Where You Cannot Carry a Concealed Weapon

If you are interested in obtaining a concealed weapon permit, it is important that you understand all of the ins and outs of such a permit. You need to have a clear understanding as to what you can and cannot do when it comes to a concealed weapon permit.

First of all, 48 states in the United States have laws in place that allow people to obtain what are known as concealed weapon permits under certain circumstances. In order to qualify for a permit you need to make application, normally through the local sheriff's office. Moreover, you cannot be a convicted felon and you cannot have certain types of mental health related issues. Beyond that, in most states you will qualify for a concealed weapon permit.

The typical concealed weapon permit issues in most states allows you the ability to carry certain types of concealed weapons on your person. You need to make sure that you take a close look at what are qualifying concealed weapons to make absolutely certain that the weapon you own fits the definition of an approved one pursuant to the concealed weapon permit legislation in your state.

Beyond these issues, you need to understand where you can and cannot go in your own state with a concealed weapon permit. While the guidelines and prohibitions differ from state to state, most states have similar legislation on the books regarding where you can and cannot carry a concealed weapon.

In this regard, you cannot carry a concealed weapon in a governmental building, an elementary school, a secondary school or into many types of public events. Moreover, you cannot carry a concealed weapon into an establishment where alcohol is sold. In most states this means into a bar; however, in other states this extends to any place where alcohol is served or sold - a much broader definition.

In addition to these generalized prohibitions when it comes to a concealed weapon permit, you need to appreciate that states typically have provisions in the concealed weapon legislation that allow privately owned businesses the ability to prohibit concealed weapons in their establishments. In this regard a proprietor needs to put up a statutorily prescribed warning sign in order to enforce such a prohibition.

If you do obtain a concealed weapon permit, you need to make sure that you follow the rules and regulations pertaining to where you will be able to carry a concealed weapon. You need to understand that the penalties for violating these prohibitions can be very serious. Penalties can range from revocation of your concealed weapon permit to fines to even jail time depending on the violation in question.

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