Just renewed my non-resident CCW for Utah. Never been there and don't plan to go anytime soon. I also have a non-resident CCW for Florida. And I live in New Jersey. So why have these permits for states in which I do not live? One word: reciprocity. These two permits have reciprocity agreements with 36 other states. Unfortunately, when I obtained them one included Pennsylvania. I find myself in PA quite a bit for both business and pleasure. The whole scheme was about being able to carry legally (I won't carry illegally) in the keystone state, and the plan looked good right up until Pennsylvania pulled their reciprocity with other states. Ah, the best laid plans....
Forget obtaining a CCW in New Jersey. Unless you're LEO or can show a legitimate extreme need, NJ ain't happening. I refuse to fool around with shady things like establishing a bogus Pennsylvania residency. I'm determined to play it straight or not at all.
My hope is that a change of governors in Pennsylvania may lead to a reinstatement of that CCW reciprocity. Meanwhile, I lock my Glock in my range bag and ammunition in a separate lockbox.
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