Reciprocity · Rhode Island · updated 2026

Can I carry in Rhode Island with a Massachusetts license?

Yes. Yes — the licenses from our 39 State Multi License Course are honoured in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island also requires a shooting qualification test for its permit. We do not provide that test — we tell you where to take it.

Get the 39 State course — $349 How the Multi course works
The detail

What Rhode Island honours.

  • Multi course licenses: honoured. The six licenses the 39 State Multi License Course qualifies you to apply for (MA, ME, NH, CT, PA, FL) include at least one that Rhode Island recognises — so after you apply for those licenses, you can carry here.
  • A Massachusetts LTC on its own is recognised by far fewer states than the six-license bundle. If you only hold a MA LTC, confirm Rhode Island's current position with Rhode Island's licensing authority before you travel.
  • Reciprocity changes. This page reflects the map we teach from and is reviewed regularly; the state's own published list is the final word.
Applying is your step. Each state license is applied for separately with that state's authority. The class is the training all six require first.
Map of the United States showing where the six licenses from the Multi License Course let you carry (green) and where they are not honoured (red).
Carry allowed after you apply Not honoured
The maths

Six states' course requirements, in one visit, for $349 — instead of $1,249+.

Reserve your seat — $349
Does the Multi course give me a Rhode Island license?
It qualifies you to apply for six licenses (MA, ME, NH, CT, PA, FL); Rhode Island honours at least one of them by reciprocity, so once you hold that license you can carry in Rhode Island.
Do I need to live in Massachusetts to take the class?
No. Many students drive in from New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and beyond for the six-license bundle. Non-residents apply for the MA license through the Firearms Records Bureau.
How long is the class?
Four to five hours, for both the Basic and the 39 State Multi. One visit either way, live fire included — about the same four to five hours, for five more states of law.
Other states

Carrying near Rhode Island

ConnecticutMaineMassachusettsNew HampshireNew JerseyNew YorkPennsylvaniaVermont

All 50 states + DC · 39 State Multi License Course

More in where you can carry

State-by-state reciprocity for the six licenses from the Multi course.

Florida non-resident permitNew Hampshire non-resident permitMaine non-resident permitConnecticut non-resident permitPennsylvania non-resident permitCarry in South CarolinaCarry in South DakotaCarry in TennesseeCarry in TexasCarry in UtahCarry in VermontCarry in Virginia
39 State Multi Course — $349See Multi datesAll of where you can carry

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