NRA-ILA :: Right-to-Carry 2010.

There are 40 Right-to-Carry states. Thirty-six have “shall issue” laws, requiring that carry permits be issued to applicants who meet uniform standards established by the state legislature. Three have fairly-administered discretionary-issue carry permit systems. Vermont respects the right to carry without a permit. Alaska and Arizona, two of the “shall issue” states, have permit systems for the purpose of permit reciprocity1 with other states, and have allowed concealed carrying without a permit since 2003 and April 2009, respectively. Of the 10 non-RTC states, eight have restrictively-administered discretionary-issue systems, and two—Illinois and Wisconsin—have no permit system and prohibit carrying.