Concealed carry reference for Android
Know before
you cross.
Add your permit and CarryShield shows where it's honored, where permitless carry applies to you, and what to expect at a traffic stop, in every state and D.C. Every fact links to its official source and the date it was checked.
Free to download. Works offline. No account.
- 50 states + D.C.
- Every fact cited to an official source
- Works offline
- No account, no ads, no tracking
The problem
Carry law isn't one law. It's fifty-one.
A permit that's good at home can be worthless one county road later. The details that decide it are scattered across statutes, agency pages and court orders.
Reciprocity has fine print
A state may honor your permit only if you don't live there, only at 21, or only the non-resident version.
Laws change quietly
Legislatures, courts and agencies move every year. An old chart is worse than no chart.
Forums aren't sources
Every answer in CarryShield links to the statute or official page it came from, so you can check it yourself.
Signal drops at the line
The whole dataset lives on your phone. No connection needed on a back road.
How it answers
The answer first. The receipt underneath.
Your status in every state
CarryShield checks your permits, your age and where you live against each state's rules and labels it plainly:
- Permit honored
- Permitless carry
- Not authorized
- Not yet verified
Every state page opens with what you need with an officer at your window: whether you must tell them you're carrying, and whether a loaded handgun is allowed in your vehicle.
A map you can read in any light
Each status has its own color, pattern and icon, so the map works for colorblind drivers, on a dim screen and in direct sun. Tap a state to open it.
"Can I carry here?"
Pick a state and a place (your vehicle, a restaurant that serves alcohol, a state park, a place of worship, a college campus) and get the rule, whether no-gun signs carry the force of law, and your carry status.
There is no AI in CarryShield. Every answer comes from the same sourced facts you can read on the state page.
Your permits, with a reminder before they lapse
Save your permits and get reminders 90, 30 and 7 days before each one expires. Permit numbers and notes are encrypted on your phone and never backed up to the cloud.
Trip Mode
A heads-up at the state line.
Turn on Trip Mode before a drive and CarryShield tells you when you cross into a new state, with your status there and its duty-to-inform rule.
- Plan a trip state by state and review each one before you leave.
- Location is checked on your phone and never uploaded. Trip Mode runs only while you have it on, with a visible notification.
- Follow states and topics to get an alert when their law changes.
Sourced, dated, checkable
Every answer has a receipt.
Each fact names the official source it came from and the day it was checked. Facts older than six months are flagged "May be outdated". When we can't confirm something from an official source, CarryShield says "Not yet verified" instead of guessing.
Texas, from the app's data
Duty to inform police
Must disclose when askedA license holder carrying a handgun must display both a driver's license or ID and the handgun license when a magistrate or peace officer demands identification (Gov't Code 411.205). This applies to license holders; the statute imposes no such duty on unlicensed carriers.
Look up a state
Every state's carry law, free to read.
The same facts and sources as the app, one page per state. The app adds your personal answer.
- Permitless carry
- Permit required
- Not yet verified
- ALAlabama
- AKAlaska
- AZArizona
- ARArkansas
- CACalifornia
- COColorado
- CTConnecticut
- DEDelaware
- DCDistrict of Columbia
- FLFlorida
- GAGeorgia
- HIHawaii
- IDIdaho
- ILIllinois
- INIndiana
- IAIowa
- KSKansas
- KYKentucky
- LALouisiana
- MEMaine
- MDMaryland
- MAMassachusetts
- MIMichigan
- MNMinnesota
- MSMississippi
- MOMissouri
- MTMontana
- NENebraska
- NVNevada
- NHNew Hampshire
- NJNew Jersey
- NMNew Mexico
- NYNew York
- NCNorth Carolina
- NDNorth Dakota
- OHOhio
- OKOklahoma
- OROregon
- PAPennsylvania
- RIRhode Island
- SCSouth Carolina
- SDSouth Dakota
- TNTennessee
- TXTexas
- UTUtah
- VTVermont
- VAVirginia
- WAWashington
- WVWest Virginia
- WIWisconsin
- WYWyoming
Free and Pro
The law is free. Pro is for the road.
Free
$0
- Every state's laws, with sources and dates
- Your status on the map and the state list
- Scenario checker
- Federal travel rules (FOPA, post offices, national parks and more)
- One saved permit, with expiry reminders
- Law-update headlines
Pro
See price in Google Play
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited permits, with card photos
- Trip Mode state-line alerts
- Trip planner
- Full law-update breakdowns: what changed and what didn't
- Follow states and topics, with alerts
Privacy
What's yours stays on your phone.
- No account. Nothing to sign up for.
- Permits stay on the device. Permit numbers and notes are encrypted with Android Keystore and excluded from cloud backup.
- Location only during Trip Mode, processed on the phone and never uploaded.
- No ads, no analytics. Crash reports are optional and never include your permits or location.
- Purchases go through Google Play. We never see your payment details.
Built for the cab of a truck
Readable at noon and at 2 a.m.
Large type designed for low vision, big tap targets, and six themes. Automatic follows your phone.
- FieldOlive and brass, the signature look.
- DaylightHigh-contrast light for direct sun.
- NightRed on black, easy on night vision.
- GunmetalCool steel greys.
- CoyoteWarm tan and earth.
- High contrastMaximum legibility.
Questions
Straight answers.
What is concealed carry reciprocity?
Reciprocity is whether one state honors a concealed carry permit issued by another. Each state sets its own list and conditions: some honor every state's permit, some honor a list, some honor none, and many add conditions such as a minimum age, non-residents only, or only the issuing state's resident permit. CarryShield shows these rules for every state, with the official source. Look up a state.
What is permitless (constitutional) carry?
Permitless carry, often called constitutional carry, lets eligible adults carry a handgun without a permit. Most permitless-carry states set a minimum age, and a permit is still useful for carrying in other states that honor it. See which states have permitless carry.
Is CarryShield legal advice?
No. CarryShield is a reference that tells you what the official sources say and links to them. It is not a lawyer and not affiliated with any government agency. For advice about your situation, ask a licensed attorney in that state.
How current is the information?
Every fact shows the date it was last checked against its source. Facts older than six months are flagged "May be outdated" until they're re-verified, and law changes are published in the updates feed.
What does "Not yet verified" mean?
We couldn't confirm that fact from an official source, so CarryShield doesn't guess. It never treats an unverified fact as allowed or prohibited.
Where does the data come from?
State statutes, attorney general and state police pages, licensing agencies, state parks agencies and federal .gov sources. Advocacy groups, gun shops, forums and blogs are never used. More on sourcing.
Does it cover federal rules for traveling with a gun?
Yes: safe passage under FOPA (18 U.S.C. 926A), school zones, post offices, federal facilities, national parks, Army Corps lands, military installations, air travel, Amtrak and NFA items. See the federal rules.
Does CarryShield work offline?
Yes. The full dataset for every state is stored on your phone, so it works with no signal. Nothing requires an account or a connection.
How much does CarryShield cost?
CarryShield is free to download. All state laws, the map, the scenario checker, federal rules and one saved permit are free. Pro is an optional monthly or yearly subscription; the current price is shown in Google Play. It adds unlimited permits, Trip Mode state-line alerts, the trip planner and alerts for law changes.
Does CarryShield track me?
No. There's no account and no analytics. Location is used only while Trip Mode is on, on your phone, and is never uploaded. Privacy policy.
Is there an iPhone version?
Not yet. CarryShield is Android only for now. The state pages on this site work on any phone.
Know before you cross.
Every state's carry law, sourced and dated, in your pocket and offline.