Kentucky Concealed Weapons and Denfense

Qualifications for a CCDW License

The applicant for a carry concealed deadly weapon (CCDW) license must:

Be at least 21 years of age. Meet one of the following residence requirements:

1. Is a citizen of the United States who is a resident of this Commonwealth;

2. Is a citizen of the United States who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty, who is at the time

of application assigned to a military posting in Kentucky;

3. Is lawfully admitted to the United States by the United States government or an agency thereof, is permitted by federal law to purchase a firearm; or

Is lawfully admitted to the United States by the United States government or an agency thereof,

is permitted by federal law to purchase a firearm, is, at the time of the application,

assigned to a military posting in Kentucky, and has been assigned to a posting in the Commonwealth;

Not be under indictment for, or have been convicted of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; and
Not be a fugitive from justice; and

Not be an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; and

Not have been adjudicated as a mental defective or have committed to a mental institution; and

Not have been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; and

Not be subject to a domestic violence order or emergency protective order; and

Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (see section below for discussion of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence); and

Not be prohibited from the purchase, receipt or possession of fi****ms, ammunition or both pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 922(g), 18 U.S.C. 922(n), or applicable state law; and

Not have been committed to a state or federal facility for abuse of a controlled substance or convicted of a misdemeanor relating to a controlled substance within the three-year period