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Florida: Permitless Carry. Minimum baseline carry age shown is 18; verify permit-specific exceptions, issuing-authority procedures and current sensitive-place injunctions.

Texas: Permitless Carry. Minimum baseline carry age shown is 18; verify permit-specific exceptions, issuing-authority procedures and current sensitive-place injunctions.

New York: Shall Issue With Enhanced Requirements. Minimum baseline carry age shown is 21; verify permit-specific exceptions, issuing-authority procedures and current sensitive-place injunctions.

Federal FFL Plus Generally Applicable State/Local Law. Federal licensure is not a safe harbor from state/local licensing, security, transfer, product or liability law.

Federal FFL Plus Generally Applicable State/Local Law. Federal licensure is not a safe harbor from state/local licensing, security, transfer, product or liability law.

State Dealer License or Certification Required. Federal licensure is not a safe harbor from state/local licensing, security, transfer, product or liability law.

No General Capacity Restriction. Do not assume possession, acquisition, importation and dealer transfer are regulated identically.

No General Capacity Restriction. Do not assume possession, acquisition, importation and dealer transfer are regulated identically.

10 rounds. Do not assume possession, acquisition, importation and dealer transfer are regulated identically.

Use the separate NFA matrix. A statement that “NFA items are legal” is insufficient and potentially wrong.

Use the separate NFA matrix. A statement that “NFA items are legal” is insufficient and potentially wrong.

Use the separate NFA matrix. A statement that “NFA items are legal” is insufficient and potentially wrong.

Do not infer open-carry legality from concealed-carry or permitless status. Permitless Open Carry — Judicially Created / Litigation-Sensitive.

Do not infer open-carry legality from concealed-carry or permitless status. Permitless Open Carry.

Do not infer open-carry legality from concealed-carry or permitless status. Handgun Open Carry Prohibited / Long Guns Conditional.

Qualifying residents and visitors may carry without a permit beginning at age 18, but should not assume permit-holder privileges apply.

Qualifying residents and visitors may carry without a permit beginning at age 18, but should not assume permit-holder privileges apply.

Obtain a valid license or use only a specific vehicle/property/transport exception.

Waiting Period. Treat permit, background check, waiting period, registration/reporting and frequency as separate compliance gates.

Federal Dealer Check / No General State Private-Transfer Mandate. Treat permit, background check, waiting period, registration/reporting and frequency as separate compliance gates.

Permit to Purchase / Universal Background Check / Purchase Frequency Limit / Registration/Reporting. Treat permit, background check, waiting period, registration/reporting and frequency as separate compliance gates.

Universal Recognition. Permitless carry can make reciprocity unnecessary for some visitors, but does not create permit-holder exceptions.

Universal Recognition. Permitless carry can make reciprocity unnecessary for some visitors, but does not create permit-holder exceptions.

No General Recognition. Permitless carry can make reciprocity unnecessary for some visitors, but does not create permit-holder exceptions.