CarryShield: CCW Laws & Maps

CarryShield is an independent concealed carry law reference for all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Add your carry permit to see where it is honored, where permitless carry applies to you, and what the law requires at a traffic stop.

NOT A GOVERNMENT APP: CarryShield is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for any government agency, does not provide government services, and is not legal advice. Always confirm with the official source before you carry.

FEATURES
• Your carry status in every state: permit honored, permitless carry, not authorized, or not yet verified
• Reciprocity rules, including non-resident, age and permit-type exceptions
• Duty to inform, vehicle carry, prohibited places and more for each state
• Scenario checker: vehicle, restaurant serving alcohol, state park, place of worship, campus
• Federal travel rules (FOPA safe passage, post offices, national parks, air travel)
• Permit wallet with expiry reminders
• Pro: unlimited permits, Trip Mode state-line alerts, trip planner, law-change alerts

Explore source-linked information concerning:
• ATF announcements and federal guidance
• National Firearms Act developments
• Suppressor and short-barreled firearm regulations
• State legislative changes
• Court decisions affecting firearm restrictions
• Changes to carry and reciprocity rules

SOURCES
All legal information comes from official sources: the main ones for each state are below, and every source the app uses is listed at https://www.carryshield.org/sources#all-sources. In the app, each fact links to the exact statute or agency page it came from

Federal: U.S. Code (uscode.house.gov, govinfo.gov), Code of Federal Regulations (ecfr.gov), ATF (atf.gov), TSA (tsa.gov), National Park Service (nps.gov), Department of Defense (esd.whs.mil); Amtrak's firearms policy (amtrak.com).

State legislatures, attorneys general, state police and agencies:
Alabama: alison.legislature.state.al.us, alea.gov
Alaska: akleg.gov, dps.alaska.gov
Arizona: azleg.gov, azdps.gov
Arkansas: arkleg.state.ar.us, dps.arkansas.gov
California: oag.ca.gov, courts.ca.gov
Colorado: leg.colorado.gov, cbi.colorado.gov
Connecticut: cga.ct.gov, portal.ct.gov
Delaware: delcode.delaware.gov, attorneygeneral.delaware.gov
District of Columbia: code.dccouncil.gov, mpdc.dc.gov
Florida: leg.state.fl.us, fdacs.gov
Georgia: legis.ga.gov, georgia.gov
Hawaii: capitol.hawaii.gov, ag.hawaii.gov
Idaho: legislature.idaho.gov, ag.idaho.gov
Illinois: ilga.gov, isp.illinois.gov
Indiana: iga.in.gov, in.gov
Iowa: legis.iowa.gov, dps.iowa.gov
Kansas: ksrevisor.gov, kslegislature.gov
Kentucky: apps.legislature.ky.gov, kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov
Louisiana: legis.la.gov, lsp.org
Maine: legislature.maine.gov, maine.gov
Maryland: mgaleg.maryland.gov, mdsp.maryland.gov
Massachusetts: malegislature.gov
Michigan: legislature.mi.gov, michigan.gov
Minnesota: revisor.mn.gov, dps.mn.gov
Mississippi: dps.ms.gov, legislature.ms.gov
Missouri: revisor.mo.gov, ago.mo.gov
Montana: mca.legmt.gov, fwp.mt.gov
Nebraska: nebraskalegislature.gov, statepatrol.nebraska.gov
Nevada: leg.state.nv.us, rccd.nv.gov
New Hampshire: gc.nh.gov
New Jersey: njsp.njoag.gov, njcourts.gov
New Mexico: dps.nm.gov, nmlegis.gov
New York: nysenate.gov, gunsafety.ny.gov
North Carolina: ncleg.gov, ncdoj.gov
North Dakota: ndlegis.gov, attorneygeneral.nd.gov
Ohio: codes.ohio.gov, ohioattorneygeneral.gov
Oklahoma: oklahoma.gov, oscn.net
Oregon: oregonlegislature.gov
Pennsylvania: palegis.us, pa.gov
Rhode Island: rilegislature.gov, sos.ri.gov
South Carolina: scstatehouse.gov, sled.sc.gov
South Dakota: sdlegislature.gov, sdsos.gov
Tennessee: capitol.tn.gov, tn.gov
Texas: statutes.capitol.texas.gov, dps.texas.gov
Utah: le.utah.gov, bci.utah.gov
Vermont: legislature.vermont.gov, vtstateparks.com
Virginia: law.lis.virginia.gov, dcjs.virginia.gov
Washington: app.leg.wa.gov, atg.wa.gov
West Virginia: code.wvlegislature.gov, ago.wv.gov
Wisconsin: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, wisdoj.gov
Wyoming: wyoleg.gov, wyomingdci.wyo.gov