Wyoming allows a a person issued a permit to carry a concealed weapon under Wyoming law to carry a concealed weapon in any public elementary or secondary school facility, or at any public school, public college or university athletic event taking place on public property that does not sell alcoholic beverages.¹

Wyoming prohibits a person enrolled in any elementary or secondary school from carrying a concealed firearm in any elementary or secondary school facility.²

The board of trustees in each school district may adopt rules and regulations to govern employees and volunteers lawfully carrying concealed weapons in Wyoming on or in any property or facility owned or leased by the school district. If the school district does not adopt relevant rules and regulations, an employee or a volunteer with a permit to conceal carry may carry a concealed weapon onto school property. A school district’s rules must require any employee or volunteer carrying a firearm to maintain the firearm on his person at all times or in a concealed biometric container or lock box within the direct control of the person at all times. The rules must also establish ongoing training requirements, curricula and instructor qualifications, in consultation with local law enforcement, that meet certain requirements.³ The board of trustees in any school district may waive all or part of these training requirements for isolated rural schools and employees in those schools.

No statute prohibits a person with a concealed carry permit from openly carrying, however.

Wyoming allows a a person issued a permit to carry a concealed weapon under Wyoming law to carry a concealed weapon in any public college or university facility, and at any public college or university athletic event taking place on public property that does not sell alcoholic beverages¹ However, a governmental entity may require any employee or student to store firearms within a concealed biometric container or a lock box within the employee’s or student’s direct control at all times when the firearms are not being carried on the employee’s or student’s person. A governmental entity may not prohibit the storage of firearms and ammunition in public campus housing by any employee or student authorized to carry a concealed firearm; or require that a firearm be stored unloaded or separate from its ammunition.⁴