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Constitutional Carry / Permitless Carry
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Last reviewed: September 29, 2026
Showing 51 states
| State | Constitutional Carry | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes | Permitted |
| Alaska | Yes. No permit is required to open carry or concealed carry for both residents and non residents. Open carry is 18+ and concealed carry is 21+. | Permitted |
| Arizona | Yes. This extends to both Arizona residents and non residents with no permit required to open carry at 18 and none required to concealed carry 21 and up. | Permitted |
| Arkansas | Yes. | Permitted |
| California | No | Restricted |
| Colorado | No | Restricted |
| Connecticut | No | Restricted |
| Delaware | No | Restricted |
| District of Columbia | No | Restricted |
| Florida | Yes, Effective July 1st, 2023 | Permitted |
| Georgia | Yes. | Permitted |
| Hawaii | No | Restricted |
| Idaho | Yes, for anyone 18+ who can legally possess a firearm. | Permitted |
| Illinois | No | Restricted |
| Indiana | Yes, effective July 1st, 2022 | Permitted |
| Iowa | Yes | Permitted |
| Kansas | Yes. Both residents and non-resident may carry without a permit. | Permitted |
| Kentucky | Yes. Residents and non-residents 21 or older may carry concealed without a permit. | Permitted |
| Louisiana | Yes, effective July 4th, 2024 | Permitted |
| Maine | Yes. Both residents and non-residents 21+ may carry concealed without a permit. | Permitted |
| Maryland | No | Restricted |
| Massachusetts | No | Restricted |
| Michigan | No | Restricted |
| Minnesota | No | Restricted |
| Mississippi | Yes, but with exceptions. A license is not required for a loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver to be carried upon the person in a sheath, belt holster, or shoulder holster or in a purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case if the person is not engaged in criminal activity other than a misdemeanor traffic offense, is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a pistol or revolver under state or federal law, and is not in a prohibited location. | Permitted |
| Missouri | SB 656 allows for permitless concealed carry for anyone 18 years or older who may lawfully own a gun both residents and non-residents. | Permitted |
| Montana | Yes | Permitted |
| Nebraska | Yes | Permitted |
| Nevada | No | Restricted |
| New Hampshire | No permit is required for open carry or concealed carry and applies to both residents and non residents 18+. | Permitted |
| New Jersey | No | Restricted |
| New Mexico | No | Restricted |
| New York | No | Restricted |
| North Carolina | No | Restricted |
| North Dakota | Yes. Effective Aug 1, 2023 this applies to both residents and non-residents. | Permitted |
| Ohio | Yes, effective June 12th, 2022. | Permitted |
| Oklahoma | Yes, to be effective Nov 1 2019 law allows residents and non residents 21+, or 18+ and in the military, to openly or concealed carry without a permit | Permitted |
| Oregon | No | Restricted |
| Pennsylvania | No | Restricted |
| Rhode Island | No | Restricted |
| South Carolina | Yes | Permitted |
| South Dakota | Yes, no permit required to open carry or concealed carry for residents and non-residents 18+. | Permitted |
| Tennessee | Yes | Permitted |
| Texas | Yes, starting Sept 1, 2021 | Permitted |
| Utah | Yes | Permitted |
| Vermont | Yes. The first state to offer carry without a permit simply because they have never had a permit program or required such a thing to carry. Both residents and non-residents 18+ may carry. | Permitted |
| Virginia | No | Restricted |
| Washington | No | Restricted |
| West Virginia | Yes. No permit is needed to open carry or concealed carry for residents and non residents 18+. | Permitted |
| Wisconsin | No | Restricted |
| Wyoming | Yes | Permitted |
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