The information contained herein is nothing more than a guide. Before you choose to carry a concealed firearm outside your state of residence, check with the appropriate authorities (usually the State Police) to determine the current status of reciprocity. Such information is also frequently contained on a state's web site (usually under Attorney General, Secretary of State, or State Police Agency).

Carry License Reciprocity State by State

Based on information current as of March 1, 2009

This list represents a "best faith" effort through telephonic contact with the respective states' Attorneys General offices, Departments of Public Safety or State Police agencies. It should be used as a planning document only. The issue of concealed carry license reciprocity is a dynamic one and subject to frequent change. Several states are involved in ongoing correspondence with other states or review of other states' concealed carry laws prior to making a determination. The best advice is to "Call before you carry!"

Forward CCW Reciprocity Lookup

This state's permit

is honored by these states

Alabama

AK*, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WY

Alaska*

AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WV, WY

Arizona

AK*, AL, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WV, WY

Arkansas

AK*, AL, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, VT*

California

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Colorado**

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NH, NC, ND, NM, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WY

Connecticut

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Delaware

AK*, AR, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, KY, ME, MI, MO, NC, ND, NM, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

DC

Since DC is not currently issuing CCWs, there is no reciprocity.

Florida**

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, ND, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WV, WY

Georgia

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WY

Hawaii

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Idaho

AK*, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WY

Illinois

Does not Issue permits and does not honor any states permits.

Indiana

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WY

Iowa

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Kansas**

AK*, AR, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NV, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Kentucky

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, ND, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WV, WY

Louisiana

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NV, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WA, WV, WY

Maine

AK*, AZ, DE, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, OK, SD, TN, UT, VT*

Maryland

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Massachusetts

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Michigan**

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, ND, NM, NV, OK, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WA, WV, WY

Minnesota

AK*, AR, AZ, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NM, OK, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT*

Mississippi

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, NH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WA, WV, WY

Missouri

AK*, AR, AL, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT* WA, WV

Montana

AK*, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, NM, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WY

Nebraska

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, NV, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

Nevada

AK*, AR, AZ, FL, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

New Hampshire**

AK*, AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, ND, OK, PA, SD, TN, UT, VT*, WY

New Jersey

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

New Mexico

AK*, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WY

New York

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

North Carolina

AK*, AL, AZ, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, ND, NH, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WA, WV

North Dakota

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, NH, NM, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WY,

Ohio

AK*, AR, AZ, DE, FL, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NM, OK, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT*, WA, WV, WY,

Oklahoma

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MT, MS, NC, ND, NH, NM, OH, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WA, WV, WY

Oregon

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, MT, OK, SD, TN, UT, VT*

Pennsylvania

AK*, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WV, WY

Puerto Rico

IN, MO

Rhode Island

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, MI, MO, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*

South Carolina**

AK*, AR, AZ, FL, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, NM, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*, WV, WY

South Dakota

AK*, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WY

Tennessee

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WV, WY

Texas

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NM, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT*, WY

Utah

AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT*, WA, WV, WY

Vermont*

Does not Issue CCW's

US Virgin Islands

IN, MO

Virginia

AK*, AR, AZ, FL, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MT, NC, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT*, WV

Washington

AK*, AZ, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, MT, MO, NC, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*

West Virginia**

AK*, AR, AZ, FL, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT*

Wisconsin

Does not issue Permits and does not honor any states permits.

Wyoming

AK*, AL, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NH, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT*

Illinois (IL) and Wisconsin (WI) are "Non CCW issue states."

*Vermont (VT) & Alaska (AK). Anyone who can legally own a firearm can carry it concealed. No Permit/license is required.

**Colorado (CO), Michigan (MI), South Carolina (SC), New Hampshire (NH), Florida (FL), Kansas (KS) and West Virginia (WV) only honor permits from residents of the issuing states.

States in red issue Non-Resident Permits. Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Maryland (MD), New Jersey (NJ), Oregon (OR) and Tennessee (TN) have very restrictive Non-Resident issue policies.

Reverse CCW Reciprocity Lookup

This state honors

permits from these states

Alabama

AK, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NC, ND, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, WY

Alaska*

Anyone who can legally own a firearm can carry it with just Photo ID.

Arizona

Honors any License/Permit issued by any other State or political subdivision

Arkansas

AK, AL, GA, AZ, CO, DE, FL, KA, KY, ID, IN, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV

California

Does not honor any other state permits.

Colorado**

AL, AK, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, MT, ND, NH, NC, NM, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, UT, WY

Connecticut

Does not honor any other state permits.