Which states bar concealed carry by people with violent misdemeanor convictions?
22 states have adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Alabama has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Alaska has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Arizona has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Arkansas has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
California has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 10 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Colorado has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Connecticut has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
Delaware has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 5 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Florida has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 3 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Georgia has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Hawaii has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 20 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Idaho has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Illinois has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 5 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Indiana has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Iowa has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Kansas has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Kentucky has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Louisiana has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Maine has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Maryland has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
Massachusetts has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
Michigan has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 3 or 8 years (depending on offense)
No Carry After Violent Offense
Minnesota has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 3 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Mississippi has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Missouri has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Montana has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Nebraska has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 10 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Nevada has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
New Hampshire has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
New Jersey has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
New Mexico has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 10 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
New York has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely or 5 years (depending on offense)
No Carry After Violent Offense
North Carolina has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
North Dakota has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 5 Years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Ohio has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
Oklahoma has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 10 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Oregon has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 4 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Pennsylvania has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Rhode Island has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
South Carolina has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
South Dakota has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Tennessee has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Texas has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- 5 years
No Carry After Violent Offense
Utah has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Vermont has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Virginia has adopted this policy
- How long is a person disqualified?
- Indefinitely
No Carry After Violent Offense
Washington has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
West Virginia has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Wisconsin has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
Wyoming has not adopted this policy
No Carry After Violent Offense
| Policy adopted? | How long is a person disqualified? |
|---|---|
| Alabama | — |
| Alaska | — |
| Arizona | — |
| Arkansas | — |
| California | 10 years |
| Colorado | — |
| Connecticut | Indefinitely |
| Delaware | 5 years |
| Florida | 3 years |
| Georgia | — |
| Hawaii | 20 years |
| Idaho | — |
| Illinois | 5 years |
| Indiana | — |
| Iowa | — |
| Kansas | — |
| Kentucky | — |
| Louisiana | — |
| Maine | — |
| Maryland | Indefinitely |
| Massachusetts | Indefinitely |
| Michigan | 3 or 8 years (depending on offense) |
| Minnesota | 3 years |
| Mississippi | — |
| Missouri | — |
| Montana | — |
| Nebraska | 10 years |
| Nevada | Indefinitely |
| New Hampshire | — |
| New Jersey | Indefinitely |
| New Mexico | 10 years |
| New York | Indefinitely or 5 years (depending on offense) |
| North Carolina | Indefinitely |
| North Dakota | 5 Years |
| Ohio | Indefinitely |
| Oklahoma | 10 years |
| Oregon | 4 years |
| Pennsylvania | — |
| Rhode Island | — |
| South Carolina | — |
| South Dakota | — |
| Tennessee | — |
| Texas | 5 years |
| Utah | — |
| Vermont | — |
| Virginia | Indefinitely |
| Washington | — |
| West Virginia | — |
| Wisconsin | — |
| Wyoming | — |
Show Citations and Footnotes
Source: Cal. Penal Code § 29805(a); Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-38(b); Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, §§ 1441, 1448; Fla. Stat. § 790.06(3); Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 134-7, 134-9, 134-1; 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 66/25(3)(A); 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/12-1, 5/12-2, 5/12-3; Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 306(a)(2); Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, §§ 121F, 131(d); Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425b(h), (i); Minn. Stat. §§ 624.713, subd. (1)(11), 624.714, subd. (2)(b)(v); Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2433; N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 2C:58-4(c), 2C:58-3(c)(1), 2C:1-4; N.M. Stat. Ann. § 29-19-4(B)(1); N.Y. Penal Law §§ 400.00(1), 265.00; N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.12; .D. Cent. Code § 62.1-04-02; N.D. Cent. Code §§ 62.1-04-03(1)(c), 62.1-02-01(1)(b); Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2923.125(D)(1)(e)-(h); Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1272(A)(6); Or. Rev. Stat. § 166.291(1); Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 411.172(a)(8); Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308.09(14). 21: Zeoli A, McCourt A, Buggs S, Frattaroli S, Lilley D, & Webster D. (2018, July 1). Analysis of the strength of legal firearms restrictions for perpetrators of domestic violence and their associations with intimate partner homicide. American Journal of Epidemiology, 187(7): 1449–55. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29194475/ 18: Siegel M, Pahn M, Xuan Z, Fleegler E, & Hemenway D. (2019). The impact of state firearm laws on homicide and suicide deaths in the USA, 1991–2016: A panel study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34: 2021–28. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-019-04922-x#citeas.