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New York Gets Schooled: Federal Judge Says Non-Residents Can Apply for Carry Permits

By Jacob Paulsen / August 25, 2025

“Breaking: NY court strikes down non-resident concealed carry restrictions. Law-abiding gun owners from other states can now apply for NY permits.

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The Best App for CCW Reciprocity Maps

By Jacob Paulsen / April 22, 2021

This app is the only app available for mobile phones that will allow you to input your resident and any non-resident permits that you have obtained and then generate a single reciprocity map that reflects all your permits.

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Answers to Your Questions About HR 38 – National Concealed Carry Reciprocity

By Jacob Paulsen / December 7, 2017

Answers to the most common questions about the National Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 or HR38. What does this mean, and how does it apply to concealed carry permits, magazine laws, non-resident permits, school zone laws, and more.

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Georgia Changes Mind About Honoring the Virginia Permit

By Jacob Paulsen / July 18, 2016

The Georgia Attorney General has announced that they will not be honoring the Virginia permit because Virginia will not honor Georgia permits issued to those 18-20 years of age. This doesn’t make a lot of sense since Georgia has been honoring permits from other states that have similar policies. We’ll see how this unfolds but for now Georgia will not honor ANY Virginia concealed carry permit.

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Concealed Carry Options for Travelers to Virginia

By Jacob Paulsen / January 30, 2016

If you live in one of those states, or a state that has never had reciprocity with Virginia this article will outline your options.

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CCW Permit Reciprocity Map Generator

By Jacob Paulsen / March 24, 2015

This is the first online map generator of its kind that takes into consideration the factor that some states will honor a permit from another state only if that permit is in the hand of a resident from that state.

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