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Which states prohibit the concealed carry of guns in bars?

15 states have adopted this policy

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

No Guns in Bars

Alabama has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Alaska has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Arizona has not adopted this policy

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Arkansas has not adopted this policy

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California has adopted this policy

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Colorado has not adopted this policy

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Connecticut has not adopted this policy

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Delaware has not adopted this policy

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Florida has adopted this policy

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Georgia has not adopted this policy

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Hawaii has adopted this policy

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Idaho has not adopted this policy

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Illinois has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Indiana has not adopted this policy

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Iowa has not adopted this policy

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Kansas has not adopted this policy

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Kentucky has adopted this policy

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Louisiana has adopted this policy

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Maine has not adopted this policy

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Maryland has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Massachusetts has not adopted this policy

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Michigan has not adopted this policy

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Minnesota has not adopted this policy

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Mississippi has not adopted this policy

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Missouri has not adopted this policy

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Montana has not adopted this policy

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Nebraska has not adopted this policy

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Nevada has not adopted this policy

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New Hampshire has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

New Jersey has adopted this policy

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New Mexico has adopted this policy

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New York has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

North Carolina has not adopted this policy

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North Dakota has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Ohio has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Oklahoma has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Oregon has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Pennsylvania has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Rhode Island has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

South Carolina has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

South Dakota has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Tennessee has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Texas has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Utah has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Vermont has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Virginia has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Washington has adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

West Virginia has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Wisconsin has not adopted this policy

No Guns in Bars

Wyoming has not adopted this policy

What It Does

Despite strong evidence that guns and alcohol don’t mix, only a small minority of states have acted to prohibit concealed carry in bars—with even fewer states rejecting guns in all places that serve alcohol. A full discussion on Guns in Bars is here. 

The Impact

Alcohol use increases the likelihood of violent behavior and leads to impaired judgment. Nearly half of all people convicted of homicide report being under the influence of alcohol at the time of their crime.

No Guns in Bars

Policy adopted?
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Show Citations and Footnotes 
Source: Alaska Stat. § 11.61.220(a)(2); Cal. Penal Code §§ 26200, 26230(a)(9); Fla. Stat. §§ 790.06(12)(a)(12), 790.053(1); H.R.S. § 134-A(a)(4); 720 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/24-1(a)(8), 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 66/65(a)(9), 66/10(c)(1); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 244.125(1); La. Rev. Stat. § 14:95.5; 2022 NJ A 4769, sec. 7(15); Md. Criminal Law § 4-111(a)(8), (e); N.M. Stat. Ann. § 30-7-3(A); N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-02-04; Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 1272.1; Tex. Penal Code §§ 46.03(a)(7), 46.035(b)(1); Wash. Rev. Code § 9.41.300(1).

impaired judgment etc: Wilson IM, Graham K, & Taft A. (2014, August 27). Alcohol interventions, alcohol policy, and intimate partner violence: A systematic review. BMC Public Health, 14: 881. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-14-881#citeas; Casey C. (2011, June 17). Guns, binge drinking go hand-in-hand. Futurity. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from futurity.org/guns-binge-drinking-go-hand-in-hand/.

nearly half: Karberg JC, & James DJ. (2005, July). Substance dependence, abuse, and treatment of jail inmates, 2002. US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, report no. NCJ 209588. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/sdatji02.pdf.

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