I can't vouch for its accuracy, & it says that some of the info is nearly 3
years old, but for one source of state laws is:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/schools/gun.control/

At 04:13 PM 2/26/00 -0500, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/26/00 11:24:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > It's legal to carry a handgun in Arizona.....and if you have a permit,
> which
> >  involves a lenghty course  and background check, one can obtain a permit
>for
> >  a concealed handgun. If I have a gun in my car and it's visible (like you
> > can
> >  see the hostler from under the seat, that's legal...but if I wanted to
>carry
> >  one in my purse I'd need the concealed permit.
> >
> >  Linn, in Tucson, AZ
> >
>Let me clarify.....In Arizona and Washington State one does not need a permit
>to  own or carry a handgun. One only needs a permit to carry a concealed
>weapon. This requires a course and a background check.  And again, if it's in
>my purse or under the seat of my car, it's "concealed".
>
>Bye for now, Linn
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Linn Walsh-Knueppel, M.Ed.
>Tucson, AZ