Sister State Links

Alabama
The State of Alabama issues Concealed Weapon Permits through the Sheriffs of each individual county.

Alabama Gun Laws
This site lists Alabama gun laws per the state Attorney General’s office.

Alabama Reciprocal Laws
Information regarding which states’ carry permits are honored in the state of Alabama.

Arkansas
Arkansas State Police
This Arkansas State Police website contains information related to the state’s Concealed Handgun Carry License including how to apply, which states honor the permit, and applicable laws.

Florida
Florida Division of Licensing – Concealed Weapon or Firearm
This is a State of Florida website with information regarding their Concealed Weapon or Firearm License. Note the name of the Commissioner: Charles Bronson!

Georgia
The state of Georgia issues Firearms Licenses through the Sheriffs of each individual county.

Georgia Department of Public Safety - State Firearms License
This website links to the instructions and application for obtaining a Georgia Firearms License.

Georgia Packing
“Keeping You Informed About Georgia Gun Laws”
This site contains many useful links relating to the Georgia Firearms License.

Georgia Carry
“Fighting for Your Right to Bear Arms”
Another good source of information related to the Georgia Firearms License.

Kentucky
Kentucky State Police – Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon License Information
Here you will find information regarding obtaining a Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon License in the state of Kentucky as well as the restrictions on this license, states that honor this license, and other useful information.

Kentucky Revised Statutes
This link will take you to an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) version of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, section 237.110 which relates to the state Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon License.

Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed
“Since 1994, Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed, Inc., has worked on behalf of Kentucky citizens to secure a concealed carry law that would permit law abiding citizens to have the means to defend themselves from criminal attack when traveling outside their homes.”
At the bottom on this site you will find a link to a page with useful information regarding obtaining a Carry Concealed Deadly Weapon license in the state of Kentucky.

Louisiana
Louisiana State Police Concealed Handgun Permit Unit
This Louisiana State Police website contains information related to the state’s Concealed Handgun Permit including how to apply, which states honor the permit, and prohibited locations.

Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Public Safety – Highway Patrol Firearms Permit Unit
Mississippi Weapon Permit Laws

Individual Firearms Permit Instruction and Application Package
Link to the instructions and application for Mississippi Firearms Permit.

Missouri
Missouri Concealed Weapons Law
This Missouri State Highway Patrol website has a lot of good information regarding the state’s Concealed Weapons Law and carrying in the state of Missouri. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.

Missouri Revised Statutes- Section 571 Weapons Offenses
This website links to the Missouri Revised Statutes laws related to weapons.  Missouri does not issue a separate license or permit that allows residents to legally go armed; they issue a concealed carry endorsement to the state driver’s license or non-driver’s identification card.

Missouri Concealed Carry Reciprocity
This website from the Missouri Attorney General lists states that honor reciprocity with Missouri regarding concealed carry licenses, permits, and endorsements

North Carolina
North Carolina Firearms Laws
This is an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file from the North Carolina Department of Justice website outlining the state’s firearms laws. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.

North Carolina – Concealed Handgun Links
This North Carolina Department of Justince website has links related to Concealed Handgun laws as well as the application process in the state of North Carolina.

South Carolina
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division – State Gun Laws
This page lists the state code related to gun laws in the state of South Carolina. The gold links on the left of the page will take you to information regarding the state’s Concealed Weapons Permit.

Virginia
Virginia State Police – Firearms/Concealed Handguns
Here you will find information from the Virginia State Police regarding both ownership of firearms and Concealed Handgun Permits in the state of Virginia.

Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc.
“The Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL) was founded in October 1994 as the Northern Virginia Citizens Defense League (NVCDL). The group experienced enormous growth in membership statewide and was incorporated as VCDL in May of 1998. VCDL is a non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to defending the human rights of all Virginians and, most importantly, the proposition that the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is a fundamental Human Right.”