Where is my Arkansas concealed carry permit honored?
If you carry under a Arkansas concealed-carry permit, here's where it is currently recognized, where you should verify before you carry, and where it is not honored.
Reciprocity can change — always verify before you carry.
Honored in (31)
- Alabamapermitless
- Alaskapermitless
- Arizonapermitless
- Colorado— resident permits only
- Delaware
- Floridapermitless— resident, 21+
- Georgiapermitless— some only if 21+
- Idahopermitless
- Iowapermitless
- Kansaspermitless— non-residents only
- Kentuckypermitless
- Louisianapermitless
- Michigan— recognizes resident out-of-state permits
- Mississippipermitless
- Missouripermitless
- Montanapermitless
- Nebraskapermitless
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakotapermitless
- Ohiopermitless
- Oklahomapermitless
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakotapermitless
- Tennesseepermitless
- Texaspermitless
- Utahpermitless
- Virginia— 21+, photo ID required
- West Virginiapermitless
- Wyomingpermitless
Honored with conditions — verify (5)
- Indianapermitless— no official list
- New Hampshirepermitless— permitless
- South Carolinapermitless— + official list; verify
- Vermontpermitless— issues no permit
- Wisconsin— ~42 states; excludes ME/NJ/OR; verify
Permitless carry — not recognized, but allowed without a permit (1)
These states do not recognize your Arkansas concealed-carry permit through reciprocity. However, each of them allows permitless (constitutional) carry, so you may still carry concealed without a permit if you qualify — typically at least 21 years old and legally allowed to possess a firearm. Some states limit permitless carry to residents or attach other conditions, so verify the destination state's current rules before you carry.
- Mainepermitless— resident permits; some 21+
NOT honored in (13)
Do not carry on your Arkansas permit in these states — they require a recognized permit and do not allow permitless carry.
- California
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota— "similar law" states only
- New Jersey
- New York
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Washington— 21+, fingerprint + mental-health check; non-resident only