Is it legal to carry concealed without a permit?

As long as you are not a prohibited person under 18 USC, yes.

(And obviously you don’t try to carry it into restricted areas like court houses, jails, etc)

Permits, we don’t need no stinking permits!
However I do have one to skip the NICS check.

Thanks guys. Thats what I thought. Going to Frankfort in two weeks. Wanted to make sure.

Doesn’t this apply only to residents? I think you still need a permit with reciprocal agreement for out of state.

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Originally posted by ch3:
Doesn’t this apply only to residents? I think you still need a permit with reciprocal agreement for out of state.

Don’t know why you would think that. The KRS is clear on the matter. From the KSP website. You can Google the KRS if you’d like.

https://kentuckystatepolice.or...961585-fa58bab7-926a

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Originally posted by ch3:
Doesn’t this apply only to residents? I think you still need a permit with reciprocal agreement for out of state.

Nope. Not here.
Only caveat is you must be 21 to carry concealed 18-20 must open carry.
Silliness in that aspect but that is how the law is written.

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Originally posted by majik61:
Thanks guys. Thats what I thought. Going to Frankfort in two weeks. Wanted to make sure.

FYI Frankfort is the state capital of KY so, just be sure you're in compliance based on the building(s) you may be entering or the grounds you'd be visiting.

The big Floral Clock for example is a tourist attraction in the Springtime, but it's on the state capital grounds.

Other than that it's KY, enjoy your stay!

Don't forget to stop by the William Gobel Fell Here marker, he was the only Governor in the USA to be assassinated while in office....

The tale is: William Goebel was a Democrat and unlikable. But when he lost a close election to become Kentucky governor in 1899, many people believed that his Republican rival had committed voter fraud. Goebel was on his way to the Kentucky General Assembly, which was trying to decide who had won, when he was struck down by an assassin's bullet. This had the unintended consequence of swaying sentiment in his favor. The mortally wounded Goebel was sworn into office, then died three days later. The Republicans ungraciously spread a rumor that the desperate Democrats had sworn Goebel in after he was already dead.

Link

Maybe hit one of two of Daniel Boone's Gravesites, the one in Frankfort .

I see our KY police officers have responded. They tell it like it is. This is a nice commonwealth. Just come here and behave yourself. Chances are you won't need a side arm. But as a poster said a while back, everyone carries here. It does amaze me I've never had to shoot anyone, but I generally don't even bother to carry these days. If I think I'm gonna need a gun, I just don't go. Too much trouble to figure out which gun to take.