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which states have realy easy to get non-res. carry permits?

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just curious here, which states have realy easy to get non-res. carry permits? i looked into a non-res. pennsylvania permit, but it says no restrictive states, like wisconsin, so i thought there might be others i might 'collect'. everyone welcome to comment, please toss a link or two, to speed the application process up. thanks.
 

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I live in Illinois and I have a Pa. license to carry. I also know of many more people from my state that have one.

Did you contact Centre Co. ?? Sheriff Denny Nau is the man .

I recieved mine Jan 2008


I just remembered someone saying that Pa. was going to change things and you would have to appear in person to get a permit . I thought that was to start next year though.

All I had to do was send a photo copy of my F O I D card and a copy of my DL.sent those along with the form and 26 dollars and 13 days later I had the license.
 

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WI residents can apply for a PA permit. I just sent my app in last week. Being from Wisconsin makes it even easier. No copy of a current ccw or a FOID since WI doesn't issue permits. As with any permit holder in WI though, still no legal CC in public inside state lines though.

I'm also looking at FL. I stopped traveling since I got out of the service, but just in case I get to vaca somewhere, I'd like to have a permit to carry either OC or CC. With a PA and a FL it looks like it is reciprocal in most states. Even better for me is for the FL permit all I have to send in for training verification is a copy of my DD-214 (discharge papers).
 

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Some state non-res permits that are very easy to obtain, such as NH, require a resident state CC which obviously isn't an option for WI residents.

FL is easy to get with a clean record and a handgun training course. It is a favored permit for many I know in IL who face the same lack of resident state CC as WI residents. FL has recently expanded their reciprocity making it even better.
 

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McX wrote:
just curious here, which states have realy easy to get non-res. carry permits? i looked into a non-res. pennsylvania permit, but it says no restrictive states, like wisconsin, so i thought there might be others i might 'collect'. everyone welcome to comment, please toss a link or two, to speed the application process up. thanks.
no - you can get a PA LTCF by mail easily from Sherrif Denny Nau in Centre county, see my examiner article on this
 

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UTAH! And its valid in so many other states!

McX wrote:
just curious here, which states have realy easy to get non-res. carry permits? i looked into a non-res. pennsylvania permit, but it says no restrictive states, like wisconsin, so i thought there might be others i might 'collect'. everyone welcome to comment, please toss a link or two, to speed the application process up. thanks.
 

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deepdiver wrote:
Some state non-res permits that are very easy to obtain, such as NH, require a resident state CC which obviously isn't an option for WI residents.
This isn't the case. If you have ANY CC permit you can get a NH permit. I am a NC resident, been here all my life. I have a FLA, VA, & NH non-res. To get the NH permit I just sent in a copy of my VA non res permit and the other documents they required along with the fee.
 

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I went with Pa. first just to get started and it covered all the states around Illinois that I would be in. After that I went for the Utah license for two reasons.

1) It costs $65.25 and then only $10 to renew vs. Fla. costing $117

2) It covers Washington state where my daughter lives.

If you want to carry in Fla. you will have to get the Fla license though.
 

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deepdiver wrote:
Some state non-res permits that are very easy to obtain, such as NH, require a resident state CC which obviously isn't an option for WI residents.

FL is easy to get with a clean record and a handgun training course. It is a favored permit for many I know in IL who face the same lack of resident state CC as WI residents. FL has recently expanded their reciprocity making it even better.

If you live in a state that does not issue a permit, you can get a New Hampshire permit by submitting a letter from your local police, sheriff, state police or state criminal investigation dept. saying that they have run a background check and you have no disqualifying criminal history. Check the N.H. application site:

http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/permitslicensing/plupr.html
 
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sent off for the penn. permit today. going to study all of your recommendations, i realy appreciate the input. thanks everyone.
 

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zoom6zoom wrote:
downside to NH is they raised the cost from $20 to $100 this past year.
Yeah. I was quite disappointed to find that out. I missed it by a few days.


The FLA and NH ones are nice. The VA non res is tacky. It is basically a state police business card with your photo and personal info on the back and then they laminated it.
 
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well, i figure; i don't do credit cards, so instead i'll fill my wallet with non-res cards. now let's see, which one do they take here?.....................;)

or maybe a new commercial; non-res. don't leave home without it.:lol:
 

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PavePusher wrote:
deepdiver wrote:
Some state non-res permits that are very easy to obtain, such as NH, require a resident state CC which obviously isn't an option for WI residents.

FL is easy to get with a clean record and a handgun training course. It is a favored permit for many I know in IL who face the same lack of resident state CC as WI residents. FL has recently expanded their reciprocity making it even better.

If you live in a state that does not issue a permit, you can get a New Hampshire permit by submitting a letter from your local police, sheriff, state police or state criminal investigation dept. saying that they have run a background check and you have no disqualifying criminal history. Check the N.H. application site:

http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/permitslicensing/plupr.html
Thanks for the correction. I obviously either misread it last summer or misremembered.
 
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i've been rooting around on all the states. boy, some of these states permits are kinda pricey. i get the feeling they are doing a bit of 'revenue-ing'. they must have figured out selling permits to out of staters is a good way to fill the budget voids.
 
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