Walk It Through: Carrying Across Town
A pistol under a jacket, the school pickup, the courthouse, and a knife.
An adult citizen with no record puts a pistol in a holster under a jacket.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One adult's day. Carrying while intoxicated, colleges, federal buildings, carrying under twenty-one and another state's license are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Concealed weapons licenseThe license the sheriff issues within ninety days to an applicant who is not disqualified, valid for five years, for a fee of $20.
- Deadly weaponUnder the concealed weapons chapter, any dirk, dirk knife, bowie knife or dagger, and any instrument designed or intended to be readily capable of causing death or serious bodily injury.
- Permitless carryCarrying a concealed deadly weapon without a license, which the license requirement does not restrict for a person over eighteen who is a citizen or a current member of the armed forces and is not disqualified under the section's list.