Maine is now the latest state to scrap concealed carry permitting in favor of so-called “constitutional carry,”
where citizens can carry a concealed firearm without applying for any permit at all.

The statute, referred to by Second Amendment rights advocates as a “constitutional concealed carry,” applies
to both residents and non-residents who are 21 or older, or military members age 18 or older,reported the
Associated Press. That means that anyone who is not otherwise banned from possessing a firearm can now
carry a concealed handgun in the state without a permit.

The law also authorizes a person to possess a loaded pistol or revolver while in a motor vehicle, trailer or other
vehicle being hauled by a motor vehicle.

Firearms are still prohibited in a number of places, including courthouses, schools, state parks, federal buildings
and on private property when banned by the land owner.