# How Many States Can You Carry In? **URL:** \ **Category:** Reciprocity\ **Created:** [May 15, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814 "2019-05-15T13:15:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![USCCA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/uscca/32/17381_2.png) [@USCCA](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/USCCA)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/1 "2019-05-15T13:15:11Z")
How many states does your home state’s concealed carry permit allow you to carry in? _Poll ([view on site](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/1))_ What non-resident permits do you have? How many more states does the additional permit(s) give you? [_Not sure? Check out the USCCA Concealed Carry Reciprocity Map_](https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/resources/ccw_reciprocity_map/) ---
**Author:** ![Spence](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/spence/32/16036_2.png) [@Spence](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Spence)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/2 "2019-05-15T15:41:35Z")
Michigan CPL is not honored in 10 states plus DC. Having a non resident Arizona CPL doesn’t give me any extra places to carry. ---
**Author:** ![Reloader54](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/reloader54/32/560_2.png) [@Reloader54](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Reloader54)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/3 "2019-05-15T17:13:33Z")
Arizona’s Carry permit is honored in some 38 states last time I checked. ---
**Author:** ![Zee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/zee/32/705_2.png) [@Zee](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Zee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/4 "2019-06-22T01:40:51Z")
Missouri gets me 37 … Going to add UT and VA non resident and that pick up two more. ---
**Author:** ![MikeBKY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/mikebky/32/2592_2.png) [@MikeBKY](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/MikeBKY)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:07am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/5 "2019-06-22T11:07:56Z")
My Kentucky CCDW has reciprocity in 36 states. My LEOSA license is recognized in all 50 states. ---
**Author:** ![Spence](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/spence/32/16036_2.png) [@Spence](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Spence)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/6 "2019-06-22T11:22:47Z")
@MikeBKY Isn’t Hawaii trying to exclude themselves from being required to honor LEOSA. ---
**Author:** ![MikeBKY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/mikebky/32/2592_2.png) [@MikeBKY](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/MikeBKY)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/7 "2019-06-22T11:32:47Z")
They are trying and, if I were going to Hawaii, I would have to seriously consider whether I travel with a weapon because of their crazy gun laws. BUT, there is no question that LEOSA applies in all 50 states and US territories and supersedes state law. There are similar issues in other states. Some states interpret LEOSA as to allowing only carrying the weapon you qualify with annually. NJ has an hollow point restriction ($1000 fine per cartridge) and even though LEOSA says ANY ammo legal under federal law is allowed, NJ says no. CA and other states have magazine capacity bans which they still enforce. The key is to understand every states restrictions before you cross the state line. ---
**Author:** ![45IPAC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/45ipac/32/2855_2.png) [@45IPAC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/45IPAC)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/8 "2019-07-03T03:16:47Z")
Illinois license gets me 30 states. ---
**Author:** ![Ouade5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8491ac/32.png) [@Ouade5](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Ouade5)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/9 "2020-02-08T15:12:45Z")
Does USCCA have a guide to LEOSA? I know what the law says, but I can’t help but think that I’d still get in trouble if I strayed into Illinois, for example. I still reference the USCCA map for my state permit even though I have a LEOSA card in my wallet. ---
**Author:** ![MikeBKY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/mikebky/32/2592_2.png) [@MikeBKY](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/MikeBKY)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/10 "2020-02-08T15:48:12Z")
There is a section about LEOSA on the reciprocity pages. The info is good and most police, even in Chicago, recognize LEOSA. The thing to worry about wherever you go is to check on peculiar state laws, such as ammunition bans (no hollow point in NJ) and magazine capacity (10 rd in Chi., varying #s in CA, registering with chief of police in each jurisdiction in HI, …) ---
**Author:** ![Ouade5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8491ac/32.png) [@Ouade5](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Ouade5)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2020, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/11 "2020-02-08T21:08:35Z")
Thank-you for that info! ---
**Author:** ![Edgy01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9f8e36/32.png) [@Edgy01](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Edgy01)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/12 "2020-04-11T08:46:04Z")
Thanks for assemblinging this multi-state guide. What I do is print out the “green” states and tape it in small print out on the back of each of my LTC. I’m lucky to have a California, Utah, and a Florida LTC. That gets me into 36 states. I miss my old Massachusetts one! For me, it’s easier to highlight those in which I CAN’T carry concealed: Oregon (working on that)(open carry is okay) Colorado Minnesota Illinois South Carolina Pennsylvania New York DC Maryland Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts and of course NYC–if you want to call that a state. ---
