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Self Defense Weapon Laws For Travelers

There are an increasing amount of law abiding citizens venturing into a travel lifestyle and inquiring about self defense and protection options. When it comes to legally owning a tool or weapon in one state, you may not think about if it’s illegal in another before passing through or even stopping for a while there.

It’s important that your rights to bear arms and protect yourself are not infringed upon, however, it’s just as important for you to understand the laws that govern that right in each state you enter to avoid any unforeseen situations that could strip you of those rights.

Where one state may deem a defense weapon/tool illegal, another may embrace it within their laws. This allows you the option to switch defensive weapons/tools prior to entering a state and securing/storing all unused weapons/tools in a fashion that meets the states guidelines.

The list below is current up to the last time it was updated on Oct. 15th, 2018. If you notice a state law change before we do, please let us know so we can update this resource to keep it accurate faster. Be sure to check with a states official law documents prior to carrying/transporting any weapon/tool into their state. This is just a general guide to give you an idea of the laws and we are not affiliated with any of the state or government agencies that make those laws.

Individual U.S. State self defense weapon/tool laws

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Alabama

  • Handgun -No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, otherwise they must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, otherwise they must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Alaska

  • Handgun -No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, You may open or concealed carry without a permit.
  • Long Gun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, You may open or concealed carry without a permit.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background /
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumber/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / 21+

Arizona

  • Handgun -No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, You may open or concealed carry without a permit.
  • Long Gun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, You may open or concealed carry without a permit.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background /
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / 21+

Arkansas

  • Handgun -No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, otherwise they must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits are ok, otherwise they must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / May not be on your person while traveling.
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / May not be on your person while traveling.
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background  / May not be on your person while traveling.

California

  • Handgun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry in semi-rural counties / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / Out of state permits NOT recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry in semi-rural counties / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / Out of state permits NOT recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry in semi-rural counties / Background / May not be on your person while traveling.
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Ballistic Knives are illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required / Illegal

Colorado

  • Handgun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits allowed / Magazine limit 15 rounds / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits allowed / Magazine limit 15 rounds / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry in semi-rural counties / Background / May not be on your person while traveling.
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Open Carry / Concealed Illegal / Switchblades illegal / Ballistic Knives are illegal / May not be on your person while traveling.
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Connecticut

  • Handgun – Permit needed / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check / Out of state permits NOT recognized / Magazine limit 10 rounds / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – Permit  needed / Registration Required / Restricted Carry / Background Check / Out of state permits NOT recognized / Magazine limit 10 rounds / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Taser – Permit Required /  No Registration / Open Carry / Background / May not be on your person while traveling.
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – Illegal
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal

Delaware

  • Handgun – Permit needed / No Registration  / Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / No Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / illegal to conceal

District Of Columbia

  • Handgun – Permit needed / Registration Required / NO Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / Out of state permits NOT recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / Registration Required / NO Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / Out of state permits NOT recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Florida

  • Handgun – Permit needed / No Registration / NO Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up when traveling.
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / NO Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up when traveling.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Contains not more than two ounces of chemical
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / No Concealed Carry / No Background / Ballistics Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / illegal to conceal

Georgia

  • Handgun – Permit needed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling..
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Contains not more than two ounces of chemical
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / No Concealed Carry above 5in. in length / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Hawaii

  • Handgun – Permit needed / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit of 10 rounds / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling..
  • Taser – Illegal
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check / Half ounce limit
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal

Idaho

  • Handgun – No Permit (Non-residents do need a permit to conceal)  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling..
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / Registration Required / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required above 3in. / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Illinois

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / NO Open Carry / Background Check / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling.
  • Long Gun – Permit Required / No Registration / NO Open Carry / Background Check / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling..
  • TaserRestrictions
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Illegal to conceal over 3in without a permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Indiana

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling unless you have a concealed permit.
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling unless you have a concealed permit.
  • Taser – Permit Required /  No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Iowa

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling unless you have a concealed permit.
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up unloaded with ammo separate when traveling unless you have a concealed permit.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / No concealed blades over 5in / Ballistic Knives Illegal / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illigal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Kansas

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / No concealed blades over 4in / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Illegal to wear during protests, parades, rallies, assemblies and demonstrations
  • Brass Knuckles – Illigal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Illegal to conceal

