Three Reasons to Renew Your Permit Early
How early can you renew your concealed carry permit? This is something you should be clear on in the state where your permit(s) was issued. Another key thing you will want to know in advance is if the issuing state will be sending you a reminder. Many states will not. Regardless you should take some […]
West Virginia Now Honors the Nevada Permit
On August 5th 2015 the Attorney General of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, announced that it has formally entered into a reciprocity agreement with the State of Nevada. Prior to this agreement Nevada already recognized and honored the West Virginia permit but West Virginia didn’t return the favor. Now with the reciprocity agreement finalized both states […]
Concealed Carry Reciprocity: The Patchwork of Fifty States
You can begin to understand concealed carry reciprocity by comparing it to a driver’s license. When you obtain a driver’s license from any state in this country you know it is valid or honored in every other state in the country. You perhaps have never thought about it but can you imagine driving into the […]
The Difference Between Shall Issue May Issue and Constitutional Carry
Do states have to issue the concealed carry permit? Shall Issue The term Shall Issue is used in the industry to refer to states that have policies in place that require that law enforcement or the designated governing body, issue permits to applicants who meet the requirements set by the law regardless of any arbitrary […]
Nevada Drops 2 States and Adds 12 Others
Earlier this month the Nevada Governor signed into law SB175 which, in addition to other changes, removed the requirement for a state to have “similar training requirements” in order for Nevada to honor their permit. On June 18th Nevada published an updated list of the states whose permits it honors and ten new states have […]
How to Get Email Updates When Your Permit Reciprocity Changes
Here at USA Firearm Training we are committed to keeping all of our students, followers, and American gun owners up to date with the laws and regulations that effect us. To be honest, it is easier for us to stay up to speed with all the changes because of our network. We have about 15 […]
Washington Begins to Recognize Kansas Permits Again
Earlier in June of 2015 Washington stopped recognizing the concealed carry permits from Kansas claiming that Kansas failed to recognize the Washington permits in a meaningful way. They understood the Kansas law to only recognize the Washington permit if it was in the hands of a Kansas resident. Apparently they have recognized their error and have […]
Washington No Longer Honoring Permits From Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi and Missouri
Washington has a no nonsense approach to permit reciprocity. Their state law (RCW 9.41.073) states that Washington will honor permits issued by states that meet the following three conditions: Recognize Washington concealed pistol licenses; Not issue concealed pistol licenses to persons under age 21; Require a mandatory fingerprint-based background check for criminal and mental health history. […]
Pennsylvania Now Honors Ohio CCW Permits
Pennsylvania has recently added Ohio as a state whose permit will be honored in Pennsylvania. As we previously announced, Ohio’s law recently changed to honor permits from all other states and in doing so it would seem that they now meet the requirements in Pennsylvania 6106(b)(15) of the Uniform Firearms Act that grants reciprocity to certain […]
Concealed Carry in Kansas Without Permit Signed Into Law
Kansas has joined five other states in allowing locals 21 and older to carry concealed firearms without the need of a permit. The new law, signed in by Governor Brownback on April 2nd, goes into effect on July 1st. Local citizens will still be able to apply for the Kansas concealed weapon permit if they […]