Who issues concealed carry permits




















This Act enables an active duty member, reserve member, or veteran of the armed forces of the United States to pay one half of the regular fee provided for in LAC I B Act applies to the five-year and lifetime permits.

Effective July 4, The passage of Act 84 of the Regular Legislative Session allows for the issuance of a lifetime concealed handgun permit. We began issuing lifetime permits on August 1, The application has been updated to reflect this new option.

The passage of Act of the Regular Legislative Session ceases requirements for the registration of firearms as defined in LRS Effective August 1, , the Concealed Handgun Permit Unit will no longer accept applications to register or transfer firearms. However, this does not affect any requirement of federal law to register those weapons with the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

These summary reports cover the period for each respective calendar year, and also include statistical data for permits issued since inception of the CHP Unit on April 19, The number of concealed handgun permits issued, denied, suspended, or revoked during these periods and the reasons for such are categorized by age, race, sex, parish and zip code. This linked pamphlet contains selected relevant Louisiana statutes pertaining to concealed handguns, use of deadly force, and weapons, current through the most recent session of the Louisiana Legislature.

The laws contained in the pamphlet are subject to amendment, and it is your responsibility to be aware of and comply with the most recent statement of law. Due to the large volume of applications received and delays in mail processing times, citizens are urged to apply utilizing the online application process located below.

In an effort to allow the most efficient processing of your application, we suggest that you review the following tips for both new and renewal applications:. Military Discount If you are currently in the military and wish to use the military discount, you must include a copy of your most recent orders.

In addition to meeting the qualifications in R. Lifetime permit holders are required to complete refresher training every five years as required by LRS Pursuant to LAC I D, each permittee applying for a renewal of his permit shall complete additional educational training within one year prior to submitting a renewal application. To obtain renewal training, please contact one of the LSP registered instructors.

Any training course or class offered for the purpose of certification to obtain a concealed handgun permit must be conducted by an NRA or P. The Department does not regulate the fees charged by these instructors. If you are interested in becoming an instructor, you must submit a completed instructor application, a detailed course syllabus, and certified true copies of your instructor certifications. Only Louisiana P. Please do not send cover letters, resumes, or any other material that is not required.

This information must be submitted together or your application will not be processed. The provisions of R. Concealed carry is valid throughout South Dakota, except in any licensed on-sale malt beverage or alcoholic beverage establishment that derives over one-half of its total income from the sale of malt or alcoholic beverages SDCL ; any county courthouse or state capitol as defined in SDCL , except as provided in SDCL ; or any public elementary or secondary schools SDCL The permit is not transferable from one person to another SDCL Requirement for carrying concealed in state capitol SDCL The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act LEOSA of amended the federal law to authorize qualified law enforcement officers or qualified retired law enforcement officers who carry photographic identification issued by their governmental agency, notwithstanding any other provision of law to carry a concealed firearm.

The federal law provides this authorization shall not supersede state laws that: 1 permit private entities to prohibit the possession of concealed firearms on their property; or 2 prohibit the possession of firearms on state or local government property.

The law also excludes any machine gun, firearm silencer, or destructive device from the definition of "firearm". Click here to view the Enrolled Act. The LEOSA was amended in to extend the coverage to include law enforcement officers of Amtrak Police, Federal Reserve Police and law enforcement officers of the executive branch of the federal government, along with military law enforcement personnel.

The aggregate years retired officers was reduced from fifteen to ten. Click here to view the amendment. The LEOSA was further amended in to clarify the definition of "qualified active" and "qualified retired" law enforcement officer, along with the term "police officer", expanding the powers of arrest requirement definition to include those who have or had the authority to "apprehend" suspects under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

If the new five-year permit is issued while an existing permit remains valid, the new five-year permit shall become effective upon the expiration date of the existing permit, provided that the application is received by the court at least 90 days but no more than days prior to the expiration of the existing permit. If a permit holder is a member of the Virginia National Guard, Armed Forces of the United States, or the Armed Forces reserves of the United States, and his five-year permit expires during an active-duty military deployment outside of the permittee's county or city of residence, such permit shall remain valid for 90 days after the end date of the deployment.

In order to establish proof of continued validity of the permit, such a permittee shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a copy of the permittee's deployment orders or other documentation from the permittee's commanding officer that order the permittee to travel outside of his county or city of residence and that indicate the start and end date of such deployment.

Any order denying issuance of the permit shall state the basis for the denial of the permit and the applicant's right to and the requirements for perfecting an appeal of such order.

Upon denial of the application, the clerk shall provide the person with notice, in writing, of his right to an ore tenus hearing. Upon request of the applicant made within 21 days, the court shall place the matter on the docket for an ore tenus hearing.

The applicant may be represented by counsel, but counsel shall not be appointed, and the rules of evidence shall apply. The final order of the court shall include the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law. Any person denied a permit to carry a concealed handgun may present a petition for review to the Court of Appeals. The petition shall be accompanied by a copy of the original papers filed in the circuit court, including a copy of the order of the circuit court denying the permit.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the decision to deny the permit is reversed upon appeal, taxable costs incurred by the person shall be paid by the Commonwealth. In Florida , pepper spray canisters that are over 2 ounces can only be carried by a person with a concealed weapons permit.

All 50 states have laws in place that allow citizens to carry concealed weapons. However, some states will not issue permits or make it extremely difficult to acquire a permit. In , over 17 million permits were issued throughout the nation.

Since all 50 states have laws in place, we will break down the permitting policies found throughout the nation. Some definitions that are helpful in this article are:. In some states, concealed carry is in the form of Constitutional Carry.

This means that anyone that can legally carry a weapon may do so without a permit. The Constitutional Carry states are:. Other states have shall-issue laws. This means that a license is required to carry a concealed handgun. However, the permitted carrier does not have to demonstrate "good cause" for carrying the weapon.



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