Is it obligatory to have your CCW permit on your while armed in your jurisdiction?

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There is a proposal for a new firearms act in the Czech Republic which overhauls the entire legislation. On level of gun rights everything remains more or less the same (+ legal silencers and night vision).

The proposal sacks physical licenses (permits). The logic behind it is that in 21st century nobody needs a paper firearms license. Cops anyway always check the person in their database in case they ever need to and standard ID is fine for that purpose.

The permitting process will be more or less the same, it will remain shall issue formal decision on normal paper with official seal of the authority, just he little firearms license ID card will be discarded.

Are you required to have a CCW permit on you in your jurisdiction? Are there any jurisdictions (apart from constitutional carry states) that don't have/don't require physical CCW permit on hand when armed?

EDIT: sorry for typo in the heading.
 
In Arkansas, USA, yes. Mostly.

The law says that you must be in possession of your permit if you are carrying a concealed pistol. The law also says that in any contact with law enforcement, you are required to notify the officer if you are carrying. However, we also had a recent appellate court decision involving a man carrying a concealed pistol without a permit and our court seemed to say that carrying a concealed pistol without a permit is not a crime. I'll be keeping my permit, which means I'll have to have it on me if I carry, but I'm not sure it's required any more.

ETA: Here's a very good place to look at what the different states in the USA do: http://handgunlaw.us/
 
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In South Carolina, USA: Yes, and we have a 'duty to inform'.

Constitutionality aside, I would carry and produce the permit even if not required; it's basically a Good Guy card. In my few LE contacts, I think everyone relaxes after I demonstrate that I'm not a criminal and don't mind the LE knowing I'm armed.
 
Florida requires you to have your permit with you, as it is issued by the Dept. of Agriculture. Apparently the police database is not linked to the Dept of Agriculture's database because, Florida.
 
In NC you must have the permit on you If concealed carrying (but don't even have to have a permit for open carry) . You must also inform the officer you are carrying as soon as you are aware they are an officer. It is linked to our drivers license and actually used to have the same number as our drivers license number. Still have to have it on you.

In TN I'm told this isn't the case but I personally seen a guy get a gun in his face and one hell of a tense moment when he didn't inform and opened his dash pocket to get his registration card out, and the gun was spotted. Most of us just go ahead and inform since then.
 
Virginia you must have your CHP and a photo ID if you are carrying. You are not required to inform LEO, but still a good idea in case it flashes while getting your ID.
 
In Ohio, it is a misdemeanor to carry without the permit with you.

crestoncowboy said:
In TN I'm told this isn't the case but I personally seen a guy get a gun in his face and one hell of a tense moment when he didn't inform and opened his dash pocket to get his registration card out, and the gun was spotted. Most of us just go ahead and inform since then.
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You'd be correct. In TN, you must have the permit with you while carrying and show it when asked by an LEO. The mistake that the guy you saw made was reaching into a compartment that contained his weapon without telling the officer that there was a weapon there. Doing that without informing the officer first is a bad idea even if he already knows you have a permit.
 
Snejdarek said:
Are you required to have a CCW permit on you in your jurisdiction? Are there any jurisdictions (apart from constitutional carry states) that don't have/don't require physical CCW permit on hand when armed?
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This was posted once already but I'll post it again just as a reminder. These websites, http://handgunlaw.us/ and https://opencarry.org/ will provide you with all the info you could wish for when it comes to US carry laws.
 
In Ohio it is the law. I keep mine tucked right behind my drivers license.
 
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Florida requires you to have your permit with you, as it is issued by the Dept. of Agriculture. Apparently the police database is not linked to the Dept of Agriculture's database because, Florida.
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Florida's permits are also full-on photo identification cards, too. In Minnesota, our permits are not photo IDs, so we also have to carry our driver's licenses at the same time.
 
Yes, but the Czech proposal makes sense. In the US, carry permits are issued by state governments and are specific to that jurisdiction and to those other states that recognize it through reciprocity. The different states have different rules, qualifications and fees.

Since, as I understand it, the Czech system is federal/national and law enforcement from the municipal level upwards would have access to the database with the information on whether the person in question has a CCW, there is no reason to issue physical permits per se. "The logic behind it is that in 21st century nobody needs a paper firearms license." The logic makes sense.
 
here in WA you are required to, but I know several people who have been stopped while carrying a firearm (traffic stops mostly), and are never asked. I have been arrested twice (everyone in the car was arrested because someone did something stupid, and once because my car matched a description of someone else), both times the police didn't care, and I have never been asked to show a license. It is tied to your license plate, and ID, so the police don't actually need to see it, but they can fine you for not having it.
 
In Alabama, yes. The permit must be carried with the firearm. I just leave mine in my wallet since I always have my wallet with me outside the house. So I often forget about it.
 
Georgia, USA.
Yes, it is required to have a valid, weapons carry permit in one's 'immediate possession' while carrying (same law as for a driving license while driving.) The penalty for not doing so is also the same as for not having a (driving) license in possession ... a $10.oo slap on the wrist and a 'don't do that again' if a valid license is produced at trial.

In the same vein as a weapons license being the same as a driving license, one may not be stopped by law enforcement merely to check the for the possession or validity of a license.
 
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