California
open carry
long gun Restrictive
CA1027 — prohibited
Citation:
Cal. Penal Code § 26400
A person is guilty of carrying an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun in an incorporated city or city and county when that person carries upon his or her person an unloaded firearm that is not a handgun outside a vehicle while in the incorporated city or city and county.
Effective:
2013-01-01
California
open carry
handgun Restrictive
CA1025 — prohibited
Citation:
Cal. Penal Code § 26350
A person is guilty of openly carrying an unloaded handgun when that person carries upon his or her person an exposed and unloaded handgun outside a vehicle while in or on any of the following: A person is guilty of openly carrying an unloaded handgun when that person carries upon his or her person an exposed and unloaded handgun outside a vehicle while in or on any of the following: (A) A public place or public...
Effective:
2012-01-01
California
open carry
long gun Restrictive
CA1026 — limited : prohibited : loaded
Citation:
Cal. Penal Code § 12031
A person is guilty of carrying a loaded firearm when he or she carries a loaded firearm on his or her person or in a vehicle while in any public place or on any public street in an incorporated city or in any public place or on any public street in a prohibited area of unincorporated territory.
Effective:
1967-07-28 Superseded:
2013-01-01
California
open carry
handgun Restrictive
CA1045 — limited : prohibited : loaded
Citation:
Cal. Penal Code § 12031
A person is guilty of carrying a loaded firearm when he or she carries a loaded firearm on his or her person or in a vehicle while in any public place or on any public street in an incorporated city or in any public place or on any public street in a prohibited area of unincorporated territory.
Effective:
1967-07-28 Superseded:
2012-01-01
Connecticut
open carry
handgun Restrictive
CT1089 — prohibited
Citation:
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-35(a)
(a) (1) No person shall carry any pistol or revolver upon such person's person, except when such person is within such person's dwelling house, on land leased or owned by such person or within the place of business of such person, without a permit to carry the same issued as provided in section 29-28, as amended by public act 23-53.
Effective:
2023-10-01
Connecticut
open carry
handgun Permissive
CT1023 — license required
Citation:
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-35(a)
No person shall carry any pistol or revolver upon his or her person, except when such person is within the dwelling house or place of business of such person, without a permit to carry the same issued as provided in section 29-28.
Effective:
1949-01-01 Superseded:
2023-10-01
District of Columbia
open carry
long gun Restrictive
DC1017 — prohibited
Citation:
D.C. Code Ann. § 22-4504(a)
No person shall carry within the District of Columbia either openly or concealed on or about their person, a pistol, without a license issued pursuant to District of Columbia law, or any deadly or dangerous weapon.
Effective:
2015-06-16
District of Columbia
open carry
handgun Restrictive
DC1016 — prohibited
Citation:
D.C. Code Ann. § 22-3204
No person shall within the District of Columbia carry either openly or concealed on or about his person, except in his dwelling house or place of business or on other land possessed by him, a pistol, without a license therefor issued as hereinafter provided, or any deadly or dangerous weapon capable of being so concealed.
Effective:
1943-11-04
Florida
open carry
long gun Restrictive
FL1018 — prohibited
Citation:
Fla. Stat. Ann § 790.053
Except as otherwise provided by law and in subsection (2), it is unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about his or her person any firearm or electric weapon or device.
Effective:
1987-10-09
Florida
open carry
handgun Restrictive
FL1025 — prohibited
Citation:
Fla. Stat. Ann § 790.053
Except as otherwise provided by law and in subsection (2), it is unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about his or her person any firearm or electric weapon or device.
Effective:
1987-10-09
Georgia
open carry
handgun Permissive
GA1021 — license required
Citation:
Ga. Code Ann. § 16-11-126(h)(1)
No person shall carry a weapon without a valid weapons carry license unless he or she meets one of the exceptions to having such license as provided in subsections (a) through (g) of this Code section.
Effective:
1976-07-01
Georgia
open carry
handgun Restrictive
GA1022 — prohibited
Citation:
Ga. Penal Laws § 866 (1851)
That from and after the passage of this Act, it shall not lawful for any merchant, or vendor of wares or merchandize in this State, or any other person or persons whatsoever, to sell, or offer to sell, or to keep, or to have about their person or elsewhere...pistols.
