Carry & reciprocity

Reciprocity law updates

Every real change to the reciprocity data behind this site's map, dated and linked to the official source it came from — not a mirror of every routine review, just what actually changed. Two-letter code links straight to the notice; state-by-state current status lives on the reciprocity map.

October 2026

  • WV Corrected: West Virginia's permitless-carry age is 18, not 21 (HB 4106, effective June 12, 2026); the vehicle and boat notes still showed the old age. Also corrected: a city hall is not automatically open to carry, since cities can restrict carry in city-owned buildings by ordinance (W. Va. Code §8-12-5a). Clarified: the State Capitol Complex bars any weapon, licensed or not, apart from law enforcement acting in an official capacity and a firearm locked out of view in a vehicle (§61-6-19), and the "no guns" sign question now reads No instead of Unclear: §61-7-14 lets an owner prohibit carry but never mentions signs, and the misdemeanor is refusing to leave or hand over the weapon when asked.
  • WY Corrected: Wyoming's minimum age to carry is 18 as of July 1, 2026 (Enrolled Act 27 lowered the age in W.S. 6-8-104(b)(ii) from 21 to 18, and permitless carry incorporates it), but DCI publishes the new age only for permits, so confirm with DCI before relying on permitless carry under 21. A posted no-firearms sign now reads Depends: on private property a sign can give notice under the criminal trespass statute (§6-3-303), but a sign does not bind concealed carriers at public buildings (§6-8-105).
  • WA Corrected: Washington's concealed-pistol-license exemption at election sites covers voting centers, student engagement hubs and county elections offices, but not ballot counting centers, where no firearm or other restricted weapon may be possessed except by law enforcement and county election security personnel; Polling places now reads Depends instead of Yes.
  • DC Clarified: three District of Columbia answers that were left open are now settled from the D.C. Code. Open carry is not allowed even with a concealed-pistol license, because a licensee must carry concealed (D.C. Code §7-2509.07(e)). A posted "no guns" sign on non-residential private property is enforceable against a licensee (§7-2509.07(b)(3), with sign size and placement described in 24 DCMR §2346). Boats now read Yes because DC's carry law has no boat or waterway rule, though its general location restrictions still apply on a vessel.
  • WI Corrected: Wisconsin does issue a concealed-carry license to one narrow non-resident class, service members in active U.S. military service who are stationed in Wisconsin on a scheduled term of at least one year, and they must surrender the license when they stop being stationed in Wisconsin. This map previously said no non-resident could apply at all, so that answer is now "depends," and the map links to the Wisconsin DOJ application.
  • MD Clarified: Maryland's Wear and Carry Permit statute (Public Safety §5-306) has no residency requirement, so non-residents can apply; our map previously showed non-resident eligibility as unclear. Maryland State Police does not state non-resident eligibility in so many words, and out-of-state applicants still need fingerprints taken in Maryland by an approved LiveScan provider (MSP does not approve out-of-state providers) and, like every initial applicant, the 16-hour in-person training course unless exempt.
  • HI Clarified: Hawaii law bars licensed carry at airports and other public-transit places, including their adjacent parking (HRS §134-9.1(a)(13)), with a defense for transporting an unloaded firearm in a locked hard-sided container. Previously marked unclear.
  • ME Clarified: Maine's answer to whether a posted "no guns" sign is criminally enforceable is now Yes (previously Unclear). Maine's criminal trespass law (17-A M.R.S. § 402) makes it a Class E crime to knowingly enter a place you may lawfully be excluded from that is posted against entry, as long as the sign says access is prohibited (or prohibited without permission, or for a particular purpose) or is otherwise posted in a way reasonably likely to come to intruders' attention; the statute does not mention firearms specifically.
  • VT Clarified: Vermont's general trespass statute (13 V.S.A. § 3705) makes it a misdemeanor to enter or remain where notice against trespass is given by a sign designed to give reasonable notice, so a posted "no guns" sign is now shown as criminally enforceable (previously unclear); the statute does not mention firearms, so how a court would apply it to a gun-specific sign at a business is unsettled.
  • MI Clarified: Michigan has no law that makes ignoring a private owner's "no guns" sign a crime by itself. Carrying past one is handled under the general trespass law (MCL 750.552), which turns on being forbidden by the owner or told to leave; whether a sign alone is enough is unsettled, so this answer now reads "Depends" instead of "Unclear."
