Gun Laws
Regulations on firearms ownership, use, and sales vary from state to state. To access helpful information on regulations and laws in your state, please select from the links below:
Alabama
State Firearm Policies:
https://www.alea.gov/gun-laws
Alaska
Permits and Licensing:
http://dps.alaska.gov/statewide/PermitsLicensing/concealedhandguns.aspx
Arizona
Concealed Weapons:
https://www.azdps.gov/services/public/cwp
Arkansas
Concealed Handguns Licensing:
http://asp.arkansas.gov/services-and-programs/detail/concealed-handgun-licensing
California
Firearms Division:
https://oag.ca.gov/firearms
Colorado
Gun Laws:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/csp/colorado-gun-laws
Connecticut
Firearms Division:
http://www.ct.gov/bfpe/site/default.asp
Delaware
Concealed Weapons Reciprocity:
http://www.attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealedweapons.shtml
Florida
Concealed Weapon License:
https://www.fdacs.gov/Consumer-Resources/Concealed-Weapon-License
Georgia
Firearms Licensing:
https://georgia.gov/apply-firearms-license
Hawaii
Gun Laws:
http://www.honolulupd.org/information/index.php?page=gunmain
Idaho
Statutes:
https://www.idaho.gov/laws-public-safety/gun-weapon-law/
Illinois
Firearms Services Bureau:
https://www.ispfsb.com/
Indiana
Firearms Licensing:
https://www.in.gov/isp/firearms.htm
Iowa
Weapons Permits:
https://dps.iowa.gov/divisions/administrative-services/weapons-permit
Kansas
Facts:
https://ag.ks.gov/licensing/concealed-carry
Kentucky
Qualifications for a CCDW License:
https://kentuckystatepolice.org/ccdw/ccdw-home/qualifications/
Louisiana
Statutes:
https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/
Maine
Statutes:
https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/licenses-permits/concealed-carry-maine
Maryland
Licensing:
http://www.mdsp.org/
Massachusetts
Firearms Records Bureau:
https://www.mass.gov/service-details/gun-ownership-in-massachusetts
Michigan
Firearm FAQs:
https://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-1878_1591_3503_4654—-,00.html
Minnesota
Statutes:
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/
Mississippi
Firearms Permits and Laws:
https://www.dps.state.ms.us/firearms/firearms-permit-unit/
Missouri
Concealed Carry Reciprocity:
https://ago.mo.gov/criminal-division/public-safety/concealed-carry-reciprocity
Montana
Concealed Weapons:
https://doj.mt.gov/enforcement/concealed-weapons/
Nebraska
Concealed Carry:
https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/concealed-handgun-permits
Nevada
Statutes:
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec253
New Hampshire
Permits:
https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/jib/permitslicensing/plupr.html
New Jersey
FAQs, Reciprocity, and Firearms Restrictions:
http://www.njsp.org/firearms/index.shtml
Firearms Forms:
http://www.njsp.org/information/forms.shtml
New Mexico
Concealed Weapons:
https://www.dps.nm.gov/index.php/top-links-for-nm-residents/concealed-carry-licenses
New York
Permits:
http://troopers.ny.gov/firearms/
North Carolina
Permit FAQs:
https://www.ncdps.gov/our-organization/law-enforcement/state-highway-patrol/faq/concealed-carry-permits
North Dakota
Concealed Weapons:
https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/constitutional-concealed-carry
Ohio
Handgun Permits and Licensing:
https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Concealed-Carry
Oklahoma
Handgun Permits and Licensing:
http://www.ok.gov/osbi/Handgun_Licensing/index.html
Oregon
Firearms Instant Check System (FICS):
http://www.oregon.gov/osp/id/pages/fics.aspx
Pennsylvania
Reciprocity:
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/Media_and_Resources/Firearm_Reciprocity_Agreements/
Rhode Island
Policy, Application, and Relevant Statutes:
http://www.riag.ri.gov/home/pistols.pdf
South Carolina
Firearms Laws:
https://www.sled.sc.gov/regulatory.html#cwp
South Dakota
Pistol Permits:
https://sdsos.gov/general-services/concealed-pistol-permits/default.aspx
Tennessee
Handgun Carry Permits:
https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun.html
Texas
Concealed Handgun License Program:
https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/ltc/
Utah
Statutes:
http://bci.utah.gov/concealed-firearm/how-do-i-apply-for-a-concealed-firearm-permit/
Vermont
Laws:
http://ago.vermont.gov/about-the-attorney-generals-office/divisions/criminal-justice/gun-laws/
Virginia
General Info, Laws, Purchases, and Reciprocity:
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms.shtm
Washington
Concealed Weapon Reciprocity:
http://www.atg.wa.gov/firearms
West Virginia
Weapons FAQs:
http://www.wvsp.gov/about/Pages/LegalDivisionFAQs.aspx
Wisconsin
Firearms Laws:
http://wilawlibrary.gov/topics/firearms.php
Concealed Carry:
https://concealedcarry.doj.wi.gov/ccwonline/index.html#
Wyoming
Concealed Weapons Info and Reciprocity:
http://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/dci-criminal-justice-information-systems-section/concealed-firearms-permits