Is a West Virginia Resident Permit Valid in Vermont?

Why

• Vermont recognizes valid carry permits from every US state.
• Vermont allows permitless carry, which extends to visitors who may legally possess a handgun.

No permit is required or checked — out-of-state permits (resident or non-resident) are irrelevant. Anyone who may lawfully possess a firearm may carry concealed in Vermont.

Carry rules in Vermont

Recognition is only half the question. Once you're inside Vermont, its carry rules apply to you exactly as they do to locals.

• No duty-to-inform statute exists; Vermont has no carry-permit system and no statutory requirement to disclose carrying to police.
• Vermont limits magazine capacity to 15 rounds — a limit that applies to visitors, and one of the easiest laws to break by accident.
• Vermont allows permitless concealed carry for people who may legally possess a handgun, including eligible visitors.
• No permit needed — a loaded handgun may be carried openly or concealed in a vehicle by anyone who may lawfully possess it.

Off-limits places in Vermont

Vermont bans carry in 4 kinds of places. The first on the list:

• School buildings, school buses and school property (13 V.S.A. § 4004)
• Courthouses (13 V.S.A. § 4016)

See all 4 places you can't carry in Vermont →

West Virginia vs Vermont: what changes at the state line

Crossing from West Virginia into Vermont changes 3 rules: permitless carry (Yes (18+) → Yes); magazine limit (None → 15 rounds); out-of-state permits honored (36 states → All states).

Going the other way, a Vermont resident permit in West Virginia: no such permit issued.

Driving on from Vermont

How a West Virginia resident permit fares in the states bordering Vermont:

• Massachusetts — Not recognized
• New Hampshire — Recognized — and permitless carry applies
• New York — Not recognized

Check a whole route with the Trip Checker →

Frequently asked questions

Does Vermont honor a West Virginia non-resident permit?

Recognized — and permitless carry applies. The answer is the same as for the resident permit on this page.

Can a Vermont resident permit holder carry in West Virginia?

Vermont does not issue resident carry permits, so there is no such permit to carry in West Virginia.