What Does Your State Say About Concealed Carry Permits?

As of March 2018, there are 16,358,844 active concealed carry permits as in the USA reported by GunsToCarry whose main goal is to provide education, safe and up to date information on any new gun laws and gear. The information out there about your particular gun rights and how it pertains to different states is fast changing and pretty confusing.

This is a big subject matter complicated by 50 states having different laws. We have pulled together the research and resources to address your questions to get a straight answer about the US Concealed Carry Laws state by state.

Here are several of the Concealed Carry Permit Laws to consider:

Right to Carry Laws

There are several categories under this law:

• Shall Issue
• Discretionary / Reasonable Issue
• No Permit Required
• Rights Restricted
• Rights Infringed

If you want to see what how your state stands for the categories under Right to Carry Laws handles these issues, see this link?

Right to Carry Reciprocity and Recognition
Interested in finding out which states will allow your concealed carry permit? There is a reciprocity map that will give you all this information. Select your state on this map and find out which states will honor your concealed carry permit. The NRA also has another source. This information is covered:

• Outright Recognition
• True Reciprocity
• Conditional Reciprocity
• No Recognition / Reciprocity

Right to Carry in Restaurants

Can you walk into a restaurant with your concealed weapon? Important to know! This question is answered in three parts depending on the state you are in:

• Legal
• Partial Ban
• Complete Ban

Find out your rights by selecting Right to Carry in Restaurants Law and clicking on your state.

Right to Carry Confidentiality
There are two responses when it comes to right to carry confidentiality:

1. Provisions enacted
2. No provisions

Check this issue for your states specific law by selecting Right to Carry Confidentiality under “Select Law”.

Castle DoctrineThere is no law that fits all states when it comes to Castle Doctrine. Cornell Law School defines Castle Doctrine as “an exception to a rule in place in some jurisdictions that requires a defendant to retreat before using deadly force in self-defense. The castle exception states that if a defendant is in his home, he is not required to retreat prior to using deadly force in self-defense”.

On the NRA’s website, you can select Castle Doctrine under “Select Law” to see what law is in place for your state or

No-Net LossNo-Net-Loss laws were put into place to protect the current amount of public hunting lands. This law has been under fire lately and states are handling it differently.

There are two responses when it comes to right to No-Net Loss:

1. Enacted
2. No legislation

Check this issue for your states specific law by selecting Right to Carry Confidentiality under “Select Law”.

Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions
There are two responses when it comes to right to keep & bear arms state constitutional provisions:

1. With provisions
2. No provisions

To see how your state handles this law select Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions under “Select Law”.

Hopefully this information answered all of your questions and shed some light on a big subject matter!

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