It cost my Wife and I $7626.00 to legally Carry a Handgun in 44 States!

[clandestine]

What is SLED?

On the phone so hard to look it up.

Good on you and your wife for putting forth this tremendous effort, even at great cost to you both.

Thank you.

SLED is the agency in SC that deals with reciprocity.

SLED

 

[Inigoes]

For $6,529, can she vote in those states too?

 

[clandestine]

For $6,529, can she vote in those states too?

Unfortunately no, she isn't a Democrat.

 

[3paul10]

Holy schmoly!

 

[clandestine]

Holy schmoly!

I can only carry in 43 states. Them darn coppers can carry in 50 states. That means cops are 14% more privileged than I am which makes me 3% jealous.

 

[Cal68]

Holy cow! I am really impressed with the OP's list (Congratulations, Sir!) but sad that he had to spend so much to exercise his constitutional right. I am hoping for good news from SCOTUS this summer.

Cal68

 

[Ponder_MD]

"Rights" for the wealthy. Unbelievable.

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Great thread. Interesting.

AMERICA has unabashedly become RULES FOR THEE BUT NOT FOR ME

That is not what our forefathers designed. That is not what the Constitution defines and establishes.

 

[platekiller]

I’m lucky. My WV license covers me in 37 states (I think that’s the current count). I only really travel around the area (WV, VA, MD, PA) so if there was a way to get MD I would be set.

 

[Bountied]

In PA can't you just ask for permission from the CLEO? Seems like PA has more common sense than Marilandistan?

 

[alucard0822]

PA has a $20 cap on the fee by law, and 90% of the time is less than 5 days to issue one. Mail it in, and it's $20 and a stamp, do the online and they add a $5 "convenience fee"

 

[thanatron]

I renewed my FL non res permit a few months ago. I submitted my photo using my cell phone and had my prints done at a small business in Gaithersburg http://www.americanident.com/

I submitted everything online and had my update ID card in 3 weeks.

No need to have an LEO do them.

 

[slsc98]

The Carry Permit Process can be a convoluted, laborious, and expensive process depending on where you want to carry. Depending on the State/Jurisdiction, the Carry Permit Process is nearly impossible …

… have Carry Permits from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Utah, Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. We are in process for our Connecticut and Massachusetts Carry Permits. …

$6579.00 is not a typo. That number does not include the cost of our Carry Firearms, Purchase Licensing/Paperwork Fees, or Carry Equipment.

…

Insane isn’t it?

U.S. Supreme Court, are you listening?

What an incredibly awesome, comprehensive and informative dissert!

Kudos to y’all (MDS is a pretty darn wide audience but, your post would probably benefit an even wider, National audience of CCW supporters and activists).

I couldn’t help but think about how now that I’m retired, it’d take at least $6,579.00 to get me to even want to go to MD, CT or MA … actually, any state where the permit process is convoluted, laborious or hints at the impo$$ible …

Like the Vatican, I imagine the USSC have a hard time hearing past their funded security details and bubbles …

Still, you and the missus have got to be members of a pretty small % of American private citizens (who aren’t DemonRat Party payrollers, anyway)

 

[clandestine]

Holy cow! I am really impressed with the OP's list (Congratulations, Sir!) but sad that he had to spend so much to exercise his constitutional right. I am hoping for good news from SCOTUS this summer.

Cal68

Thank you. I too am praying for good news from SCOTUS.

 

[clandestine]

"Rights" for the wealthy. Unbelievable.

I am far from wealthy, but you are right. The costs I listed are things that the less fortunate can't pull off, and many middle class Americans can't afford.

 

[clandestine]

What an incredibly awesome, comprehensive and informative dissert!

Kudos to y’all (MDS is a pretty darn wide audience but, your post would probably benefit an even wider, National audience of CCW supporters and activists).

I couldn’t help but think about how now that I’m retired, it’d take at least $6,579.00 to get me to even want to go to MD, CT or MA … actually, any state where the permit process is convoluted, laborious or hints at the impo$$ible …

Like the Vatican, I imagine the USSC have a hard time hearing past their funded security details and bubbles …

Still, you and the missus have got to be members of a pretty small % of American private citizens (who aren’t DemonRat Party payrollers, anyway)

Thank you for the kind words. I'm sure we are a small minority of, non L.E., non wealthy, and non politically connected who can carry in so many places.

We do have plans to travel for our business and will be limiting our destinations to places that allow us to carry. That was our primary motivation outside of getting our resident carry permits.

 

[pbharvey]

I doubt anyone in a law making capacity is aware of this information. I also doubt many of them care but that's besides the point. I hope there's a way you can get this info out to a wider audience. It looks like there's no equity in the second amendment.

Worse than the cost to carry is the cost to not carry when it costs you the wellbeing of yourself or a loved one.

Great thread.

 

[clandestine]

I’m lucky. My WV license covers me in 37 states (I think that’s the current count). I only really travel around the area (WV, VA, MD, PA) so if there was a way to get MD I would be set.

WV has some great reciprocity. I think you can carry in CO. I can't because they don't accept MD.

MD does allow for business owners from out of state to get a MD permit. You need to do business in Maryland to qualify. Last I was told you need at least 6 invoices showing business activity in MD.

 

[clandestine]

I doubt anyone in a law making capacity is aware of this information. I also doubt many of them care but that's besides the point. I hope there's a way you can get this info out to a wider audience. It looks like there's no equity in the second amendment.

Worse than the cost to carry is the cost to not carry when it costs you the wellbeing of yourself or a loved one.

Great thread.

Agreed. I doubt any "policy maker" cares about the burdens these permit schemes put on law abiding Americans.

I hope this information makes some people aware the permit system is completely unfair and a legal minefield when traveling.

Thank you for the kind words.

 

[clandestine]

In PA can't you just ask for permission from the CLEO? Seems like PA has more common sense than Marilandistan?

From my understanding it's very easy for a PA Resident to get a carry permit.

Non Residents have to have a home state permit first and then they have to find a PA Sheriff's Department willing to issue a Non Resident Permit. Not all PA Sheriffs will accept a non resident permit from my understanding.