**Author:** ![deactivated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@deactivated](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/deactivated)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/13 "2020-07-26T18:16:08Z")
I could be wrong, but one theory is when a state has more strict requirements to obtain a CCL, then other states are more apt to accept that other state’s licensee; but legal experts please chime in/help here. I was pleasantly surprised to learn so many states do honor an Illinois CCL. Always verify first, and double check with the state you plan to enter (never assume of course). For maximum state CCL permit reciprocity out west, does an Arizona permit cover more states or have an advantage than does a Utah permit? Between these two states, which do you prefer to have a CCL permit in? Thank you. Since I didn’t have any plans as yet to travel to an eastern state, I didn’t apply for a Florida permit. I chose Arizona over Utah. However, I wonder if that was the best choice; for when I’m due for renewal. I heard that for maximum reciprocity, Arizona or Utah, and Florida permits offer the most coverage, and if one does not yet have those permits, to apply now, so that once Spring and “April 2021” arrive, one has more coverage. ---
**Author:** ![Levi2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/levi2/32/16223_2.png) [@Levi2](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Levi2)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/14 "2020-07-29T00:54:55Z")
Texas LTC honored in 37 states. I don’t have any desire to visit the 13 states I can’t carry in, so it’s all good 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DBrogue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/dbrogue/32/537_2.png) [@DBrogue](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/DBrogue)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/15 "2020-09-10T02:30:23Z")
I can carry in everyone of them. The problem is, in some of them I may very well be arrested for doing so. Don ---
**Author:** ![deactivated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@deactivated](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/deactivated)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/16 "2020-09-16T03:22:28Z")
I was able to obtain CCL for Illinois and Arizona. Currently, I’m am working on obtaining for Florida. I thought about Utah, so that I can have better coverage in Washington state, but a cool instructor from a nearby gun-store provided me some free advice about the Washington laws and suggested I read up on their laws which I’m doing now. **If** this map linked below is accurate, it’s unique in that it allows one to click every state you are CCL in, not just one at a time, and it maps out which ones you have reciprocity in, not just by clicking your CCL state in one at a time, but 2-3 at a time, however many you are licensed in. Of course, check it out by reviewing other documents, to confirm, especially since some reciprocity states only have partial reciprocity and not full reciprocity: > **[Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps](https://www.usacarry.com/concealed-carry-permit-reciprocity-maps/)** > > Our Concealed Carry Reciprocity Maps are the most up-to-date CCW maps available. View which states accept your concealed carry permits. Great for traveling. ---
**Author:** ![NoJoe003](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/nojoe003/32/18682_2.png) [@NoJoe003](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/NoJoe003)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/17 "2020-09-17T07:18:30Z")
All 50 ---
**Author:** ![MikeBKY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/mikebky/32/2592_2.png) [@MikeBKY](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/MikeBKY)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/20 "2020-09-28T14:11:35Z")
I’m with you @TStheDeplorable. LEOSA is a privilege and in Kentucky it allows active and retired law enforcement to carry anywhere except correctional facilities unless you get permission from the warden. I do hope SCOTUS takes up a case for carrying outside the home and does so soon. So far they have only ruled on possession in the home. If they take the next step to carrying outside the home, it will be a big step forward in national reciprocity either by the legislature or full faith and credit. I don’t like the idea of the federal government setting the standards for training and licensing. Prohibiting the federal government from infringing on the right to bear arms predates the Civil War and 14th Amendment and is the core of the 2nd Amendment from its ratification. ---
**Author:** ![Marc26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Marc26](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Marc26)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/21 "2020-09-30T03:29:49Z")
Yes Hawai’i is currently trying to not honor it and is currently going to court over it. ---
**Author:** ![Cobra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/cobra/32/21082_2.png) [@Cobra](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Cobra)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814/22 "2020-09-30T03:50:24Z")
@Marc26. Welcome to the community, stay safe and train hard. 😃 [Next page](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/how-many-states-can-you-carry-in/1814.md?page=2)