How to Get a Permit to Carry a Concealed Weapon in Kansas
Kansas is a "shall issue" state. A carry and conceal weapon (CCW) permit must be issued to a qualifying individual, limited to public officers and private detectives. The state attorney general is the issuing authority. The following steps will show you how to obtain a CCW permit in Kansas.
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Serve as a public officer or a public employee who is required by his job to bear firearms.
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Be a licensed private detective. You must pass a written test and a background investigation. You will also be interviewed by the attorney general or designated representative and be bonded. You can find more information on becoming a private detective in Kansas from the Kansas Association of Private Investigators website.
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Apply for the firearms permit. Kansas statute 75-7b17 provides the details on this and may be viewed at the state legislative website. You must fill out an application, provide your fingerprints and be subjected to a background investigation, in addition to whatever the attorney general requires. You cannot be mentally incompetent or a drug addict.
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Complete a 16-hour course approved by the attorney general's office and be interviewed by an assistant attorney general or designated representative.
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Pay the required fees. These include a private detective's liability insurance premium, the CCW permit fee, training fee and continuing education. The permits are good for two years but you have to re-qualify every year. You will still be prohibited from carrying a weapon onto school grounds (public or private) or any school-sponsored activity.
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Not an accurate answer at all -
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whitephatt
Aug 19, 2009
Continued: and thus you can never obtain a concealed carry permit. Thanks, Matt -
whitephatt
Aug 19, 2009
There is nothing about this article that is accurate for the state of Kansas regarding obtaining a concealed carry permit except for parts of step 3, and the fees in step 5. As long as you have a clean record no felony's within the last 5-10 years (depending on the offense, they will drop off your record), you can not be addicted to any sort of illegal substance, you can not be an alcoholic, and you must be over the age of 18 (if not 18, then 21). The best idea would be to just go to your local police department and ask them questions. The idea that they are against the concealed carry law is bullocks and they are more then happy to fill in any gaps you may have regarding the knowledge of the process involved in obtaining a permit. Here's an interesting fact for you. If you have ever been convicted of spousal abuse or battery those will never come off your record, and thus you can...
