Open Carry in Kansas

Allowed without a license; the license law does not prohibit carrying handguns 'whether carried openly or concealed, or loaded or unloaded.' A person under 18 may not possess a firearm with a barrel less than 12 inches long (handguns), with exceptions such as hunter or safety courses, ranges, competitions, licensed hunting, family property with permission, and home self-defense with parental permission.

No license is needed for an adult to have a handgun, loaded or unloaded, openly or concealed, in a vehicle; the license law does not impose a general prohibition on unlicensed carry. The under-21 concealed-carry offense applies to a firearm concealed 'on one's person.' No employer may prohibit possession of a handgun in a private vehicle, even when parked on the employer's premises. On K-12 school grounds, a parent or guardian delivering or collecting a student may have a firearm secured in the vehicle.

Possessing a firearm on K-12 school property or at a school-sponsored event is a class B misdemeanor, but the ban does not apply to a concealed handgun carried by a person who may lawfully possess firearms and is 21 or older (or holds a provisional or recognized out-of-state license), to firearms secured in a vehicle while dropping off or picking up a student or while voting, or to possession authorized in writing by the school. State and municipal buildings (or their public areas) may ban concealed handguns only if they have adequate security measures at public entrances and are conspicuously posted. Other buildings may ban concealed carry only by conspicuous posting under Attorney General rules; carrying in a posted building is not a crime but can lead to denial of entry or removal. Private employers may restrict carry by personnel policy.