The Concealed Carry License
K.S.A. 75-7c04 — a standard license at 21 or a provisional one at 18, an eight-hour course, and four years from issue
The attorney general issues a license to carry concealed handguns to an applicant who meets the application and training requirements and is not disqualified. It is valid throughout the state for four years from the date of issue.
Who handles this in Kansas: Johnson County Bar Association, Find a Lawyer; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Kansas directory.
- An applicant must live in the county where they apply and in Kansas.
- An applicant must not be barred from having a firearm under federal or Kansas law.
- A provisional license needs an applicant at least 18, and a standard license one at least 21.
The training is an eight-hour handgun safety course covering safe storage, actual firing, and Kansas law on carrying concealed and on deadly force. The applicant pays for it.
Sources for this section (2)
- K.S.A. 75-7c03 — License to carry concealed handgun; issuance; form; recognition of licenses issued by other jurisdictions; issuance of authorization documents
- K.S.A. 75-7c04 — Disqualifications; handgun safety and training course; training requirements for license in other jurisdictions, list; definitions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kansas attorney.