State rankings
Shall-Issue States
Shall-Issue States: compare 50 US states on 1 metric.
Data
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50 states
Alabama | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents Only |
Alaska | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents Only |
Arizona | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Arkansas | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents Only |
California | May Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Colorado | Shall Issue to Residents Only |
Connecticut | May Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Delaware | May Issue to Residents Only |
Florida | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents Only |
Georgia | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents Only |
Hawaii | May Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Idaho | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Illinois | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Indiana | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Iowa | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Kansas | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Kentucky | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Louisiana | Shall Issue to Residents Only |
Maine | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Maryland | May Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Massachusetts | May Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Michigan | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Minnesota | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Mississippi | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Missouri | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Montana | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Nebraska | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Nevada | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
New Hampshire | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
New Jersey | May Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
New Mexico | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
New York | May Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
North Carolina | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
North Dakota | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Ohio | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Oklahoma | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Oregon | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Pennsylvania | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Rhode Island | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
South Carolina | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
South Dakota | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Tennessee | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Texas | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Utah | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Vermont | Constitutional Carry and Does Not Issue Permits |
Virginia | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Washington | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
West Virginia | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Wisconsin | Shall Issue to Residents and Non-Residents |
Wyoming | Constitutional Carry and Shall Issue to Residents Only |
Quick answers
- Where does this shall-issue states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Encyclopaedia Britannica; Wiki.

















































