Which states require a permit to carry concealed guns in public?
21 states have adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Alabama has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Alaska has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Arizona has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Arkansas has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
California has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Colorado has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- No
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Connecticut has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Delaware has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Florida has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Georgia has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Hawaii has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Idaho has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Illinois has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Indiana has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Iowa has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Kansas has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Kentucky has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Louisiana has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Maine has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Maryland has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Massachusetts has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- No
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Michigan has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Minnesota has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Mississippi has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Missouri has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Montana has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Nebraska has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Nevada has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
New Hampshire has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
New Jersey has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
New Mexico has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
New York has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
North Carolina has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
North Dakota has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Ohio has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Oklahoma has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Oregon has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- No
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Pennsylvania has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- No
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- —
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Rhode Island has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- Yes
Concealed Carry Permit Required
South Carolina has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
South Dakota has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Tennessee has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Texas has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Utah has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Vermont has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Virginia has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- No
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Washington has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- No
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- —
Concealed Carry Permit Required
West Virginia has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Wisconsin has adopted this policy
- If so, does the state require training?
- Yes
- Does state training include firing an actual gun?
- No
Concealed Carry Permit Required
Wyoming has not adopted this policy
Concealed Carry Permit Required
| Policy adopted? | If so, does the state require training? | Does state training include firing an actual gun? |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — |
| California | Yes | Yes |
| Colorado | Yes | No |
| Connecticut | Yes | Yes |
| Delaware | Yes | Yes |
| Florida | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes |
| Idaho | — | — |
| Illinois | Yes | Yes |
| Indiana | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — |
| Maine | — | — |
| Maryland | Yes | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Yes | No |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes |
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes |
| Mississippi | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — |
| Montana | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — |
| Nevada | Yes | Yes |
| New Hampshire | — | — |
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes |
| New Mexico | Yes | Yes |
| New York | Yes | Yes |
| North Carolina | Yes | Yes |
| North Dakota | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — |
| Oregon | Yes | No |
| Pennsylvania | No | — |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Yes |
| South Carolina | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — |
| Texas | — | — |
| Utah | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — |
| Virginia | Yes | No |
| Washington | No | — |
| West Virginia | — | — |
| Wisconsin | Yes | No |
| Wyoming | — | — |
Show Citations and Footnotes
Source: Cal. Penal Code § 25400; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-105(2)(c); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-35(a); Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 1441; Haw. Rev. Stat. § 134-9(a); 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1; Md. Code Ann., Crim. Law § 4-203(a); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, § 10(a)(2); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, § 131; Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 28.421a, 28.425b; Minn. Stat. § 624.714(Subd. 1a); Nev. Rev. Stat. § 202.3657; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:58-4; N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 30-7-2, 29-19-3; N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(1); N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.11; Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.291; 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6106; 11 R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-8; S.C. Code Ann. § 16-23-20; Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.01; Wash. Rev. Code § 9.41.050; Wis. Stat. § 175.60. 11%: Siegel M, Xuan Z, Ross CS, Galea S, Kalesan B, Fleeger E, & Goss KA. (2017, December). Easiness of legal access to concealed firearm permits and homicide rates in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, 107(12): 1923-29. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304057. 13-15%: Donohue JJ, Aneja A, and Weber KD. (2018, November). Right-to-carry laws and violent crime: A comprehensive assessment using panel data and a state-level synthetic control analysis. National Bureau of Economic Research working paper 23510. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.nber.org/papers/w23510.pdf.