What is permitless carry and what are the limits?
The name creates the impression that restrictions were lifted broadly. What actually changed is narrow: the license requirement for eligible adults carrying concealed.
Who still can't carry: anyone under 21, convicted felons whose rights haven't been restored, people subject to certain injunctions, people adjudicated mentally defective or committed, and others prohibited under state or federal law.
Where you still can't carry: schools and universities, courthouses, police stations and detention facilities, polling places, government meetings, airport terminals, and businesses whose primary function is serving alcohol — among others in the statutory list.
Private property. Owners and businesses may prohibit firearms on their premises. Refusing to leave or disarm when asked can support an armed trespass charge, which is a felony.
Conduct offenses survive entirely. Improper exhibition, discharging in public, carrying while committing an offense, and possession while under the influence all remain.
Most arrests of otherwise-lawful carriers now involve prohibited locations or private property refusals rather than the act of carrying itself.
The rules about *where* didn't change at all. That's where people get arrested now. ---
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