Wyoming Concealed Carry Laws

Last reviewed: October 9, 2026

Constitutional Carry Yes
Open Carry Lawful
Permit honored in 36 states
Wyoming honors 35 states

Wyoming Gun Laws

Reciprocity of Wyoming's Basic Resident Permit

Alaska: Permit honoredAlabama: Permit honoredArkansas: Permit honoredArizona: Permit honoredCalifornia: Permit not honoredColorado: Permit honoredConnecticut: Permit not honoredDistrict of Columbia: Permit not honoredDelaware: Permit not honoredFlorida: Permit honoredGeorgia: Permit honoredHawaii: Permit not honoredIowa: Permit honoredIdaho: Permit honoredIllinois: Permit not honoredIndiana: Permit honoredKansas: Permit honoredKentucky: Permit honoredLouisiana: Permit honoredMassachusetts: Permit not honoredMaryland: Permit not honoredMaine: Permit honoredMichigan: Permit honoredMinnesota: Permit not honoredMissouri: Permit honoredMississippi: Permit honoredMontana: Permit honoredNorth Carolina: Permit honoredNorth Dakota: Permit honoredNebraska: Permit honoredNew Hampshire: Permit honoredNew Jersey: Permit not honoredNew Mexico: Permit honoredNevada: Permit honoredNew York: Permit not honoredOhio: Permit honoredOklahoma: Permit honoredOregon: Permit not honoredPennsylvania: Permit honoredRhode Island: Permit not honoredSouth Carolina: Permit honoredSouth Dakota: Permit honoredTennessee: Permit honoredTexas: Permit honoredUtah: Permit honoredVirginia: Permit honoredVermont: Permit honoredWashington: Permit not honoredWisconsin: Permit honoredWest Virginia: Permit honoredWyoming (current state) AKALARAZCACOCTDCDEFLGAHIIAIDILINKSKYLAMAMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNCNDNENHNJNMNVNYOHOKORPARISCSDTNTXUTVAVTWAWIWVWY
Permit honored Permitless carry Not honored

Open Carry

Lawful
Permitted

Duty to Notify Law Enforcement

Only when asked by the officer
Permitted

State Parks

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

Restaurants Serving Alcohol

You may not carry in any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic liquor and malt beverages for
consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to that
purpose. So in other words... avoid the bar or part of any establishment primary meant for alcohol service/consumption.
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Firearms at Colleges

If lawfully carrying concealed with a issued permit you may have it on any public elementary, secondary, college, or university facility. Athletic events that sell alcoholic beverages are off limits.
Permitted

Firearms at K-12 Schools

If lawfully carrying concealed with a issued permit you may have it on any public elementary, secondary, college, or university facility. Athletic events that sell alcoholic beverages are off limits.
Permitted

Church Carry

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

Hotels

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67
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Secure Storage Requirements

None
Permitted

Magazine Capacity Limitations

No restrictions
Permitted

Suppressor Ownership

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

Vehicle Possession Without Recognized Permit

Handguns must be in plain sight and not on your person. Wyoming residents may carry concealed on the person.
Permitted

Firearm Law Uniformity

Uniform throughout State
Informational

Permit Training Requirements

None
Informational

Non-Resident Permits

Not available
Restricted

Constitutional Carry

Yes
Permitted

Duty to Retreat

Case by case basis
Informational

Places Off Limits

- Any facility used primarily for law enforcement operations or administration, without the written consent of the chief administrator
- Detention facilities, prisons, and jails. Taking a deadly weapon into a jail, state penal institution, the Wyoming boys' or girls' school, a privately operated correctional facility, or the state hospital is a felony carrying up to ten years and $10,000
- Courtrooms, though a judge may carry and may decide who else carries in the courtroom
- The portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic liquor and malt beverages for on-premises consumption that is primarily devoted to that purpose
- Elementary and secondary school facilities, if you're enrolled as a student at any elementary or secondary school
- Anywhere federal or state law prohibits firearms
- State agency-operated health and human services settings, facilities licensed by Family Services or Corrections, and behavioral health residential facilities
- Any facility where explosive or volatile materials are present in meaningful quantity
- Private property where the owner restricts firearms, and any property posted or where you've been told to leave — criminal trespass, up to six months and $750
- Open carry, display, or wearing of a firearm in a governmental entity's facilities or on its campus, where that entity has prohibited it
- State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law
Informational

State Contact / Source

Wyoming Attorney General
208 S College Drive
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-7181
http://ag.wyo.gov
Informational

Permit Issuing Authority

County Sheriff Office
Informational

Length of Permit Validity

5 Years
Informational

Permit Application Process

Fill out online application and then appear at your local sheriff office.
Informational

Wyoming Permit Reciprocity

Reciprocity shown is for a standard resident permit. Non-resident and enhanced permit holders may have different reciprocity. Always verify before carrying. Use our full permit reciprocity map for all permit types →

Your Wyoming resident permit is honored in 36 states

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Wyoming honors resident permits from 35 states

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