📊 Open Carry in the US (as of 2025)

Open carry laws vary wildly by state:

✅ 36 states allow open carry of a handgun without a permit — sometimes called “permissive open carry.”

📜 10 states allow open carry but require a permit (for example, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Minnesota, and a few others).

🚫 4 states + D.C. (California, Illinois, New York, Florida*, and Washington D.C.) ban or heavily restrict open carry.

*Florida’s long-standing ban was struck down by a federal court in Sept 2025, so the law is shifting.

🏞️ Some states allow open carry only in certain areas (like rural counties) but restrict it in cities.

⚠️ Even in permissive states, open carry can be banned in specific locations such as schools, government buildings, or private businesses.

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