<Dd> open carry of a handgun is not lawful or is lawful only under such a limited set of circumstances that public carry is effectively prohibited . They may include when one is hunting or traveling to / from hunting locations, on property controlled by the person carrying, or for lawful self - defense . Additionally, some states with May - Issue licensing laws are NonPermissive when issuing authorities are highly restrictive in the issuance of licenses allowing open carry . </Dd> <P> In the United States, the laws concerning open carry vary by state and sometimes by municipality . The following chart lists state policies for openly carrying a loaded handgun in public . </P> <Table> Status of open carry, by jurisdiction <Tr> <Th> Jurisdiction </Th> <Th> Permissive </Th> <Th> Permissive w / local restrictions </Th> <Th> Licensed </Th> <Th> Anomalous </Th> <Th> Non - permissive </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alabama </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Permit required if carrying in vehicle . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alaska </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> American Samoa </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y <P> In practice </P> </Td> <Td> Open carry legal for holders of a valid License to Possess which are required to purchase and possess firearms; though Licenses to Possess have been restricted to only shotguns and rimfire rifles since 1991, effectively banning handguns . Licenses issued for handguns and other firearms prior to 1991 are grandfathered as long as they remain valid . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arizona </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . State law does not preempt tribal laws on Native American reservations, except when traversing a reservation on a state - owned highway . Some tribes do not permit open carry, while some others may require a tribal permit for open carry . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Arkansas </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The legal status of open carry without a license has been considered a gray area since 2013 until 2015 when an Attorney General opinion was issued stating open carry was indeed legal . Despite this there were still questions over the law until 2017, when Governor Asa Hutchinson sent an order to the Arkansas State Police stating open carry was legal . Prior to 2013 it was unlawful to open carry a handgun in Arkansas even with a conceal carry license . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> California </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry legal in rural counties with local ordinances allowing open carry . Some of these counties issue a permit for open carry . Additionally, a person may also open carry if he or she "reasonably believes that any person or the property of any person is in immediate, grave danger and that the carrying of the weapon is necessary for the preservation of that person or property ." One can expect to be detained and questioned by law enforcement in most urban areas if using the latter rationale as the basis for openly carrying a firearm in public . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Colorado </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without a license permitted statewide, except in the City and County of Denver where open carry is completely prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Connecticut </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with Connecticut State Pistol Permit; permits issued on a May - Issue basis, but in practice Shall - Issue . Open carry of long guns allowed without permit but several localities restrict and prohibit open carry . Persons with a State Pistol Permit exempt from local restrictions per court rulings . More details Connecticut is May - Issue according to state law, but Shall - Issue according to court precedence and in practice . While Connecticut's pistol permit law states that the issuing authority may - issue a pistol permit to a qualified individual, Connecticut law does not require applicants to show "good cause" for needing a pistol permit . As such, the state's courts have generally ruled that issuing authorities must grant pistol permits to qualified individuals who have passed a criminal and mental health background check and completed the required firearms safety training . State law does not address the open carry of rifles and shotguns . Some municipalities have enacted ordinances restricting or banning the open carry of long guns . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Delaware </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . More details The "grandfathered" Dover city ordinance restricting open carry that pre-dated state pre-emption was repealed in 2015 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> District of Columbia </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> Open carry prohibited . Open carry was briefly legal from July 27, 2015 to July 29, 2015 due to a court ruling . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Florida </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> Open carry of all firearms prohibited . More details <P> Open carry is generally prohibited with certain exceptions, such as when one is at home, their place of work, hunting, fishing, camping, or while practice shooting and while traveling to and from those activities . </P> The constitutionality of the general ban on open carry was challenged in the U.S Supreme Court case of Norman v. Florida but the court refused to hear the case, leaving the ban in place . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Georgia </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with permit; permits issued on a Shall - Issue basis . Open carry of long guns allowed without a permit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Guam </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open Carry allowed with FOID . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hawaii </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> In practice </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with permit; permits issued on a May - Issue basis but in practice are No - Issue . Permits only valid in county of issuance . Local restrictions preempted . Open carry of long guns prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Idaho </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Illinois </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> Open carry theoretically legal in unincorporated areas, however per Attorney General opinion open carry is prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Indiana </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with permit; permits granted on a Shall Issue basis . Local restrictions preempted . No permit required to carry long guns . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Iowa </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without permit outside city limits . Permit required inside city limits . Permits are issued on a Shall Issue basis . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kansas </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kentucky </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Louisiana </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . More details Attorney General Opinion No. 78 - 795--The AG replies to two questions: "1 . Is it legal to carry an exposed handgun?" and "2 . Do Parishes and / or Municipalities have the power to regulate the carrying of exposed handguns?" The AG responds, "the carrying of an exposed handgun is not illegal, except as provided in LSA R.S. 14: 95.1 ." And citing City of Shreveport V. Curry and City of Shreveport V. Bukhett, 357 S. 2d 1078, (LA . 1978), the AG states: "It is the opinion of this office that the state statutes aforementioned have the purpose of establishing a general scheme to control weapons (handguns) and that a fair reading of those statutes show this would constitute an area in which the state has pre-empted (sic) the legislative control and has implicitly authorized the carrying of unconcealed weapons . Therefore, an ordinance enacted by a Parish and / or Municipality requlating (sic) the carrying of exposed handguns would be without effect as being in conflict with State Law ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maine </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maryland </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> In practice </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with permit; permits issued on a May - Issue basis but in practice are No - Issue . Open carry of long guns allowed without permit . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Massachusetts </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed with Massachusetts Unrestricted License to Carry; permits issued by local authorities on a May - Issue basis . Local restrictions preempted . Open carry of long guns prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Michigan </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without permit . Permit required if carrying in vehicle; permits issued on a Shall - Issue basis . Local restrictions preempted . More details State law says: "A local unit of government shall not impose special taxation on, enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols or other firearms, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearms, except as otherwise provided by federal law or a law of this state ." </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Minnesota </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed with a permit; permits issued on a Shall - Issue basis . