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Oklahoma Transporting Firearms Laws (2026)
Conditional: At 21 or older, or 18 to 20 with military service, you may transport a handgun in a vehicle loaded or unloaded, concealed or open, if you may legally own a firearm.
At 21 or older, or 18 to 20 with military service, you may transport a handgun in a vehicle loaded or unloaded, concealed or open, if you may legally own a firearm. At 18 to 20 without military service, the firearm must be unloaded. If an officer demands it during a stop or arrest, you must say you have a firearm in the vehicle (citation up to $100).
Official source: oklahoma.gov →
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Transporting Firearms in states bordering Oklahoma
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ArkansasPermitted
No license is needed to carry a loaded handgun in a vehicle in Arkansas if you are 18 or older and may lawfully possess one. It is a crime only if you intend to use it unlawfully against a person, and your personal vehicle and a journey are presumed lawful. K-12 school property is off limits (Class D felony), and the statute's exception for a vehicle in school parking areas and drop-off zones is written for license holders only.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: dps.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- ColoradoConditional
Anyone who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry it in a private vehicle for a legal use, including self-defense, without a permit; it is not treated as concealed carry. …
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: cbi.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
- KansasPermitted
In Kansas, anyone 21 or older who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry it, openly or concealed, loaded or unloaded, including in a vehicle, without a license. Under 21 without a license or recognized permit, a handgun concealed on your person is a crime.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: ag.ks.gov · Full Kansas rule →
- MissouriPermitted
Anyone 19 or older, or 18 or older if in or honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces, may carry a lawfully possessed handgun in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle without a permit. Younger people must keep the firearm unloaded with ammunition not readily accessible, or keep the firearm itself not readily accessible.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- New MexicoPermitted
You may keep a loaded handgun, even concealed, in your private vehicle for lawful protection if you are not prohibited from having firearms. No license is needed for that. Once you step out, carrying it concealed on your person needs a license New Mexico accepts. People under 19 generally cannot possess a handgun.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: dps.nm.gov · Full New Mexico rule →
- TexasPermitted
In Texas, someone who is not engaged in criminal activity and not prohibited may carry a handgun in their own motor vehicle without a permit — concealed, or openly in a holster if they are 21 or older.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: guides.sll.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →
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