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Can I Carry in Another State?

Quick GlancePick a state to see which permits it honors, with the official source.
With a NY license alone you can carry in 25 states, plus 10 with no permit needed. With an NJ permit alone: 24 plus 10.

Checked against official sources 11/06/2026

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Hold a non-resident permit too? The checker counts every permit you hold and shows the one that would add the most states.

Every State, at a Glance

For a New York resident with only a NY (NYPD) license, and a New Jersey resident with only an NJ permit. Tap a state for the full answer and its official source.

You can carry your permit is honoredNo permit needed visitors may carry with no permit (rules apply)Cannot carry not honored
AlabamaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryAlaskaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryArizonaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryArkansasNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryCaliforniaNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryColoradoNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryConnecticutNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryDelawareNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryFloridaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryGeorgiaNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededHawaiiNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryIdahoNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryIllinoisNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryIndianaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryIowaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryKansasNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryKentuckyNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryLouisianaNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededMaineNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededMarylandNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryMassachusettsNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryMichiganNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryMinnesotaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryMississippiNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryMissouriNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryMontanaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryNebraskaNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededNevadaNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryNew HampshireNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededNew JerseyNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitYou can carryNew MexicoNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryNew YorkNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitCannot carryNorth CarolinaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryNorth DakotaNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededOhioNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryOklahomaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryOregonNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryPennsylvaniaNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryRhode IslandNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carrySouth CarolinaNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededSouth DakotaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryTennesseeNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryTexasNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryUtahNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryVermontNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededVirginiaNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitYou can carryWashington StateNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryWashington, DCNY licenseCannot carryNJ permitCannot carryWest VirginiaNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit neededWisconsinNY licenseYou can carryNJ permitCannot carryWyomingNY licenseNo permit neededNJ permitNo permit needed

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Checked against official sources November 6, 2026. Laws change: always verify before you travel. A state where you can carry still has its own rules: places where carry is banned (schools, government buildings, airports, bars and more), magazine and ammunition limits, and duty-to-inform rules. Federal property is off limits. Inside New York City you need an NYPD license (a NY license from another county is not enough), and Washington DC honors no other state's permits. This is general information, not legal advice.

Last updated: 11/07/2026 · כ״ז חשון תשפ״ז

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