Our old friend and 2A champion Dave Workman calls for reciprocity of concealed carry nationwide. I join him emphatically in that call. Our marriage licenses and drivers’ licenses are recognized across all state lines – why not our right to protect ourselves and our families?
Agree but we also need strict rules about gun free zones.
As soon as Minnesota passed a “shall-issue” carry permit law my wife and I both got our permits as soon as possible. There is required training in the applicable law of self-defense in MN, and there is also a shooting test requirement. We did that three times while we were living there.
When we moved to NW Wyoming my MN permit was not valid, but (back then) out-of-state visitors could open-carry in WY but not concealed (that has since changed). I renewed the address on my MN permit so that when I needed to go back to finish closing on the old house I was legally carrying. After one year’s residency in WY we could legally carry concealed and I allowed my MN permit to expire. But lately my wife is thinking about some out-of-state travel through non-constitutional carry states, and so I’ve gotten my WY carry permit.
There is no classroom training required and there is no shooting test requirement. If you can prove that, at some point in life, you’ve had some kind of firearms training you’re good to go after a criminal investigation done by the State of WY.
Just a question: How would a proposed carry permit reciprocity bill reconcile the vastly different levels of training and shooting tests throughout the various states?
I know that is one reason why MN refuses to recognize WY permits, and so in return WY refuses to recognize MN permits. I’m not saying that ANY carry permit is a good thing (the US Constitution is plainly and obviously clear on the topic), but here we are.