How buying a gun in Bossier City works
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Louisiana law allows.
A trigger group is a part and ships to your door in every state; the rules below apply to the rifles and lowers in the catalogue. Louisiana has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The firearm ships to the Louisiana dealer you name, who charges their own transfer fee. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Bossier City-area buyers:
- Haughton
- Benton
- Princeton
- Plain Dealing
- Shreveport
- Minden
- Blanchard
- Elm Grove
Carrying a gun in Bossier Parish
Louisiana adopted permitless concealed carry on July 4, 2024 for adults 18 and over who are not prohibited, and open carry was already lawful. Courthouses, polling places, schools, bars and posted property stay off limits. The concealed handgun permit is still issued by the Louisiana State Police and is worth holding for reciprocity.
Hunting near Bossier City
Louisiana sets deer seasons by Deer Area, with archery from October, still-hunt gun seasons from November and dog seasons in some areas. Wild hogs may be taken year-round on private land, day and night in most parishes. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal, and tags come with the licence.
Bossier Parish is Red River bottom and piney hills with Barksdale Air Force Base and the Bodcau management area's state range inside the parish; hogs are year-round and deer follow Area 2's season.
The Bodcau range is the state-run facility twenty minutes north, and the Red River bottoms are hog country for the AR crowd from the base.
Public shooting ranges near Bossier City
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out to test a trigger.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.