Very generally speaking, it allows a person to legally carry a concealed weapon on his or her person. In some U.S. states, the permit only covers handguns, and in some other states, it covers weapons besides just handguns.
Iowa Law requires that an individual have a permit to carry handguns. This permit is necessary for both open and concealed carry.
In most states, do you have to have a permit to carry a gun on your person. A couple of states allow concealed carry without a permit, and a few allow open carry without a permit. For more information, see handgunlaw.us
It depends on where in you are. In the U.S. each state sets its own laws regarding this. In a few states, you can carry without a permit. In other states, you must have a permit for it to be legal. In a couple of states, you cannot carry or get a permit.
You can get a concealed carry permit in most states, and a few states allow concealed carry without a permit. See handgunlaw.us for more information.
Washington D.C. has always been the most strict about handguns, followed by California. As far as concealed carry goes, Wisconsin, Illinois and D.C. do not permit concealed carry, period. However, states such as California, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts are technically "may issue" states, it's practically impossible for an average citizen to obtain a concealed carry permit in these states.
It depends on where you are. In some states in the U.S. you can carry without a permit, but in some states you can't. Try: handgunlaws.us for more info.
It depends on where you are. Each state makes its own laws. For instance, Tennessee issues a handgun carry permit that is only good for handguns. It does not cover other weapons, but you can carry some other weapons besides guns even without the permit. Once you have a TN permit, you can carry any handgun you own, and it can be open carry or concealed.
That's a very difficult question to answer as asked. Some states allow citizens to carry handguns openly without a permit, a couple of states (AZ and VT) allow concealed carry without a permit. Some states have a lot of restrictions on where you can carry even if you have a permit, some states have only a few. Many states will issues handgun permits to any non-felon that applies. Most states are similar in purchase requirements. You can purhcase or own a handgun at 18 in some states as long as it was not purchased through a dealer. In order to purchase a handgun from a dealer, you must be at least 21 per federal law.
It depends on where you are. In the U.S. each state sets its own rules. For instance, in Tennessee, there is no such thing as a weapons permit, it's a handgun carry permit, and applies to handguns only. Other than handguns, basically anyone can carry any legal weapon, but to carry a handgun, you must have the handgun permit. On the other hand, Florida issues a "concealed weapons permit" and it covers any legal weapon.
You can't carry a gun in Georgia without a permit.
It depends on what you mean. In some states, you can carry a handgun openly without a permit. In most states, you have to have a permit to carry a handgun at all, or to carry it concealed. Two states and the District of Columbia don't issue handgun permits. The states that do issue permits have restrictions, a few places within the states that is off-limits, even if you have a permit, such as schools, courthouses, etc.