Effective:
1837-01-01 Superseded:
1976-07-01
Hawaii
open carry
handgun Permissive
HI1023 — license required
Citation:
Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann § 134-9(c)
No person shall carry concealed or unconcealed on the person a pistol or revolver without being licensed to do so under this section or in compliance with sections 134-5(c) or 134-25.
Effective:
1988-06-13
Illinois
open carry
long gun Restrictive
IL1016 — prohibited
Citation:
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1(a)(10)
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:...Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode,...
Effective:
1974-01-01
Illinois
open carry
handgun Restrictive
IL1025 — prohibited
Citation:
720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1(a)(10)
A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when he knowingly:...Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode,...
Effective:
1974-01-01
Indiana
open carry
handgun Permissive
IN1020 — license required
Citation:
Ind. Code Ann. § 35-47-2-1(a)
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) and section 2 of this chapter, a person shall not carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person's body without being licensed under this chapter to carry a handgun.
Effective:
1983-01-01 Superseded:
2011-07-01
Iowa
open carry
handgun Permissive
IA1014 — license required
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.4(1); (4)(i)
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person, or who, within the limits of any city, goes armed with a pistol or revolver, or any loaded firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, or who knowingly carries or transports in a vehicle a pistol or revolver, commits an aggravated misdemeanor. 4.
Effective:
1978-01-01 Superseded:
2021-07-01
Iowa
open carry
long gun Restrictive
IA1015 — limited : prohibited : loaded
Citation:
Iowa Code § 724.4
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who goes armed with a dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person, or who, within the limits of any city, goes armed with a pistol or revolver, or any loaded firearm of any kind, whether concealed or not, or who knowingly carries or transports in a vehicle a pistol or revolver, commits an aggravated misdemeanor...(e) A person who for any lawful purpose...
Effective:
1978-01-01
Maryland
open carry
handgun Permissive
MD1022 — license required
Citation:
Md. Code Ann. § 4-203(a), (b)(2)
(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not: (i) wear, carry, or transport a handgun, whether concealed or open, on or about the person; (b) This section does not prohibit: (2) the wearing, carrying, or transporting of a handgun, in compliance with any limitations imposed under § 5-307 of the Public Safety Article, by a person to whom a permit to wear, carry, or transport the...
Effective:
1972-03-27
Massachusetts
open carry
handgun Permissive
MA1077 — license required
Citation:
Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 140, § 131
The issuance and possession of a license to carry firearms shall be subject to the following conditions and restrictions: (a) A license shall entitle a holder thereof of a license to purchase, rent, lease, borrow, possess and carry: (i) firearms, including large capacity firearms, and feeding devices and ammunition therefor, for all lawful purposes; and (ii) rifles and shotguns, including large capacity weapons, and...
Effective:
2015-01-01
Michigan
open carry
handgun Permissive
MI1022 — license required
Citation:
Michigan Comp. Laws § 28.422(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section.
Effective:
1927-09-05
Minnesota
open carry
long gun Permissive
MN1020 — license required
Citation:
Minn. Stat. § 624.7181(b)(3)
“Carry” does not include: (3) the carrying of a BB gun, rifle, or shotgun by a person who has a permit under section 624.714;
Effective:
1993-08-01
Minnesota
open carry
handgun Permissive
MN1019 — license required
Citation:
Minn. Stat. § 624.714(1a)
A person, other than a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, who carries, holds, or possesses a pistol in a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or boat, or on or about the person's clothes or the person, or otherwise in possession or control in a public place, as defined in section 624.7181, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), without first having obtained a permit to carry the pistol is guilty of a gross...
Effective:
1975-08-01
Missouri
open carry
handgun Permissive
MO1022 — license required
Citation:
Mo. Rev. Stat.§ 21.750
In any jurisdiction in which the open carrying of firearms is prohibited by ordinance, the open carrying of firearms shall not be prohibited in accordance with the following: (a) Any person with a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit who is open carrying a firearm shall be required to have a valid concealed carry endorsement or permit from this state, or a permit from another state that is recognized by this...
Effective:
2012-10-08
New Hampshire
open carry
handgun Restrictive
NH1017 — license required
Citation:
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 159:6
The selectmen of a town, the mayor or chief of police of a city or a full-time police officer designated by them respectively, the county sheriff for a resident of an unincorporated place, or the county sheriff if designated by the selectmen of a town that has no police chief, upon application of any resident of such town, city, or unincorporated place, or the director of state police, or some person designated by...
