yhtomit
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Right now I have a PA CCW. I understand that it will no longer be valid once I move to another state, as I am planning to do in June (to Washington).
However, I am trying to figure out exactly when I enter the residency limbo re: CCW, for which I see a couple of possibilities:
- Is it on leaving the driveway in Pennsylvania with the intent to reach Seattle? (At that point, though mail delivered there will reach me, and I will still have stuff in PA -- this is my mom's house -- which I will not yet have moved until a later trip, I could not in good conscience say that's "where I live.")
- Is it on entering the state of Washington having intended to reside there? That's the situation as described to me re: state residency for the purposes of determining whether parties are of diverse citizenship for the purposes of Federal jurisdiction in court. Paraphrased: "Cross the border into the state of intended residence in your car / moving van / bicycle, and BOOM, you're a resident."
However, there's residency and residency: There are situations where it's preserved elsewhere, even with little evidence (if you're in one state "temporarily" but consider yourself to reside elsewhere), and aspects of residency where minimum time must elapse. (Getting in-state tuition, for instance, or being eligible for a CCW.)
To curtail my own rambling: the upshot I want to know is whether my PA CCW will be valid through the course of (at least my initial) journey West.
Since my move will be in at least two phases, I think it would be fair to argue that I am still a PA resident (with a futon, dishware, clothing, etc. in Harrisburg), but would rather have a definitive answer about how moving affects CCW.
Yes, I will seek this information from multiple sources, but as we all know from gunshops and LE officials, not everyone agrees sometimes on what the law is. (Unless it's easy and clear, like the 2nd Amendment )
Thanks for any insight!
timothy
However, I am trying to figure out exactly when I enter the residency limbo re: CCW, for which I see a couple of possibilities:
- Is it on leaving the driveway in Pennsylvania with the intent to reach Seattle? (At that point, though mail delivered there will reach me, and I will still have stuff in PA -- this is my mom's house -- which I will not yet have moved until a later trip, I could not in good conscience say that's "where I live.")
- Is it on entering the state of Washington having intended to reside there? That's the situation as described to me re: state residency for the purposes of determining whether parties are of diverse citizenship for the purposes of Federal jurisdiction in court. Paraphrased: "Cross the border into the state of intended residence in your car / moving van / bicycle, and BOOM, you're a resident."
However, there's residency and residency: There are situations where it's preserved elsewhere, even with little evidence (if you're in one state "temporarily" but consider yourself to reside elsewhere), and aspects of residency where minimum time must elapse. (Getting in-state tuition, for instance, or being eligible for a CCW.)
To curtail my own rambling: the upshot I want to know is whether my PA CCW will be valid through the course of (at least my initial) journey West.
Since my move will be in at least two phases, I think it would be fair to argue that I am still a PA resident (with a futon, dishware, clothing, etc. in Harrisburg), but would rather have a definitive answer about how moving affects CCW.
Yes, I will seek this information from multiple sources, but as we all know from gunshops and LE officials, not everyone agrees sometimes on what the law is. (Unless it's easy and clear, like the 2nd Amendment )
Thanks for any insight!
timothy