# RCW 9.41.050: RCW 9.41.050: Carrying firearms

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S050

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 9.41.050
- **Heading:** RCW 9.41.050: Carrying firearms
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 9 / Chapter 41 / Section 050

## Text

(1)(a) Except in the person's place of abode or fixed place of business, a person shall not carry a pistol concealed on his or her person without a license to carry a concealed pistol. (b) Every licensee shall have his or her concealed pistol license in his or her immediate possession at all times that he or she is required by this section to have a concealed pistol license and shall display the same upon demand to any police officer or to any other person when and if required by law to do so. Any violation of this subsection (1)(b) shall be a class 1 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and shall be punished accordingly pursuant to chapter 7.80 RCW and the infraction rules for courts of limited jurisdiction. (2)(a) A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless the person has a license to carry a concealed pistol and: (i) The pistol is on the licensee's person, (ii) the licensee is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there, or (iii) the licensee is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle. (b) A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor. (3)(a) A person at least eighteen years of age who is in possession of an unloaded pistol shall not leave the unloaded pistol in a vehicle unless the unloaded pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle. (b) A violation of this subsection is a misdemeanor. (4) Nothing in this section permits the possession of firearms illegal to possess under state or federal law.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 9.41.010 RCW 9.41.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S010.md)
- [RCW 9.41.040 RCW 9.41.040: Unlawful possession of firearms—Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S040.md)
- [RCW 9.41.041 RCW 9.41.041: Unlawful possession of firearms—Restoration of right to possess.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S041.md)
- [RCW 9.41.042 RCW 9.41.042: Children—Permissible firearm possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S042.md)
- [RCW 9.41.045 RCW 9.41.045: Offenders under supervision of the department—Possession prohibited—Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S045.md)
- [RCW 9.41.047 RCW 9.41.047: Persons found not guilty by reason of insanity and others—Possession rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S047.md)
- [RCW 9.41.049 RCW 9.41.049: Persons who present likelihood of serious harm—Possession rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S049.md)
- [RCW 9.41.050 RCW 9.41.050: Carrying firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S050.md)
- [RCW 9.41.060 RCW 9.41.060: Exceptions to restrictions on carrying firearms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S060.md)
- [RCW 9.41.065 RCW 9.41.065: Correctional employees—Effect of exemption from firearms restrictions—Liability limited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S065.md)
- [RCW 9.41.070 RCW 9.41.070: Concealed pistol license—Application—Fee—Renewal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S070.md)
- [RCW 9.41.071 RCW 9.41.071: Law enforcement agency—Fingerprints fee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S071.md)
- [RCW 9.41.073 RCW 9.41.073: Concealed pistol license—Reciprocity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S073.md)
- [RCW 9.41.075 RCW 9.41.075: Concealed pistol license—Revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T9_C41_S075.md)

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