Reciprocity
Virginia Now Honors Permits From All States
In February of 2016 Virginia law makers struck a deal in the legislature that undid the attorney general’s decision while also allowing that effective July 1st 2016 Virginia would begin to honor permits from ALL other states. So congratulations to permit holders everywhere. We can now all carry concealed in Virginia.
Read MoreNevada Honors Permits From 5 New States and Drops 1
More changes stemming from SB175 that was signed into law in 2015. Nevada has granted reciprocity to some of the most popular permits in the country… but to to bad for permit holders from one state.
Read MoreSouth Carolina and Georgia Now Have Permit Reciprocity
On Friday something very unusual happened. South Carolina passed a law that was signed in by Gov. Nikki Haley and went into effect on Friday June 3rd. The law granted reciprocity to Georgia in South Carolina. South Carolina’s policy has been to only honor permits from states that have similar or higher training standards which did not include Georgia because Georgia does not require any training to obtain a permit.
Read MoreNevada Drops Rhode Island and Starts to Honor Virginia
Now, Nevada has ceased to honor the Rhode Island permit but has added reciprocity for the Virginia permit. The Virginia permit is also a very popular non-resident permit since it can be obtained with an online concealed carry course only.
Read MoreWest Virginia Now Honoring Indiana Permit
We have now had multiple sources confirm that West Virginia is now honoring concealed carry permits from Indiana. West Virginia’s policy is to honor permits from states that honor the West Virginia permit and Indiana does. The WV attorney general’s website does indicate they currently honor the Indiana permit.
Read MoreNew Hampshire Now Honoring Kansas Permit
With that in mind New Hampshire caught on to the idea that Kansas is now honoring their permit and they returned the favor.
Read MoreTexas Now Honoring Illinois Concealed Carry Permit
If you have an Illinois permit and love visiting Texas I have some great news for you. Effective April 29th Governor Greg Abbott has announced Texas will begin honoring the concealed carry permit from Illinois.
Read MoreWisconsin Will Only Honor South Dakota Enhanced Permit
So for all you standard permit holders from South Dakota who had were so excited we are sorry to disappoint. If you travel often to Wisconsin you should consider obtaining the enhanced permit.
Read MoreWisconsin Begins Recognizing Permits From 5 Additional States
The Wisconsin Attorney General’s office has updated their website to reflect that they will begin honoring concealed carry permits from five states which were not previously honored. Those states include:
Read MoreNevada No Longer Honoring Non-Enhanced Idaho Permit
If you live in Idaho and travel to Nevada frequently you should obtain the Idaho Enhanced Permit so you can continue to carry concealed.
Read MoreSouth Carolina Now Honoring the South Dakota Enhanced Permit
South Carolina is the latest state to begin to honor the Enhanced permit from South Dakota
Read MoreVirginia Reciprocity Drama is Finally Over
Pending the new legislation the Attorney General agrees to delay his decision to March 1st to allow enough time for the new law to be signed into effect.
Read MoreNebraska 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!
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!
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. Now it seems that the legislature has come to an agreement between parties to pass a new law that would have the effect of…
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