Maine 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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Nevada 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. Nevada will now honor permits from the State of South…

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Maine 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…

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Soft Launch of USA Firearm Resources App in Google Play

Today we went live in Google Play with our first version of our mobile application. We know today’s gun owners are on the move and may not always have easy access to a desktop computer to check the latest firearm news, log their latest training trip to the range, or search for the nearest gunsmith.…

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Minnesota 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. Here are the States that Are NO LONGER…

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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…

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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…

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