For most states, you can research the requirements regarding concealed carry laws as they pertain to licenses and permits. Also, you could visit your local courthouse for more information and any applications that you may need to obtain your license and permit.
There is no such thing as a gun license in the US. There are concealed carry permits/licenses and dealers licenses.
Illinois is the only state without concealed carry legislation. Several other states have legislation, but don't issue concealed carry permits.
Technically, no. Concealed weapon permits themselves do nothing. But here's the answer you're asking about. It depends on who you ask, but yes, there is evidence that in states where handgun carry permits are issued, crime is reduced.
No concealed carry permits are never available to felons.
Missouri no longer requires permits EXCEPT concealed carry permits (law changed this year) To replace a lost concealed carry permit, contact your county sheriff's office- they issue the permits.
No, Washington DC does not allow concealed handgun carry, nor do they recognize permits from any other state.
You cannot carry a concealed gun in Illinois, but you can carry some types of weapons, such as pocket knives, and long as they are otherwise legal. Illinois does not have a concealed weapons permit.
There is no federal law specifically addressing the issuance of concealed-carry permits, so each state's government determines the laws around gun permits and permissions: the details. The federal government will not allow a state to prohibit the right to carry a gun, so Illinois had to allow its residents to carry a concealed weapon as of January 2014.
Arkansas does not issue open-carry permits, but does issue concealed-carry permits. The handgun must not be visible to others, and is not allowed in certain places.
Alabama honors a Pennsylvania Resident Concealed Carry license.
No. Concealed carry permits are issued by individual states, and do not transfer.
See link below for map. Quite a few states.