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A license to carry a handgun is required to legally carry a concealed handgun in the District of Columbia. Licenses are issued to qualified applicants on a "shall issue" basis by the Metropolitan Police Department. Licenses are granted to residents and non-residents. Concealed carry licenses issued by other jurisdictions are not valid in D.C.
Permit required for concealed carry? N/A: No: SC Code 23-31-210: South Carolina is a "shall issue" state for citizens and lawful permanent residents who are 18 years or older. Permitless carry took effect on March 14, 2024. Permit required for open carry? No: No: SC Code 16-23-20: May carry openly without permit. Castle Doctrine/Stand Your ...
Permitless firearm carry is now legal in South Carolina. Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday afternoon signed the bill, which was prefiled in the state House of Representatives in December 2022.
On July 8, 2015, Maine Governor Paul LePage signed LD 652 into law (effective October 15, 2015), creating an exception for those over the age of 21 who are not prohibited from possessing firearms to carry a handgun concealed without a permit. [47] The open carry of handguns was legal without a permit before the passage of this act for those 18+.
The version of House Bill 3594 passed by the South Carolina Senate one month ago received pushback from more hard-line "gun rights" supporters who disagreed with certain additions to the bill. S.C ...
SC's permitless carry bill will allow anyone over the age of 18 to carry a handgun, openly or concealed, without training or a permit. South Carolina permitless carry bill heads to Gov. McMaster's ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
The organization pointed to South Carolina and Louisiana, which passed and enacted legislation in 2024 allowing lawful gun owners to carry a firearm without a permit, and Colorado, Maine and New ...