State Firearm Regulations and Resources

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:
https://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/criminal/concealed-carry-deadly-weapons-ccdw/

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://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/ccdw/ccdw-home/

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:
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/pubs/firearms.pdf

Mississippi

Firearms Permits and Laws:
https://www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/Firearms/Home

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.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/our-services/justice-information-bureau/permits-and-licensing

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://ncdoj.gov/law-enforcement-training/law-enforcement-liason/concealed-weapon-reciprocity/

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:
https://riag.ri.gov/what-we-do/bureau-criminal-identification-bci/pistol-permits

South Carolina

Firearms Laws:
https://www.sled.sc.gov/regulatory.html#cwp

South Dakota

Pistol Permits:
https://sdsos.gov/general-services/concealed-pistol-permits/cc-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:
https://vsp.virginia.gov/services/firearms/resident-concealed-handgun-permits/

Washington

Concealed Weapon Reciprocity:
http://www.atg.wa.gov/firearms

West Virginia

Weapons FAQs:
https://ago.wv.gov/gunreciprocity/Documents/Firearms%20Handbook%20.pdf

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:
https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/criminal-justice-information-services-cjis/concealed-firearm-permits