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Wyoming Transporting Firearms Laws (2026)
Permitted: In Wyoming, anyone 21 or older who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry it concealed in a vehicle without a permit.
Official source: wyomingdci.wyo.gov →
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Transporting Firearms in states bordering Wyoming
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ColoradoConditional
Anyone who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry it in a private vehicle for a legal use, including self-defense, without a permit; it is not treated as concealed carry. …
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: cbi.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
- IdahoPermitted
In Idaho you may carry a handgun concealed in a motor vehicle without a license, loaded or unloaded, as long as you are legally allowed to have a gun. …
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: legislature.idaho.gov · Full Idaho rule →
- MontanaPermitted
Montana has no prohibition on carrying a handgun in a motor vehicle, loaded or unloaded, and no permit is needed.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dojmt.gov · Full Montana rule →
- NebraskaPermitted
In Nebraska, a person 21 or older who is not a prohibited person may carry a concealed handgun, including in a vehicle, with no permit. People under 21 may not carry concealed, except those 18 or older who are armed forces members or peace officers. You must inform an officer on contact unless the handgun is unloaded, kept separate from ammunition, and in a case. The State Patrol also asks travelers from states Nebraska does not recognize to transport guns unloaded, encased and inaccessible to passengers.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: statepatrol.nebraska.gov · Full Nebraska rule →
- South DakotaPermitted
No permit is needed to carry a pistol in a private vehicle in South Dakota, concealed or not, if you are 18 or older and may lawfully possess it. Residents and visitors are treated alike. On public elementary or secondary school premises, only someone holding a South Dakota concealed pistol permit may keep a pistol in a vehicle. Without one, it is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: sdlegislature.gov · Full South Dakota rule →
- UtahPermitted
At 21 or older you may carry a loaded or unloaded handgun in a vehicle you lawfully possess, or one whose lawful possessor consents, without a permit, openly or concealed. A rifle or shotgun in a vehicle must be unloaded unless you hold a permit. At 18 to 20 without a permit, any firearm in a vehicle must be carried openly: a handgun may be loaded, but a rifle or shotgun must be unloaded.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: bci.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →
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