Kentucky

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up when traveling unless you have a concealed permit.
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up when traveling unless you have a concealed permit.
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Louisiana

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Maine

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Unloaded in view or unloaded and locked up separately out of reach of driver and passengers when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Unloaded in view or unloaded and locked up separately out of reach of driver and passengers when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Maryland

  • Handgun – Permit Required / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Magazine limit 10 rounds / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit /  No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Massachusetts

  • Handgun – Permit Required / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – Permit Required / No Registration / NO Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – Illegal
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Michigan

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Long Gun – No Permit / Registration Required / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Taser – Permit Required / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background / Restrictions (no more than 35 grams of CS [CS is the only tear gas accepted] or no more than 10% OC [different companies can sell different concentrations]), and no combinations of CS and OC.
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Minnesota

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Mississippi

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – Permit Required / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Missouri

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 4in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Montana

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry out of city limits / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry out of city limits / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 4in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Illegal to Conceal

Nebraska

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Illegal to Conceal

Nevada

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background / No more than 2 fluid ounces in the form of an aerosol spray “which is designed and intended for use as an instrument of self-defense
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal

New Hampshire

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling unless you have a permit
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

New Jersey

  • Handgun – Permit Required / Registration Required / NO Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine Limit 15 rounds / No Out of state permits recognized / Illegal while traveling unless you have a permit
  • Long Gun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Magazine Limit 15 rounds / No Out of state permits recognized / Illegal while traveling unless you have a permit
  • Taser – Illegal
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal Unless you have a Permit

New Mexico

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background /Most out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – Illegal
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

New York

  • Handgun – Permit Required / Registration Required / NO Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / No out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Magazine limit 10 rounds / No out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – Illegal
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal

North Carolina

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plan view or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plain view or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘/ Can NOT exceed 150 cubic centimeters (150cc)
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

North Dakota

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / You may only openly carry a loaded handgun without a permit if you are engaged in target shooting, hunting or camping. / Background Check / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plan view unloaded or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plain view unloaded or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – Permit Required / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 5in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Ohio

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plan view unloaded or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plain view unloaded or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Oklahoma

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plan view unloaded or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / NO Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be either in plain view unloaded or unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal

Oregon

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain view unloaded while traveling
  • Long Gun – Permit Required  / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain view unloaded while traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Pennsylvania

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – Permit Required  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal for self defense

Rhode Island

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / NO out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – Illegal
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal for self defense

South Carolina

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / NO Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up separately when traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘/ A container not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters (50cc)
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

South Dakota

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Tennessee

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry Unloaded / No Background / Out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 4in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal

Texas

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Illegal

Utah

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – Permit Required  / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Vermont

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / No out of state permits recognized
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / No out of state permits recognized
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Virginia

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Magazine limit 20 rounds / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Magazine limit 20 rounds / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Spring-Loaded Baton Illegal

Washington

  • Handgun – Permit Required / Registration Required / Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up in separate places while traveling unless you have a permit
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be unloaded and locked up in separate places while traveling unless you have a permit
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘/ 18 and older or 14 with a parent or guardian’s permission
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 3in concealed / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Switchblades Illegal / Ballistic Knives Illegal
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background /

West Virginia

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Some out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain sight or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background ‘
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – Permit Required for over 4in concealed / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Illegal
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Wisconsin

  • Handgun – Permit Required / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration  / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

Wyoming

  • Handgun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain view or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Long Gun – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background / Most out of state permits recognized / Must be in plain view or locked up out of reach, it can not be on your person while traveling
  • Taser – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Mace/Pepper Spray – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Bug/Wasp Spray – Illegal for self defense / It is a violation of federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling
  • Knife – No Permit / No Registration  / Open Carry / No Background
  • Kevlar Vest – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Brass Knuckles – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration  / Open Carry / Background Check
  • Steel Toed Shoes – No Permit / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background
  • Tire Thumper/Club/Baton – Permit Required to Conceal / No Registration / Open Carry / No Background

The list above is current up to the last time it was updated on Oct. 15th, 2018. If you notice a state law change before we do, please let us know so we can update this resource to keep it accurate faster. Be sure to check with a states official law documents prior to carrying/transporting any weapon/tool into their state. This is just a general guide to give you an idea of the laws and we are not affiliated with any of the state or government agencies that make those laws.