CarryReciprocity

This is not legal advice.Concealed-carry reciprocity changes frequently and carries serious legal consequences. Verify current law with the destination state's official source before you carry.

Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity, Verified Against Primary Sources

CarryReciprocity is a free, neutral reference for concealed-carry permit requirements and interstate reciprocity. Every reciprocity edge and permit detail is transcribed directly from that state's own official reciprocity page — no aggregator guesswork, no stale maps — and re-verified quarterly so the answer you get is the current one. The underlying dataset is structured for both humans and AI assistants to read and cite.

Where is your permit honored?

Pick your permit state — every state recolors by whether it honors it.

permit honored?

A Texas permit is honored in 33 states outright, 4 with conditions, and not honored in 13. Tap a state for the details.

States honoring a Texas permitTexas is your permit state Texas permitCalifornia does not honor a Texas permitKentucky honors a Texas permitGeorgia honors a Texas permitWisconsin honors a Texas permitOregon does not honor a Texas permitMissouri honors a Texas permitVirginia honors a Texas permitTennessee honors a Texas permitLouisiana honors a Texas permitNew York does not honor a Texas permitIdaho honors a Texas permitFlorida honors, with conditions, a Texas permitIllinois does not honor a Texas permitMontana honors a Texas permitMinnesota honors a Texas permitMaryland does not honor a Texas permitIowa honors a Texas permitDistrict of Columbia does not honor a Texas permitWashington does not honor a Texas permitSouth Dakota honors a Texas permitOhio honors a Texas permitNebraska honors a Texas permitIndiana honors a Texas permitMassachusetts does not honor a Texas permitNevada honors a Texas permitNorth Dakota honors a Texas permitArkansas honors a Texas permitMississippi honors a Texas permitColorado honors, with conditions, a Texas permitNorth Carolina honors a Texas permitUtah honors a Texas permitOklahoma honors a Texas permitWyoming honors a Texas permitWest Virginia honors a Texas permitSouth Carolina honors a Texas permitMaine does not honor a Texas permitHawaii does not honor a Texas permitAlabama honors a Texas permitKansas honors a Texas permitRhode Island does not honor a Texas permitConnecticut does not honor a Texas permitMichigan honors, with conditions, a Texas permitAlaska honors a Texas permitDelaware honors a Texas permitNew Mexico honors a Texas permitVermont honors a Texas permitNew Jersey does not honor a Texas permitPennsylvania honors, with conditions, a Texas permitNew Hampshire honors a Texas permitArizona honors a Texas permit
  • Your permit state (1)
  • Honored (33)
  • Honored with conditions (4)
  • Not honored (13)
  • Not yet verified (0)

"Honored with conditions" means recognition is resident-only or limited to a specific permit class — the pair page spells out which.

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Neutral

No affiliation with any state, agency, or advocacy group — just what each primary source says.

Primary-sourced

Every permit fact and reciprocity edge links to the issuing state's own official page or statute.

Current

Every page shows the date it was last verified, so you know exactly how fresh the answer is.

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All 51 jurisdictions

Every US state plus the District of Columbia — each with permit requirements, carry rules, and full reciprocity.