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A friend and I are planning to apply for Idaho Enhanced Carry Permits. We are both Washington residents with valid concealed permits for our state, which is one of the requirements for the Idaho Enhanced permit. The other requirement is successful completion of an approved instruction course in Idaho.
So my friend goes to the indoor range to which he belongs (located in Idaho) in order to sign us up for the required class. The "expert" at the counter tells him we can take the course, but other states won't recognize our Idaho Enhanced Permit because we aren't residents of Idaho.
This appears to be mostly hogwash, as nearly every state I plan on visiting in the near future (MT, ID, UT, AZ, NM) with the exception of Colorado, honors non-resident permits issued by other states.
Perhaps the gun counter "expert" meant to say "some other states" won't honor non-resident permits, but that's not what he said. And what he said was enough to stop my friend from signing us up.
Long story short, and I'm sure this isn't news to most here, but standing behind a gun counter doesn't make you smart; and it's important to know the laws yourself and not just swallow whatever you are told by gun counter experts (or any other experts, for that matter).
"Trust But Verify" - Ronald Reagan
Also, I would note that HandGunLaw.us is a very helpful site.
So my friend goes to the indoor range to which he belongs (located in Idaho) in order to sign us up for the required class. The "expert" at the counter tells him we can take the course, but other states won't recognize our Idaho Enhanced Permit because we aren't residents of Idaho.
This appears to be mostly hogwash, as nearly every state I plan on visiting in the near future (MT, ID, UT, AZ, NM) with the exception of Colorado, honors non-resident permits issued by other states.
Perhaps the gun counter "expert" meant to say "some other states" won't honor non-resident permits, but that's not what he said. And what he said was enough to stop my friend from signing us up.
Long story short, and I'm sure this isn't news to most here, but standing behind a gun counter doesn't make you smart; and it's important to know the laws yourself and not just swallow whatever you are told by gun counter experts (or any other experts, for that matter).
"Trust But Verify" - Ronald Reagan
Also, I would note that HandGunLaw.us is a very helpful site.
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