  • GU Clarified: Guam's concealed-firearms license law (10 GCA §60109.1(l)) does not list bars or restaurants among the places carry is barred, so carry in restaurants that serve alcohol is now marked Yes (carrying while under the influence, blood alcohol content of .08% or higher, is still prohibited, and an owner can bar carry by posting a prohibition); private property open to the public is also now marked Yes: carry is excluded where the owner has prohibited it and posted that on the premises, and an owner can still ask a carrier to leave under Guam's trespass law. These answers describe carry under a Guam license, which only Guam residents can get; Guam recognizes no out-of-territory permit.
  • MP Clarified: nine Northern Mariana Islands answers that were 'unclear' now rest on the territory's own code. Knowingly possessing a firearm is barred within 500 feet of places of worship (unless that place's leadership allows firearms) and of polling places on election day, within 1,000 feet of colleges and universities, and in hospitals, clinics open to the public, and establishments licensed to dispense liquor for consumption on the premises (6 CMC §10401); possessing one on private property posted with a compliant Gun Free Zone sign is a felony (§§10401(a)(18), 10402); carrying on another person's land requires that person's permission (§10205(b)(2)); deadly force in self-defense is not justified where the person can retreat with complete safety, except at home (§10210(c)); and a Firearm Owner's ID card must be carried and shown to Public Safety on demand (§10619(b)). Whether private property open to the public allows carry by default is still unsettled.
  • AS Clarified: American Samoa bars carrying a weapon into places of worship, schools and buildings owned or occupied by the territorial government (ASCA §46.4203(a)(8)), so places of worship and universities now show 'No' (the public community college is established within the executive branch, which supports treating its buildings as covered; private colleges are not specifically addressed). Duty to inform now shows 'Depends': anyone holding an American Samoa license to possess arms must produce it on any officer's demand when carrying arms (ASCA §46.4225). All three were previously marked unclear. The code provides only a license to possess arms, not a carry permit, and concealed carry is a class D felony (§46.4203(a)(1)).
  • PR Clarified: Puerto Rico polling places are now answered No — the Electoral Code's election-day article makes it a felony for anyone other than a law-enforcement agent to carry a weapon, with no exception for licensees. Hospitals now read Depends: carrying is banned inside mental-health institutions, while general hospitals are not specifically addressed. And there is no duty to tell an officer you are carrying, though a licensee who carries without the license on hand and cannot prove authorization faces a $100 fine.
  • VI Clarified: under the territory's Act 9113 (signed June 24, 2026), school and college buildings are off-limits only where signage is posted or the institution's head tells you (school zones and universities now 'Depends'); hospital and mental-health-facility buildings are off-limits but ordinary doctors' offices are not named (hospitals now 'Depends'); polling places are off-limits while voting is occurring or authorized (now 'No'); and a firearm may not be left in a vehicle unless it is in a lockbox (vehicle now 'Depends'). The Act recognizes no out-of-territory license. On Sept. 25, 2026 the Legislature voted to override the Governor's veto of a bill that would amend the Act, so these answers may change.

September 2026

  • MD Corrected: hospitals, nursing facilities, ambulatory surgical centers and rehab facilities are actually off-limits to carry under the 2023 Firearm Safety Act — this dataset previously said no restriction existed. An ordinary doctor's office isn't automatically covered (the law turns on facility type, not headcount).

August 2026

  • TN Corrected: Tennessee's permitless carry is 21+, not a flat 18 as this map previously showed — 18-20 year-olds qualify only with active-duty/reserve service or veteran status.
  • KY Kentucky now issues a provisional concealed-carry license to 18-20 year-olds (HB 312, effective mid-July 2026) — valid only in Kentucky; permitless carry is still 21+.
  • NY Corrected an error in our New York entry: the "90-day active-duty military" exception we listed isn't current law — New York honors no out-of-state permits, full stop.
  • WI Corrected: Wisconsin honors a non-resident Florida or Virginia permit but NOT a resident one from either state — this map previously showed both as honored.
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