Carry & travel
Where Your Massachusetts LTC Works
Tap a state for what it means for you and how to travel through it. Last checked October 27, 2026.
- Home state
- Permitless carry
- Honors your MA LTC
- Likely honored, confirm first
- Not honored
Permitless carry (29)
AlaskaMaineVermontNew HampshireIdahoMontanaNorth DakotaWyomingSouth DakotaIowaIndianaOhioUtahNebraskaMissouriKentuckyWest VirginiaArizonaKansasArkansasTennesseeSouth CarolinaOklahomaLouisianaMississippiAlabamaGeorgiaTexasFlorida
Honors your MA LTC (3)
Driving Through a Red State
Federal law (the Firearm Owners Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. § 926A) protects you while traveling between two places where you can legally have the gun, if:
- the gun is unloaded,
- neither the gun nor the ammunition is reachable from the passenger area (use the trunk), and
- with no trunk, both are in a locked container that isn't the glove box or console.
Keep stops short. New York and New Jersey have arrested travelers who stopped overnight, so plan your route.
Laws and reciprocity lists change, sometimes every year. This map is general education, not legal advice. Always confirm with the destination state's state police or attorney general before you carry there.