| PERMANENT BRADY PERMIT CHART 7/03/08 Prepared
by: ATF Office of Enforcement Programs and Services. Note: Notwithstanding the dates set forth below, permits qualify as alternatives to the background check requirements of the Brady law for no more than 5 years from the date of issuance. The permit must be valid under State law in order to qualify as a Brady alternative. | |
| STATE/TERRITORY | QUALIFYING PERMITS |
|---|---|
| Alabama | None |
| Alaska | Concealed weapons permits marked NICS-Exempt |
| American Samoa | None |
| Arizona | Concealed weapons permits qualify. |
| Arkansas | Concealed weapons permits issued on or after April 1, 1999 qualify.* |
| California |
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| Colorado | None |
| Connecticut | None |
| Delaware | None* |
| District of Columbia | None* |
| Florida | None* |
| Georgia | Concealed weapons permit qualifies. (Note: Temporary renewal permits/licenses do not qualify.) |
| Guam | None* |
| Hawaii | Permits to acquire and licenses to carry qualify. |
| Idaho | Concealed weapons permits qualify. |
| Illinois | None |
| Indiana | None |
| Iowa | Permits to acquire a handgun and concealed weapons permits qualify. |
| Kansas | None |
| Kentucky | Concealed weapons permits issued on or after July 12, 2006 qualify. |
| Louisiana |
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| Maine | None* |
| Maryland | None* |
| Massachusetts | None* |
| Michigan |
Licenses to Purchase a Pistol qualify. Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPLs) issued on or after November 22, 2005, qualify as an alternative to a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check. CPLs issued prior to November 22, 2005 and Temporary Concealed Pistol Licenses do not qualify as NICS alternative. |
| Minnesota | None* |
| Mississippi | Concealed weapons permits issued to individuals under Miss. Stat. Ann. § 45-9-101 qualify. (NOTE: security guard permits issued under Miss. Stat. Ann. § 97-37-7 do not qualify). |
| Missouri | None* |
| Montana | Concealed weapons permits qualify. |
| Nebraska | Handgun purchase certificates qualify. |
| Nevada | None |
| New Hampshire | None |
| New Jersey | None |
| New Mexico | None |
| New York | None |
| North Carolina | Permits to purchase a handgun and concealed handgun permits qualify. |
| North Dakota | Concealed weapons permits issued on or after December 1, 1999 qualify.* |
| Northern Mariana Islands | None |
| Ohio | None |
| Oklahoma | None* |
| Oregon | None* |
| Pennsylvania | None |
| Puerto Rico | None |
| Rhode Island | None |
| South Carolina | Concealed weapons permits qualify. |
| South Dakota | None* |
| Tennessee | None |
| Texas | Concealed weapons permits qualify. |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | None |
| Utah | Concealed weapons permits qualify. |
| Vermont | None |
| Virginia | None |
| Washington | None* |
| West Virginia | None |
| Wisconsin | None |
| Wyoming |
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*While certain permits issued in these states prior to November 30, 1998 were "grandfathered" as Brady alternatives, none of these grandfathered permits would still be valid under State law as of November 30, 2003.