Depending on a state’s gun laws, gun owners may lawfully carry one’s gun openly and in public places
States either allow or prohibit a person from openly carrying a gun in public. The differences between states differ in the following ways:
- States that permit a person to possess and openly carry a gun without a gun permit or license.
- States that require a person to be licensed to openly carry a gun
- States that allow a person to carry a gun openly but are subject to that state’s local and municipal restrictions.
- States that prohibit the open carrying of guns have enacted strict exceptions to the rule.
Update: The Supreme Court on June 2022, struck down a New York gun safety law by holding that the state law requiring a state permit to carry a concealed weapon in public places is unconstitutional.