Women Are the Fastest-Growing Group of Permit Holders in America. Most started at a kitchen table, not a gun range.

A free 60-second check shows what your state requires, and how to take the first step privately, from home.

Woman writing notes at her kitchen table in the evening beside a laptop — More women are taking the first step privately, from home, on their own terms.

More women are choosing to carry than at any point in American history, growing nearly twice as fast as men. And most did not want to take their first step in a room full of strangers at a gun range.

They did not have to. Depending on your state, the first step, eligibility and training, can be handled privately, from home, on your own terms.

"She did not want an audience for her first step. She wanted 60 seconds and her laptop."

A short check shows where you stand: what your state requires, and which steps you can start quietly from home.

Be clear on what this is, because the internet is full of offers that are not honest about it:

It checks your eligibility and shows what your specific state requires.
It provides the training and guidance for the steps you can complete from home.
It is not a permit. A permit is issued by your state. This is the training and eligibility step that comes first, and the requirements vary from state to state.

Close-up of a woman writing in a notebook next to a laptop and cup of tea — The first step takes about a minute and can be done quietly at home.

How the check works

Select your stateRequirements are different in every state.

Answer a few quick questionsConfirms whether you can begin. Takes about 60 seconds.

See your state's stepsWhat you can start online, and what your state still requires.

Free to check. No obligation.

Check What My State Requires Takes about 60 seconds

Why do this now

Carry rules change in some state every legislative session. Seeing what your state asks today, and what you can start from home, costs nothing and takes about a minute.

This is an eligibility and training service, not a government agency, and not a permit. Whether an online option is available, and what else is required, depends entirely on your state.

Take the first step privately.

Check My Eligibility Free • About 60 seconds