Is firearms legal in North Dakota?

Q: Is firearms legal in North Dakota?

Firearms in North Dakota is permitted. North Dakota is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry), so any eligible person 18 and older with valid ID may carry concealed — residents, and since 2023 visitors as well — and that person must notify law enforcement on contact. Optional Class 1 and Class 2 licenses are available, and the minimum age is 18.

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Permitted: North Dakota is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry), so any eligible person 18 and older with valid ID may carry concealed — residents, and since 2023 visitors as well — and that person must notify law enforcement on contact.

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North Dakota is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry), so any eligible person 18 and older with valid ID may carry concealed — residents, and since 2023 visitors as well — and that person must notify law enforcement on contact. Optional Class 1 and Class 2 licenses are available, and the minimum age is 18.

Source: https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/constitutional-concealed-carry/ · Updated July 6, 2026

North Dakota Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in North Dakota →Permitted
North Dakota is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry), so any eligible person 18 and older with valid ID may carry concealed — residents, and since 2023 visitors as well — and that person must notify law enforcement on contact.
Open Carry in North Dakota →Permitted
Open carry of a handgun is legal in North Dakota without a permit for any eligible adult 18 or older.
Magazine Capacity in North Dakota →Permitted
No state law limits magazine capacity in North Dakota — standard-capacity and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law.
Gun Possession in North Dakota →Permitted
North Dakota has no red-flag law (also called an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO), and no assault-weapon ban or state-level restriction on magazines.
Transporting Firearms in North Dakota →Conditional
In North Dakota, an unloaded handgun may always be transported.
Duty to Inform Police in North Dakota →Conditional
In North Dakota, disclosure is 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 a digital image of it, and give it to an officer for inspection on request (62.1-04-04(1), noncriminal, $20).
Suppressors & Silencers in North Dakota →Conditional
Suppressors are legal in North Dakota, which has no state ban, once you complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process.
Reciprocity — where is my North Dakota permit honored? →
State-by-state map of which states honor a North Dakota concealed-carry permit.

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