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Arizona Concealed Carry Laws (2026)
Permitted: No permit is needed to carry a concealed handgun at 21 or older if you may lawfully possess it.
No permit is needed to carry a concealed handgun at 21 or older if you may lawfully possess it. The law applies to any person, so visitors are covered as well as residents. Under 21, carrying concealed is a crime, even with another state's permit, unless you hold an Arizona permit issued at 19 or 20 on military service. Arizona also issues an optional concealed weapons permit at 21, or at 19 with qualifying military service. It is used for reciprocity in other states and where Arizona law requires a permit.
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Concealed Carry in states bordering Arizona
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- CaliforniaRestricted
California requires a permit to carry concealed, and the minimum age is 21. The permit is a CCW; the state is shall-issue post-Bruen, applying objective standards, and there are broad restrictions on sensitive places.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: oag.ca.gov · Full California rule →
- ColoradoConditional
Colorado requires a permit to carry concealed, and the minimum age is 21. The permit is the Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP), shall-issue through county sheriffs; Colorado is not constitutional carry.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: cbi.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
- NevadaConditional
Nevada requires a permit to carry concealed, and the minimum age is 21 (18 to 20 qualifying military only). It is shall-issue through the county sheriff, and Nevada is not permitless.
Verified Jul 6, 2026 · Source: rccd.nv.gov · Full Nevada rule →
- New MexicoConditional
A license is required to carry a loaded handgun concealed on your person. New Mexico issues licenses to residents (or stationed military) who are 21 or older. Visitors may carry concealed on a license from a state on New Mexico's list. New Mexico is not permitless for concealed carry. Open carry needs no license.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: dps.nm.gov · Full New Mexico rule →
- UtahPermitted
No permit is needed at 21 or older. You may carry a firearm openly or concealed, loaded or unloaded, if you may otherwise lawfully possess it. At 18 to 20 without a permit, you may carry only openly, and the firearm must be unloaded unless it is a handgun in a vehicle. Permits are optional; a provisional permit exists for ages 18 to 20.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: bci.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →
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