Reciprocity
Virginia 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…
Read MoreMaine and Georgia Now Honor Each Other’s Permits
With that said, Georgia has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Georgia resident permit.
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.
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.
Read MoreClarifying the Impact of Virginia’s Change to Permit Reciprocity
Last week the Attorney General in Virginia made national headlines when he announced that on Feb 1st, 2016 Virginia will stop honoring permits from 25 states. The purpose of this article to to clarify those implications more completely.
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.
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.
Read MoreNevada Now Honoring South Dakota Permit
On June 19th we reported on the effects of Nevada SB 175 in changing the requirements in Nevada for honoring other state’s permits. At that time Nevada started to honor permits from twelve additional states. Now you can add a thirteenth state to that list.
Read MoreMaine Now Honors Permits from 16 New States
On June 5th, 2015 Legislative Document 868 was signed into law by Governor Paul LePage of Maine. Described as “An Act To Remove Limitations on Reciprocity for Concealed Handguns Permits” the change removes the power from the state police to enter into reciprocity agreements and instead forces Maine to recognize any resident permit from any state that also honors the Maine Concealed Handgun permit.
Read MoreDelaware Now Honors Idaho’s Enhanced Concealed Permit
Good news for Idaho residents who have the Idaho Enhanced Concealed Carry permit. It is now valid and recognized in Delaware. Additional information about Delaware and the states with whom they have reciprocity visit the site below.
Read MoreMinnesota Drops Four States and Adds Eight to Reciprocity List
In the 2015 legislative session in Minnesota a law passed that changed the requirement for permit reciprocity from the phrase “Substantially similar” to “similar.” Due to this change the Department of Public Safety has re-evaluated the state permits it will honor and has made some significant changes.
Read MoreWest 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
Read MoreFive Most Popular Gun Articles From the First Half of 2015
The first half of 2015 is over and we’ve had a great amount of quality content published on our website. Today we dug through the data and are pleased to announce the five most popular articles we published in the first half of the year.
Read MoreNevada Adds Reciprocity For the Mississippi Enhanced Permit
With the application of Nevada’s new law, SB175, they have now began to honor the Mississippi enhanced permit. As you may recall earlier in June 2015 Nevada added reciprocity for 12 states and we predicted that a few more would slip in. Congratulations to all those who have the Mississippi permit!
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