| State |
Open Carry Status |
Min. Age |
Notations |
In Car |
Car Notes |
| Alabama |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
permit required |
| Alaska |
Open Carry Friendly |
14 |
|
yes |
Duty to inform LEO during a stop |
| Arizona |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
License required within places that serve alcohol |
yes |
|
| Arkansas |
Open Carry Friendly |
21 |
|
yes |
|
| California |
No Open Carry |
18 |
|
yes |
only with county permit and within that county |
| Colorado |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
Public Transportation is off limits to Open Carry. Open Carry is illegal in Denver. Some cites have banned Open Carry on their city owned property. |
yes |
|
| Connecticut |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
|
yes |
permit required |
| Delaware |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
State, National Parks and Forests are off limits as well as court houses, police stations and prisons. |
yes |
must be clearly visible |
| District of Columbia |
No Open Carry |
NA |
|
no |
|
| Florida |
No Open Carry |
NA |
|
no |
|
| Georgia |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
|
yes |
in plain view or glovebox |
| Hawaii |
No Open Carry |
NA |
|
no |
|
| Idaho |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
must be clearly visible |
| Illinois |
No Open Carry |
NA |
|
no |
|
| Indiana |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
18 |
|
yes |
permit required |
| Iowa |
Open Carry Friendly |
21 |
In cities (incorporated area) you must have an Iowa Weapon Permit or out of state permit or license |
yes |
permit required |
| Kansas |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
|
| Kentucky |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
in plain view or glovebox |
| Louisiana |
Open Carry Friendly |
17 |
|
yes |
|
| Maine |
Open Carry Friendly |
NO |
Open carry not permitted in state & national parks |
yes |
permit required |
| Maryland |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
18 |
|
no |
|
| Massachusetts |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
prohibited in most public areas |
no |
|
| Michigan |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
No carrying is allowed in banks, houses of worship, courts, theaters, sports arenas, day care centers, hospitals and any business licensed to sell alcohol |
yes |
permit required |
| Minnesota |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
|
yes |
permit required |
| Mississippi |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
|
| Missouri |
Open Carry Friendly |
NO |
Local authorities can have laws or ordinances regulating open carry. State preempts all firearm laws except for open carry |
yes |
21 and over or at 18 'while traveling' |
| Montana |
Open Carry Friendly |
14 |
Localities have limited power to prevent and suppress the carrying of concealed or unconcealed weapons to a public assembly, publicly owned building, park under its jurisdiction, or schools. |
yes |
|
| Nebraska |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
State law allows local governments create restrictions. Requires a Omaha Open Carry Permit to open carry in Omaha |
yes |
must be clearly visible, local governments may restrict open carry. |
| Nevada |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
Signs in public buildings only prohibit concealed carry |
yes |
must be clearly visible |
| New Hampshire |
Open Carry Friendly |
NO |
|
yes |
permit required |
| New Jersey |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
|
yes |
permit required |
| New Mexico |
Open Carry Friendly |
19 |
|
yes |
|
| New York |
No Open Carry |
NA |
|
yes |
permit required |
| North Carolina |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
Open carry is permitted except where local laws prohibit the display of firearms. You may open carry in a motor vehicle but the firearm must be visible |
yes |
must be clearly visible |
| North Dakota |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
18 |
If it is unloaded, and holstered you can carry during the daylight hours and 1 hour before and after daylight without a permit. Unloaded in ND means nothing in the chamber, magazine can be loaded and in the weapon |
yes |
permit required |
| Ohio |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
permit required, duty to inform LEO during stop |
| Oklahoma |
Open Carry Friendly |
21 |
|
yes |
|
| Oregon |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
The preemption statute only covers concealed handgun license holders |
yes |
with permit or outside localities that have banned open carry |
| Pennsylvania |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
License required within Philadelphia city limits and during a state of emergency |
yes |
permit required |
| Puerto Rico |
No Open Carry |
21 |
|
no |
|
| Rhode Island |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
The restricted places listed for carrying concealed apply to open carries as well. |
yes |
AG Issued permit or by a person with a permit from any other state traveling through RI |
| South Carolina |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
NA |
|
yes |
|
| South Dakota |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
must be clearly visible |
| Tennessee |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
Open carry in vehicle is legal without license but can not be on your person |
yes |
permit required |
| Texas |
Open Carry Friendly |
21 |
Must be holstered |
yes |
|
| Utah |
Licensed Open Carry Only |
21 |
Unlicensed open carry is allowed as long as the firearm is 'two actions away from firing', otherwise open carry requires a license |
yes |
|
| Vermont |
Open Carry Friendly |
16 |
|
yes |
except for guns configured for hunting |
| Virginia |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
yes |
must be clearly visible |
| Washington |
Open Carry Friendly |
21 |
|
yes |
permit required |
| West Virginia |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
In a vehicle the handgun must be in plain view |
yes |
except for guns configured for hunting |
| Wisconsin |
Open Carry Friendly |
18 |
|
no |
|
| Wyoming |
Open Carry Friendly |
NO |
|
yes |
must be clearly visible |
