilian ownership, so possession is lawful through the federal NFA process. W.S. 23-3-112 (amended 2013) permits hunting with a legally owned suppressor.", "source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/2013/Bills/HB0005.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.duty_to_inform", "status": "conditional", "summary": "No proactive duty — a permittee must carry the permit with valid identification whenever carrying concealed and display both UPON REQUEST of any peace officer (Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-104(b)). Wyoming is a constitutional-carry state: permitless carriers under § 6-8-104(a)(iv) have no statutory duty to inform or present.", "source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdf", "verified_at": "2026-07-18" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.concealed_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Permitless carry. No permit required; any person 21+ (resident or non-resident) who may lawfully possess may carry concealed. Optional permit (min age lowered to 18 effective 2026, HB 96).", "source_url": "https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/criminal-justice-information-services-cjis/concealed-firearm-permits", "verified_at": "2026-07-12" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.reciprocity", "status": "info", "summary": "Permitless state. Wyoming recognizes permits from a published DCI reciprocity list. Out-of-state permit must be valid statewide.", "source_url": "https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/criminal-justice-information-services-cjis/concealed-firearm-permits/cfp-faq", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.possession", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No red-flag/ERPO law (2024 law bars enforcement of red-flag seizure orders). No assault-weapon ban or magazine limit.", "source_url": "https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/criminal-justice-information-services-cjis/concealed-firearm-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.transport", "status": "permitted", "summary": "No permit needed; a person 21+ who may lawfully possess may carry a concealed handgun in a vehicle without a permit.", "source_url": "https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/criminal-justice-information-services-cjis/concealed-firearm-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "wy", "category_id": "firearms", "subcategory_id": "firearms.open_carry", "status": "permitted", "summary": "Open carry of a handgun is legal without a permit at 18+ for those who may lawfully possess.", "source_url": "https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/criminal-justice-information-services-cjis/concealed-firearm-permits", "verified_at": "2026-05-31" } ] }