Effective:
1923-01-01
New Jersey
open carry
handgun Permissive
NJ1020 — license required
Citation:
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 29:58-4 ; N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:5 c)
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 29:58-4. Any person who holds a valid permit to carry a handgun issued pursuant to this section shall be authorized to carry a handgun in all parts of this State, except as prohibited by section 2C:39-5e. N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:5(c) Rifles and shotguns.
Effective:
1966-08-05
New York
open carry
handgun Restrictive
NY1021 — prohibited
Citation:
N.Y. Penal Law § 265.03(3)
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree when:...(3) such person possesses any loaded firearm. Such possession shall not, except as provided in subdivision one or seven of section 265.02 of this article, constitute a violation of this subdivision if such possession takes place in such person's home or place of business.
Effective:
2006-11-01
North Dakota
open carry
handgun Permissive
ND1013 — limited
Citation:
N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-03-01(1)
A handgun may not be carried unless by an individual not otherwise prohibited and if: a. Between the hours of one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset, the handgun is unloaded and either in plain view or secured. b. Between the hours of one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise, the handgun is unloaded and secured. 2.
Effective:
1985-08-01
Oklahoma
open carry
handgun Permissive
OK1017 — license required
Citation:
Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 21 § 1290.5
A handgun license when issued shall authorize the person to whom the license is issued to carry a loaded or unloaded handgun, concealed or unconcealed, as authorized by the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, and any future modifications thereto.
Effective:
1995-09-01
Pennsylvania
open carry
handgun Permissive
PA1020 — limited
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6108
No person shall carry a firearm, rifle or shotgun at any time upon the public streets or upon any public property in a city of the first class unless: (1) such person is licensed to carry a firearm; or (2) such person is exempt from licensing under section 6106(b) of this title (relating to firearms not to be carried without a license).
Effective:
1973-06-06
Pennsylvania
open carry
long gun Permissive
PA1040 — limited
Citation:
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 6108
No person shall carry a firearm, rifle or shotgun at any time upon the public streets or upon any public property in a city of the first class unless: (1) such person is licensed to carry a firearm; or (2) such person is exempt from licensing under section 6106(b) of this title (relating to firearms not to be carried without a license).
Effective:
1973-06-06
Rhode Island
open carry
handgun Permissive
RI1018 — license required
Citation:
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-47-8(a)
No person shall, without a license or permit issued as provided in §§ 11-47-11, 11-47-12 and 11-47-18, carry a pistol or revolver in any vehicle or conveyance or on or about his or her person whether visible or concealed, except in his or her dwelling house or place of business or on land possessed by him or her or as provided in §§ 11-47-9 and 11-47-10
Effective:
1959-05-18
South Carolina
open carry
handgun Permissive
SC1047 — license required
Citation:
S.C. Code Ann. §§ 16-23-20 (12)
It is unlawful for anyone to carry about the person any handgun, whether concealed or not, except as follows, unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law: (12) a person who is granted a permit under provision of law by the State Law Enforcement Division to carry a handgun about his person, under conditions set forth in the permit, and while transferring the handgun between the permittee's person and a location...
Effective:
2004-08-16
Tennessee
open carry
handgun Permissive
TN1021 — license required
Citation:
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-17-1308(a)(2), 1351
It is a defense to the application of § 39-17-1307 if the possession or carrying was:(2) By a person authorized to possess or carry a firearm pursuant to § 39-17-1315 or § 39-17-1351.
Effective:
1997-07-01
Tennessee
open carry
long gun Restrictive
TN1023 — limited : prohibited : loaded
Citation:
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 39-17-1308(a)(1)
It is a defense to the application of § 39-17-1307 if the possession or carrying was: (1) Of an unloaded rifle, shotgun or handgun not concealed on or about the person and the ammunition for the weapon was not in the immediate vicinity of the person or weapon;
Effective:
1989-11-01
Texas
open carry
handgun Permissive
TX1013 — license required
Citation:
Tex. Penal Code § 46.15(b)(6)
(b) Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who: (6) is carrying: (A) a license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a handgun; and (B) a handgun: (i) in a concealed manner; or (ii) in a shoulder or belt holster;
Effective:
1997-06-20