Are firearms legal in South Dakota?

Q: Are firearms legal in South Dakota?

Firearms in South Dakota are permitted. South Dakota has permitless carry, also called constitutional carry: no permit is required, and anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed. Optional regular, gold, and enhanced permits are available for reciprocity.

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Permitted: South Dakota has permitless carry, also called constitutional carry: no permit is required, and anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed.

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South Dakota has permitless carry, also called constitutional carry: no permit is required, and anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed. Optional regular, gold, and enhanced permits are available for reciprocity.

Source: sdlegislature.gov → · Updated July 12, 2026

South Dakota Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in South Dakota →Permitted
South Dakota has permitless carry, also called constitutional carry: no permit is required, and anyone 18 and older who can lawfully possess may carry concealed.
Open Carry in South Dakota →Permitted
Open carry of a handgun is legal in South Dakota without a permit for anyone 18 or older who may lawfully possess one.
Magazine Capacity in South Dakota →Permitted
No state law limits magazine capacity in South Dakota — standard-capacity and high-capacity magazines are legal to buy and possess under state law.
Gun Possession in South Dakota →Permitted
South Dakota has no red-flag law (also called an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO), and no assault-weapon ban or restriction on magazines.
Transporting Firearms in South Dakota →Permitted
No permit is needed to carry a pistol in a private vehicle in South Dakota, concealed or not, if you are 18 or older and may lawfully possess it.
Duty to Inform Police in South Dakota →Info
South Dakota has no statutory duty to inform: the state has had permitless concealed carry since July 1, 2019, and nothing in SDCL chapter 23-7 requires a carrier to notify an officer or to produce a permit on demand.
Suppressors & Silencers in South Dakota →Conditional
Suppressors are legal in South Dakota for civilians who complete the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process.
Reciprocity — where is my South Dakota permit honored? →
State-by-state map of which states honor a South Dakota concealed-carry permit.

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