TFred
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Regular_Joe wrote:
Utah and Florida are recognized as the most widely accepted permits in the country, with Utah edging out Florida on total number of states accepting, last I heard. Of course, what is best for you depends entirely on where you plan to travel.
The Utah requirements are similar to Virginia, except fingerprinting is always required, not just in some areas, and the training course must be given by a Utah-certified instructor. Additionally, you must submit a passport style photo, as the permit itself is plastic with your photo embedded, similar to a driver's license.
The two most significant drawbacks to holding only a Utah permit that I have found are that the State Police does not accept an out-of-state permit as an exception to the one-handgun-per-month rule, and there is debate over whether an out-of-state permit would grant you exemption from the Federal 1000 foot Gun Free School Zone legislation. I have read that law, and I personally believe it should work, but that is certainly not clearly established, and nobody in their right mind would want to test it. There are many who believe the Fed GFSZ law would not pass constitutional muster anyway, which is why nobody is ever charged with violating it. At least not that crime by itself.
IANAL. Contrary evidence to my ramblings are always welcome.
TFred
Regular_Joe wrote:
In a nutshell, yes. In fact, I hold only a Utah permit, and I refuse to get a Virginia permit until they close the gaping crater at the Clerks of the Court offices that would leave my personal information on a CHP application wide open to nosybodies and subject to public disclosure by anyone who sees fit to do so.
Utah and Florida are recognized as the most widely accepted permits in the country, with Utah edging out Florida on total number of states accepting, last I heard. Of course, what is best for you depends entirely on where you plan to travel.
The Utah requirements are similar to Virginia, except fingerprinting is always required, not just in some areas, and the training course must be given by a Utah-certified instructor. Additionally, you must submit a passport style photo, as the permit itself is plastic with your photo embedded, similar to a driver's license.
The two most significant drawbacks to holding only a Utah permit that I have found are that the State Police does not accept an out-of-state permit as an exception to the one-handgun-per-month rule, and there is debate over whether an out-of-state permit would grant you exemption from the Federal 1000 foot Gun Free School Zone legislation. I have read that law, and I personally believe it should work, but that is certainly not clearly established, and nobody in their right mind would want to test it. There are many who believe the Fed GFSZ law would not pass constitutional muster anyway, which is why nobody is ever charged with violating it. At least not that crime by itself.
IANAL. Contrary evidence to my ramblings are always welcome.
TFred
