Open Carry
| Alabama: | Legal while on foot in most public areas. Open carry on private property requires a carry license or consent from the property owner. Also all persons are prohibited from carrying firearms at or near a public demonstration. Open carry in a vehicle requires a license. |
| Alaska: | Lawful |
| Arizona: | Lawful |
| Arkansas: | There is some debate. A recent A.G. opinion asserts that one may open carry while on foot as long as one does not intend to use the handgun to commit a criminal offense. |
| California: | Prohibited except in unincorporated areas where the county has not passed any laws prohibiting open carry |
| Colorado: | Permitted by state but some local jurisdictions may have restrictions. |
| Connecticut: | Prohibited |
| Delaware: | Permitted however local ordinances may exist. |
| District of Columbia: | Prohibited |
| Florida: | Open carry is not legal in Florida except for a person engaged in fishing, camping, or lawful hunting or going to or returning from a fishing, camping, or lawful hunting expedition. [790.053, 790.25] |
| Georgia: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| Hawaii: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| Idaho: | Lawful |
| Illinois: | Prohibited |
| Indiana: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| Iowa: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| Kansas: | Lawful |
| Kentucky: | Lawful |
| Louisiana: | Lawful |
| Maine: | Lawful |
| Maryland: | Open carry NOT allowed even with permit |
| Massachusetts: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| Michigan: | Lawful |
| Minnesota: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| Mississippi: | Lawful for anyone at least 18 years of age who can legally possess a firearm. The firearm must be carried in a holster, sheath or scabbard that is at least partially visible above clothing anywhere where guns are not otherwise prohibited. |
| Missouri: | Legal generally speaking but local jurisdictions can regulate however they want. |
| Montana: | Lawful |
| Nebraska: | Lawful |
| Nevada: | Lawful |
| New Hampshire: | Lawful |
| New Jersey: | Prohibited |
| New Mexico: | Lawful |
| New York: | Prohibited |
| North Carolina: | Lawful |
| North Dakota: | Open carry is illegal |
| Ohio: | Open carry in public allowed. To open carry within a vehicle a valid permit is required. |
| Oklahoma: | Open carry allowed for anyone 21+ |
| Oregon: | Lawful |
| Pennsylvania: | Outside of Philadelphia, there is no law preventing open carry. However Opiate Emergency declaration might now restrict open carry in public. Title 18 of state statutes states that "No person shall carry a firearm upon the public streets or upon any public property during an emergency proclaimed by a State or municipal governmental executive," |
| Rhode Island: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| South Carolina: | Lawful |
| South Dakota: | Lawful |
| Tennessee: | Open carry allowed only with enhanced permit |
| Texas: | Legal with License to Carry. |
| Utah: | Legal with permit or if the handgun is deemed unloaded. Utah's definition of unloaded is that there be no round in the firing position and at least two mechanical movements to fire. |
| Vermont: | Lawful |
| Virginia: | Lawful |
| Washington: | Lawful |
| West Virginia: | Lawful |
| Wisconsin: | Open carry is legal in places that aren't otherwise prohibited. |
| Wyoming: | Lawful |
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