Prohibited Areas for Firearms
Where your license stops mattering.
Course details
- Format
- Online, self-paced
- Provider
- U.S. LawShield
- Price
- $9.99
- Best for
- Every license holder, and especially anyone carrying in an unfamiliar state.
- Counts toward a permit?
- No — this is education
Price as listed on the U.S. LawShield storefront. You pay U.S. LawShield directly at checkout.
Why this course
What it's actually about.
A carry license is not a universal key. Federal buildings, schools, courthouses, certain private property and a long list of state-specific locations are off limits — and the penalties are real.
This course maps the categories of restricted places and how to identify them before you walk in.
What it covers
- Federal restrictions that apply regardless of your license
- Common categories of state-restricted locations
- Posted private property and what signage means legally
- School zones and the questions travelers should ask
- How to research restrictions before you travel
Part of these learning paths
I just got my permit — now what?
The license came through. These cover the parts a permit class doesn't have time for: holsters that don't defeat you, where carry is off-limits, and what to do at a traffic stop.
I'm driving out of state with a firearm
Your risk here isn't marksmanship. It's crossing into a state whose transport rules you never checked — including the ones you only drive through.
Best value: 12 courses, one price
This course is in the 12-course bundle.
Buying Prohibited Areas for Firearms on its own? For about what five courses cost, you get this one and eleven more.
$49.99 for all 12, about $4.17 a course
Save at least $59.90 over buying them one at a time at $9.99 each, and Loading & Unloading Handguns is only available here. All 12 are online, 3 to 4 hours in total, on any device, and your progress is saved.
Educational courses from U.S. LawShield. They don't replace your state's licensing requirements.
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ViewThis is education, not licensing. This course does not satisfy any state permit requirement and is not legally required to own or carry a firearm. For coursework that counts toward a concealed carry permit, see state permit training.
Educational information only. Not legal advice. Firearm laws change, and requirements vary by state, county and issuing authority. Verify current requirements with the issuing authority before you apply.
Prohibited Areas for Firearms
Where your license stops mattering.
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