Reciprocity
National Reciprocity and What it Means for Californians
Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina recently brought forth a bill that could mean that Californians will soon have an easy path to a concealed carry license, ending a longstanding hurdle for most interested in self-defense carrying.
Read MoreCalifornia Concealed Handgun License Now Valid in Virginia
Effective July 1st, 2016 Virginia now honors permits from all states including California. For those few locals who travel across the country to the opposite shoreline this is good news. This is due to a new law that was signed in by the Virginia governor in February in response to a decision by the Virginia Attorney General to cease recognizing permits from over 20 other states.
Read MoreDelaware Now Honoring South Dakota Enhanced Permits
Delaware has begun to honor South Dakota enhanced concealed carry permits. So, for you SD residents who go to Delaware all the time this is great news! ->Link to Delaware…
Read MoreVirginia Reciprocity Changes are Delayed Pending Legislation
Back in December 2015 the Virginia Attorney General announced that they would cease honoring the permits from 25 states that they previously did honor. This would have some far reaching impacts as six of those 25 states would also stop honoring the Virginia permit due to the decision. We outlined the implications in this previous…
Read MoreMaine and Georgia Now Honor Each Other’s Permits
As previously reported, a change to Maine’s law allows that they will honor any resident permit from any state where that state also honor’s the Maine permit. With that said, Georgia has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Georgia resident permit. Our permit map builder has been updated.…
Read MoreFlorida and Maine Enter Into Permit Reciprocity
As previously reported, a change to Maine’s law allows that they will honor any resident permit from any state where that state also honor’s the Maine permit. With that said Florida has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Florida resident permit. It is worth noting that neither state…
Read MoreMaine and New Hampshire Honor Each Other’s Permits
As previously reported, Maine passed a new law in 2015 that granted reciprocity to any resident permit from a state that also honors the Maine permit. New Hampshire has moved forward with recognizing the Maine permit and so naturally in turn Maine will honor the New Hampshire permit. >>Maine State Site >>New Hampshire State Site…
Read MoreDelaware Now Honoring the New Mexico Permit
Recently Delaware has added New Mexico to the list of states whose permit they will honor. New Mexico concealed carry permit holders can now continue to carry pursuant to Delaware law when visiting the state. The full list of states permits honored in Delaware can be found at the below link: >>State Permits honored in…
Read MoreNevada Now Honors the Michigan Permit
Nevada has amended their official list of what state permits they will honor by adding the state of Michigan. Michigan has stood up to the requirements of requiring training and of requiring both a clean criminal and mental background.
Read MoreMaine and Pennsylvania Cease Permit Reciprocity
We have been informed that Maine and Pennsylvania will no longer honor each other’s concealed carry permits. You may recall that recently Maine had two new laws go into effect that instituted constitutional carry in the state and extended reciprocity to any out of state permit whose state also honored Maine’s permit. Apparently something about…
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