Clarifying the Impact of Virginia’s Change to Permit Reciprocity

By Jacob Paulsen | December 29, 2015 |

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. He has been accused of using his authority to further a political agenda while hurting law abiding citizens… which is true. Because we (USA Firearm Training) have promoted the…

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Maine Now Honors Permits from 16 New States

By Jacob Paulsen | October 15, 2015 |

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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Minnesota Drops Four States and Adds Eight to Reciprocity List

By Jacob Paulsen | August 11, 2015 |

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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