The "Utah" thread got me thinking, so I dug around a bit and found this:

http://www.handgunlaw.us/LicMaps/ccwmap.php

Build a map of your CCW legality. Utah and TX gets me covered in 35 states. Pretty much everybody else doesn't permit CCW or is state issued only.

Just thought somebody might find this handy.

The "Utah" thread got me thinking, so I dug around a bit and found this:

http://www.handgunlaw.us/LicMaps/ccwmap.php

Build a map of your CCW legality. Utah and TX gets me covered in 35 states. Pretty much everybody else doesn't permit CCW or is state issued only.

Just thought somebody might find this handy.

33 for ole Kentucky all by herself. Thank God for Gold Star Carry states.

33 for ole Kentucky all by herself. Thank God for Gold Star Carry states.

Nice, I got 30 for TX, Utah would give me OH, WA, WV, NV, and NH in addition.

Just a reminder, Colorado (and I think Florida, but I'm not sure on that) doesn't recognize nonresident permits, even if they are from a state that Colorado does otherwise recognize. Our legislature flipped out when they realized that Coloradoans were mailordering Utah and Florida permits (because they were faster and cheaper than Colorado ones) and not bothering to spend money here too... so they forced the issue. :rolleyes:

Florida does recognize out of state CCW

The "Utah" thread got me thinking, so I dug around a bit and found this:

http://www.handgunlaw.us/LicMaps/ccwmap.php

Build a map of your CCW legality. Utah and TX gets me covered in 35 states. Pretty much everybody else doesn't permit CCW or is state issued only.

Just thought somebody might find this handy.




Thanks for the link!

My ID CCW allows me more coverage than I thought.




How does/can one get a CCW from another state :) ?

Florida does recognize out of state CCW

Nonresident is different than out of state--my Colorado permit is recognized in Florida, but if I had a Florida permit, it would not be recognized in Colorado, unless I was a Florida resident. Colorado does recognize out of state permits, but they don't recognize nonresident permits no matter what state they're issued by.

That means that CCW in Colorado is against the law for California residents, because Colorado doesn't recognize a California permit, and they also don't recognize a permit from a state you don't live in, even if they recognize permits from that issuing state.

No, I don't think it's right (I think it's BS, hence the :rolleyes: in my earlier post here) but it's the law for now.

LIVING IN AZ.....

I have family in NY...

does NY recognize anyone except themselves?

what is the permiting process that differs that some states accept others etc... what is different that they all don't accept each other?

Nonresident is different than out of state--my Colorado permit is recognized in Florida, but if I had a Florida permit, it would not be recognized in Colorado, unless I was a Florida resident. Colorado does recognize out of state permits, but they don't recognize nonresident permits no matter what state they're issued by.

That means that CCW in Colorado is against the law for California residents, because Colorado doesn't recognize a California permit, and they also don't recognize a permit from a state you don't live in, even if they recognize permits from that issuing state.

No, I don't think it's right (I think it's BS, hence the :rolleyes: in my earlier post here) but it's the law for now.




Dude, you got me confused :confused: :flipoff2: !




Can you further clarify the highlighted point???

Unless I'm reading the map wrong; It says differently than you do.

LIVING IN AZ.....

I have family in NY...

does NY recognize anyone except themselves?

what is the permiting process that differs that some states accept others etc... what is different that they all don't accept each other?



It's mostly bureaucracy.

What he is saying is true of a lot of states, Michigan is a prime example.

They will accept permits from other states via a reciprocity agreement. If Illinois issued permits (which they don't. :shaking:) I would be able to legally carry in Michigan.

I have a Florida permit, which would be recognized by Michigan if I were a resident of Florida. Michigan doesn't recognize ANY non-resident permit (and neither does Colorado, apparently) and therefore, because my state does not issue resident permits, there is no legal way for me to get a right to carry in Colorado or Michigan.

I wish SCOTUS would force all states to recognize another state's permit under the full faith and credit clause of the U.S. Constitution. It'd end this debate forever, and "no issue" states would become "shall issue" overnight and have to deal with it.

I don't understand why they expect everyone to be a lawyer just to be able to lawfully defend themselves. It's about time they put a stop to that bullshit.

Dude, you got me confused :confused: :flipoff2: !




Can you further clarify the highlighted point???

Unless I'm reading the map wrong; It says differently than you do.

I think he is saying they reciprocate the CCW of other states but only if you are a resident of the state from which you have your CCW.
So me as a NJ resident can get a Florida Non Resident CCW but Colorado would only recognize it if I was a Florida resident

My fawkin head hurts now!!! :homer:

Thanks for the map, although it seems to have missed that SC now recognizes VAs permit. Either that or I misunderstood what it said, which is likely at this point in the day.

Yep, like others have noted, and Tim's provided other examples of.

Colorado recognizes a bunch of other states' permits.

They do not recognize any permits where the carrier and the permit are from two different states. You must be a resident of the issuing state, for Colorado to recognize your permit (assuming your issuing state is on Colorado's list).

Colorado's formal reciprocity agreement, incidentally, consists of "we'll honor yours if you honor ours". At least California makes the claim of "no other state meets our standards of training"... Colorado goes straight to the junior-high friends list technique.

Some states (Alaska for one?), as I understand it, recognize any other states' valid permit, which would be nice if it were the case everywhere, but I suspect we'll have to wait out the upcoming presidential administration before we see any logical national carry law progress.

I have family in NY...

does NY recognize anyone except themselves?


no.

I'm good in 33 states. The states I can't carry in....well, I wouldn't go there anyhow.

Just a reminder, Colorado (and I think Florida, but I'm not sure on that) doesn't recognize nonresident permits, even if they are from a state that Colorado does otherwise recognize. Our legislature flipped out when they realized that Coloradoans were mailordering Utah and Florida permits (because they were faster and cheaper than Colorado ones) and not bothering to spend money here too... so they forced the issue. :rolleyes:

Hmmm, I just asked a similar question on the Utah CCW thread. Bureaucracy in action.:shaking:

Wow that sucks. You gotta jump thru hoops to get a CCW permit in CT and its pretty much not valid anywheres. WTF.