Are firearms legal in Wyoming?

Q: Are firearms legal in Wyoming?

Firearms in Wyoming are permitted. Wyoming has permitless carry: no permit is required, and any person 18 or older — resident or non-resident — who may lawfully possess may carry concealed. The age floor dropped from 21 to 18 on July 1, 2026 under HB 96, which also lowered the optional permit's minimum age to 18. An optional permit remains available for carrying in states that honor Wyoming permits. See W.S. 6-8-104.

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Permitted: Wyoming has permitless carry: no permit is required, and any person 18 or older — resident or non-resident — who may lawfully possess may carry concealed.

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Wyoming has permitless carry: no permit is required, and any person 18 or older — resident or non-resident — who may lawfully possess may carry concealed. The age floor dropped from 21 to 18 on July 1, 2026 under HB 96, which also lowered the optional permit's minimum age to 18. An optional permit remains available for carrying in states that honor Wyoming permits. See W.S. 6-8-104.

Source: wyomingdci.wyo.gov → · Updated August 27, 2026

Wyoming Firearms topics

Concealed Carry in Wyoming →Permitted
Wyoming has permitless carry: no permit is required, and any person 18 or older — resident or non-resident — who may lawfully possess may carry concealed.
Open Carry in Wyoming →Permitted
Open carry of a handgun is legal in Wyoming with no permit at 18 or older for anyone who may lawfully have a gun.
Magazine Capacity in Wyoming →Permitted
Wyoming has no state limit on magazine capacity.
Gun Possession in Wyoming →Permitted
Wyoming has no red-flag law (also called an Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO) — a 2024 law bars enforcement of red-flag seizure orders — and no assault-weapon ban or limit on magazine capacity.
Transporting Firearms in Wyoming →Permitted
In Wyoming, anyone 21 or older who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry it concealed in a vehicle without a permit.
Duty to Inform Police in Wyoming →Conditional
Wyoming has no proactive duty to inform, but a permittee must carry the permit with valid identification whenever carrying concealed and display both at the request of any peace officer (Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-104(b)).
Suppressors & Silencers in Wyoming →Conditional
Suppressors are legal in Wyoming, which has no statute banning civilian ownership, so possession is lawful through the federal National Firearms Act (NFA) process.
Reciprocity — where is my Wyoming permit honored? →
State-by-state map of which states honor a Wyoming concealed-carry permit.

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