[b]Wyoming Reciprocity Problems!!!!!!!!![/b]

[Gary Slider]

Wyoming has put up a new list of states they will honor. There is a couple problems with it. They list Iowa and Maine as states they honor and will honor their permit/license. They also left off a few states that honor their permit already. Their new law states they will honor anyone who honors theirs.

I just talked to the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and pointed out that the Governor of Iowa has not even signed their reciprocity bill yet and even if he did their new law does not go into effect till 1/1/11. Maine is not reporting that they have signed an agreement with WY. They told me they were signing agreements before listing states. I explained to them that some states would not sign agreements and ask how Iowa could sign if they didn't even have reciprocity in their law yet. I didn't get an answer to that.

I would not depend on the Wyoming Official Site for carrying in other states or carrying in their state. I was told they would get back to me after they took another look at their list.

Wyoming has also cut down on their site information. They have a notice up that this is due to budget cuts. Again I would be very cautious if traveling to Wyoming or if a Wyoming permit/license holder traveling to those states they have listed. Check with the state you will be traveling to. The DCI site states this at the top of their listing of states" "those states are listed below for convenience only. However, this listing has no legal effect."

I will not add anything to the Wyoming page at Handgunlaw.us till I hear back from them and am sure that the states they have listed already honor their permit/license. I will post an update when info becomes available.

 

[22-rimfire]

Wow. No GA yet. The South is pretty solid. Even SC listed.

Gary, you have a great site and it has become a standard reference. I once checked on what states PA honored as I traveled there a lot. They did not list TN. Your site did list it as having reprocity. Contacted the Attorney General's in both states and it was not more than a couple months and both states recognized the TN permit. It may have been coincidence or I might actually have helped the cause. I don't know.

 

[Gary Slider]

GA should be on the list as GA honors theirs. They left other state off their list that honor their permit. I actually sent them an email with links to the other states official sites with contact info to confirm with them that those states honored their permit/license. Even got an email back thanking me for the info.

 

[searcher451]

That's terrific information, Gary. Thanks so much for posting it here -- and for your website in general. It's a wonderful resource for all of us who travel. We are planning a trip to Yellowstone this summer, and I'm hopeful that the Utah permit I carry will be sufficient when the time comes.

Think of the nonsense we have to endure just to exercise out Constitutional right.