Skip to content

Carrying a Concealed Weapon

KRS 237.109 — at twenty-one, concealed carry without a license where a licensee may carry

A person twenty-one or older who may lawfully possess a firearm may carry a concealed firearm or other concealed deadly weapon without a license, in the same places as a person with a license, but not where federal law prohibits it.

  • KRS 237.109
Email
  • Carrying a concealed firearm or deadly weapon outside what the law allows is carrying a concealed weapon.
  • It is a Class A misdemeanor, or a Class D felony after a prior felony in which a deadly weapon was possessed, used or displayed.
  • KRS 527.020
Sources for this section (2)
  1. KRS 237.109 — Authorization to carry concealed deadly weapons without a license
  2. KRS 527.020 — Carrying concealed deadly weapon

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kentucky attorney.

From here

Walked through

This section is the long version of a step in one walkthrough. Each one takes the same law one decision at a time, with both sides of the moment written out.