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mississippi </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed without permit; permits issued on a Shall - Issue basis . No permit required to carry a long gun . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Missouri </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . However, several cities and counties restrict open carry, at which point one must carry concealed, which is also allowed without a permit and localities are preempted . Persons with a concealed carry permit are exempt from local restrictions on open carry . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Montana </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nebraska </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without permit except in Omaha, which restricts open carry of a loaded handgun . Persons with a concealed carry permit or an Omaha open carry permit are exempt from local restrictions . No local restrictions on open carry of long guns . More details The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that a permit is required in order to have a firearm in a vehicle, even if it is in a locked case, because it constitutes "carrying a concealed weapon on or about one's person", if it can be accessed from within the vehicle, regardless of where it's located . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nevada </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . Carrying loaded long guns in a vehicle prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> New Hampshire </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> New Jersey </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> In practice </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with a New Jersey Permit To Carry A Handgun; permits issued on a May - Issue basis but in practice are No - Issue . Open carry of unloaded long guns allowed with a New Jersey Firearm Identification Card . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> New Mexico </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without permit . State law does not preempt tribal laws on Native American reservations, except when traversing a reservation on a state - owned highway . Some tribes do not permit open carry, while some others may require a tribal permit for open carry . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> New York </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> Open carry of pistols and loaded long guns prohibited . Open carry of unloaded long guns allowed without permit except in New York City . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> North Carolina </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without permit . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> North Dakota </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of loaded handguns allowed with permit . Open carry of unloaded handguns during daytime (one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset) allowed without permit . No license required for open carry of long guns . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Northern Mariana Islands </Th> <Td> Y De Facto </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y De Jure </Td> <Td> Open carry and ownership of handguns prohibited by law but declared unconstitutional and not enforced . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ohio </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without permit . Permit required if carrying a loaded firearm in vehicle; No permit required if unloaded and in plain sight . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Oklahoma </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry with permit allowed . Open carry of an unloaded handgun in a vehicle without permit allowed . Residents of states that do no require permits for concealed carry may openly carry with a valid ID proving residence . Open carry of long guns prohibited except during hunting season . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Oregon </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . However, several cities and one county restrict open carry of loaded firearms . Restrictions on carrying unloaded firearms preempted . Persons with an Oregon Concealed Handgun License exempt from local restrictions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Pennsylvania </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Permit required if carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle . Permit required if carrying in Philadelphia . All other local restrictions preempted . More details Though the statute prohibiting unlicensed open carry in Philadelphia is specifically titled "Carrying firearms on public streets or public property in Philadelphia ." ", the law itself states: "No person shall carry a firearm (...) in a city of the first class (...)". In Pennsylvania a city of the first class is defined as a population in excess of 1,000,000, which only Philadelphia meets the definition of . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Puerto Rico </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Rhode Island </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with a Rhode Island Attorney General's Office Pistol Permit; Issued on a may - issue basis . No permit required to carry long guns . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> South Carolina </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> Open carry of a handgun is prohibited . Open carry of long guns without permit is allowed . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> South Dakota </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without a permit . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tennessee </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with permit . Open carry of long guns prohibited . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Texas </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry of handguns allowed with permit as long as it is in a belt or shoulder holster . Licenses granted on a Shall - Issue basis . Open carry of long guns allowed without a permit . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Virgin Islands </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> Open carry is prohibited . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Utah </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Permit required to open carry a chambered firearm . Open carry of an unchambered handgun allowed without permit . No permit required in a vehicle for loaded handguns or unloaded long guns . Loaded long guns in vehicles are prohibited . No permit required to open carry long guns . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Vermont </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Requiring any type of gun permit to carry is prohibited by state constitution . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Virginia </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without a permit . Local restrictions on carrying Assault Weapons . Persons with a concealed carry permit are exempt from local restrictions . More details The definition of an Assault Weapon under Virginia law is a non-rimfire firearm equipped with one of the following: a threaded barrel; a folding stock; or a magazine with a capacity greater than 20 rounds; or a shotgun equipped with a magazine with a capacity greater than 7 shells . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Washington </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry without permit allowed . Local restrictions preempted . Permit required if carrying a loaded handgun in vehicle . Carrying loaded long guns in a vehicle prohibited . "RCW 77.15. 460: Loaded rifle or shotgun in vehicle--Unlawful use or possession--Unlawful use of a loaded firearm--Penalty". Apps.leg.wa.gov. 2016 - 01 - 25 . Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 10 . </ ref> More details There are exceptions to the CPL for loaded in a vehicle requirement such as coming from or going to a lawful outdoor recreational activity . Openly carried pistol may be fully loaded . Washington State also has full state preemption . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> West Virginia </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> May open carry without a license . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wisconsin </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without a permit . Permit required if carrying a loaded handgun in vehicle . Local restrictions preempted . <P> Section 32 of 2011 Wisconsin Act 35 (codified as Wis . Stat. 167.31 (2) (b)), purportedly removed the vehicle carry restriction for handguns . However, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a license is required to have a loaded handgun within reach in a vehicle, because being "within reach" constitutes carrying as per the Concealed Carry Act, regardless of the Safe Transport Statue removing restrictions on transporting loaded handguns . </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wyoming </Th> <Td> Y </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Open carry allowed without a permit . Local restrictions preempted . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Jurisdiction </Th> <Th> Permissive </Th> <Th> Permissive w / local restrictions </Th> <Th> Licensed </Th> <Th> Anomalous </Th> <Th> Non - permissive </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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