Lawful

Only when asked by the officer

Concealed Carry is legal in accordance with state laws that regulate the right to carry

Not restricted unless premises is "posted"

Concealed guns allowed by law, but schools limit locations/who carries

Kansas permittee with loaded handgun lawful in vehicle only.

Churches act like any other private property and may restrict
on a church by church basis

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67

None

No restrictions

Legal. State law does not require NFA registration. Hunting legal.

Anyone 21+ who can legally possess a firearm can carry it openly or concealed in or out of a vehicle in Kansas

Uniform throughout

You must take a class from an instructor on the approved/certified list maintained by the state. Class will last at least 8 hours and will include live fire.

Only military stationed in Kansas may obtain a non-resident permit.

Yes. Both residents and non-resident may carry without a permit.

No Duty to Retreat

- Public and private K-12 school buildings, when posted with AG-approved signage. School grounds can't be posted, only buildings, and if a building isn't posted, carry is allowed
- State and municipal buildings, and public areas within them, that have adequate security measures at all public entrances — electronic screening equipment plus armed personnel — and are conspicuously posted with AG-approved signage. Without both security and signage, carry can't be prohibited
- State or municipal-owned medical care facilities, community mental health centers, indigent health care clinics, and buildings owned or leased by the University of Kansas Hospital Authority or within the Wyandotte County health care district — when posted
- Secure areas of correctional facilities, jails, and law enforcement agencies
- Courtrooms and ancillary courtrooms, where the chief judge of the district has limited weapons and the courtroom has adequate security
- Any private building where the owner provides adequate security measures and posts AG-approved signage
- Any public or private building posted with AG-approved signage — though for a licensee this is not a crime; you can be denied entry, asked to leave, and charged with trespass only if you refuse
- Postsecondary institutions may impose their own conditions. The Kansas AG has opined that a college or university can require a firearm be carried with an empty chamber, and community colleges can ban open carry
- Anywhere federal law prohibits firearms
- State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law

Attorney General of Kansas
120 SW 10th Ave 2nd Fl
Topeka, KS 66612
785-291-3765
www.ag.ks.gov

County Sheriff

4 Years

Apply at your county sheriff office.