Table 1.

Legal landscape of concealed carry weapon laws

State	Overall concealed carry permitting law
	No Issue	May Issue permits	Shall Issue permits	Permitless Carry
Alabama		Pre-1980–8/1/13	8/1/13a
Alaska	Pre-1980–10/1/94		10/1/94–9/9/03	9/9/03
Arizona	Pre-1980–7/16/94		7/16/94–7/28/10	7/28/10
Arkansas	Pre-1980–7/27/94		7/27/94a
California		Pre-1980
Colorado	Pre-1980–6/8/81	6/8/81–5/17/03	5/17/03a
Connecticut		Pre-1980
Delaware		Pre-1980
Florida		Pre-1980–10/1/87	10/1/87
Georgia		Pre-1980–8/25/89	8/25/89a
Hawaii		Pre-1980
Idaho		Pre-1980–7/1/90	7/1/90–7/1/16	7/1/16
Illinois	Pre-1980–1/5/14		1/5/14a
Indiana			Pre-1980a
Iowa		Pre-1980–1/1/11	1/1/11a
Kansas	Pre-1980–1/1/07		1/1/07–7/1/15	7/1/15
Kentucky	Pre-1980–10/1/96		10/1/96–6/27/19	6/27/19
Louisiana	Pre-1980–4/19/96		4/19/96
Maine	Pre-1980–9/18/81		9/18/81–10/15/15	10/15/15
Maryland		Pre-1980
Massachusetts		Pre-1980
Michigan		Pre-1980–7/1/01	7/1/01
Minnesota		Pre-1980–5/28/03	5/28/03a
Mississippi	Pre-1980–7/1/91		7/1/91–4/15/16	4/15/16
Missouri	Pre-1980–2/26/04		2/26/04–1/1/17a	1/1/17
Montana		Pre-1980–10/1/91	10/1/91a
Nebraska	Pre-1980–1/1/07		1/1/07
Nevada		Pre-1980–10/1/95	10/1/95
New Hampshire			Pre-1980–2/22/17a	2/22/17
New Jersey		Pre-1980
New Mexico	Pre-1980–1/1/04		1/1/04
New York		Pre-1980
North Carolina	Pre-1980–12/1/95		12/1/95
North Dakota	Pre-1980–8/1/85		8/1/85–8/1/17	8/1/17
Ohio	Pre-1980–4/8/04		4/8/04
Oklahoma	Pre-1980–9/1/95		9/1/95–11/1/19	11/1/19
Oregon		Pre-1980–1/1/90	1/1/90a
Pennsylvania		Pre-1980–6/17/89	6/17/89a
Rhode Island			Pre-1980a
South Carolina		Pre-1980–8/23/96	8/23/96
South Dakota		Pre-1980–7/1/85	7/1/1985–7/1/19	7/1/19
Tennessee	Pre-1980–11/1/89	11/1/89–10/1/96	10/1/96
Texas	Pre-1980–1/1/96		1/1/96
Utah		Pre-1980–5/1/95	5/1/95a
Vermont				Pre-1980
Virginia		Pre-1980–7/1/95	7/1/95a
Washington			Pre-1980
West Virginia		Pre-1980–7/7/89	7/7/89–5/24/16	5/24/16
Wisconsin	Pre-1980–11/1/11		11/1/11
Wyoming	Pre-1980–7/1/83	7/1/83–10/1/94	10/1/94–7/1/11a	7/1/11

^adenotes some limited discretion afforded the issuing agency