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Which states have the death penalty and permitless carry?

21 states have an active death penalty and permitless concealed carry: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wyoming.

Two separate questions about state force that are often assumed to travel together.

The 21 states

How each side counts

ConditionStatesSource
an active death penalty 23 tracker →
permitless concealed carry 29 tracker →
both 21 this page

Every figure is computed from our own 50-state trackers, each verified against its primary source with the verification date published on the tracker. The District of Columbia is excluded, so every count here is out of 50. Free to cite or reuse with attribution.

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