Can I get a CCW permit in a state that is not my own?

[zahc]

I'm spending the summer in Bozeman, MT, but I (unfortunately) live in OH. I don't have an OH CCW permit because I was 20 years and 362 days old when I left. Now that I'm in montana I'd like to get a CCW permit so that I can be indifferent to my state of concealment when hiking or fishing. Packing.orf lists these as the required documents:

* Photocopy of a Firearm safety Course Certificate. (Hunter Safety, NRA safety Course Etc).
* State Drivers License or State Photo ID.
* Picture of Applicant.

I don't have any MT documents, so does this mean that I can't get a MT CCW permit?

Also, I found this on packing.org:

From various reports, concealed carry is allowed outside of organized cities, towns, railroad camps, logging camps, etc.

Do they mean concealed carry without a permission slip? Since I only really plan on carrying while in the woods, would I be home free?

 

[Snake Eyes]

You can often get a permit in a state other than the one you reside in. I hold Washington, Nevada and New Hampshire permits, as well as my resident permit in AZ.

I might suggest you ask these questions back at Packing.org--you're much more likely to get specific, knowledgable help. I also seem to recall a little box on each state page, in the upper right, that states whether that state issues permits to non-residents.

 

[Thefabulousfink]

IIRC, open carry is legal in MT (check with a local LEO first). If your going to be out in the woods, just strap on your hogleg and go.

 

[Pilgrim]

It appears from Packing.org that Montana does not issue CCWs to non-residents.

You might consider getting a Florida non-resident CCW. However, summer will probably be over by the time you receive your Florida CCW.

Pilgrim

 

[RNB65]

Call the state police and ask them. They can tell you what the state laws are on CCW requests.

 

[Henry Bowman]

Packing.org says that Montana does not issue non-resident permits. So, you can't get one from there if you are still an OH resident. You might consider getting a non-resident permit from a state MT recognizes (if any). As you know, you have to apply in person in OH. If you change your residence to MT (get a new DL there), then you will probably have to change back in the fall when you come back here. Probably not worth the trouble and time.

 

[zahc]

I heard you on the open carry. However I go hiking with a lot of people from my place of work/school, who may or may not be hoplophobic, but I guess they'd just have to get over it.

Plus, I found this under Exceptions:

(i) a person who is outside the official boundaries of a city or town or the confines of a logging, lumbering, mining, or railroad camp or who is lawfully engaged in hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, hiking, backpacking, farming, ranching, or other outdoor activity in which weapons are often carried for recreation or protection; or
(j) the carrying of arms on one's own premises or at one's home or place of business.

(emphasis mine)

I LOVE this state. I'm so moving here. Why did my family ever settle in OH?

 

[TallPine]

Do they mean concealed carry without a permission slip? Since I only really plan on carrying while in the woods, would I be home free?

Looks like you answered your own question before I got here ... Yes, you can carry concealed pretty much anywhere outside incorporated city limits without a permit (IOW, about 98% of the state).

Open carry is legal everywhere (except schools, courthouses, etc) but you might get hassled for it. Nobody has ever bothered me while buying gas, etc - one of these days when(if) I'm not in a big hurry to just get something and leave town, I'm going to try it at Walmart.

As I read the law, theoretically you would be legal to carry concealed without a permit while hiking, etc in a city park - since the key word in the law is or as you have already noted.

Still seems silly to have laws regulating whether or not your shirt is tucked in

 

[venom600]

Welcome to Bozeman, . Outside of town, nobody will bug you about open carry. In town, you might get a few sideways looks, though. YMMV. I got a CCW to avoid the extra attention.