Concealed Carry in Kansas

Requirements for obtaining a concealed carry firearm permit are as follows:

• 21 years of age
• A citizen of the United States and resident of the state of Kansas
• A resident of the county of which the applicant is applying
• Applicant must complete a 8 hour handgun course

Disqualifying factors are as follows:

• A fugitive from justice
• Under charges or indictment for a felony
• Convicted in court of a felony, or any other crime, for which the sentence could be imprisonment for more than one year
• Convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
• Subject to a court order restraining from harassing, stalking or threatening a person
• Arrested, convicted, addicted or unlawfully using controlled substances, including marijuana or any other depressant, stimulant or narcotic drugs
• Adjudicated mental defect or committed to a mental institution
• Discharged from the armed forces under dishonorable conditions
• Renounced U.S. citizens
• Illegally or unlawfully residing in the United States

Getting a concealed carry permit is a little more complicated than getting a drivers license. One of the opponents main arguments against issuing CCW (Concealed Carry Weapon) permits are their ease of acquirement. However, in Kansas it is not very easy to obtain a CCW permit. Considering the list of disqualifying factors listed about, I would not hesitate to say that it is long, expensive process to get a CCW permit.
Kansas has strict regulations regarding a concealed weapon. This includes the places permit holders can bring their weapons to. To see a complete list of places where carrying a concealed weapon is not authorized see K.S.A 75-7c10. In fact, one may wonder what the point of getting a CCW permit is after reading through the list of restricted buildings. Restrictions include: any state office, any facility hosting an athletic event, any school, any drinking establishment, and any place of worship. That list includes just a few of the restrictions stated in K.S.A 75-7c10. It doesn't seem fair that the state gets to decide where one can carry their concealed weapons. How can Kansas stop me from carrying my concealed weapon into my private church, of which I'm a member?
Needless to say, I believe Kansas is still a long way away from having an optimal system in place. A CCW law in place is designed to protect people, not prohibit them.

States the Recognized Kansas' Concealed Carry Law:

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.