 know it's legal in all 50 states you don't need a permit there's no background check it's part of my self-defense strategy i like the idea of having lethal and non-lethal options if i can use a non-lethal option or no option that's my first option anyway no background checks needed and by the way you can check with bernard but they will assure you that you can even you know pack it and check luggage for example if you're traveling