Madcap_Magician
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I have to give a hat tip to the Florida Department of Agriculture.
My wife and I are taking the kids to Wyoming for Grand Tetons National Park for a week in July... first major family vacation since, um, ever.
Wyoming doesn't recognize Minnesota carry permits, but does recognize Florida non-resident permits, so I started the process.
Florida requirements are both greater and lesser than Minnesota permits- the administrative requirements are higher, since Florida permits are photo IDs, and you need to be fingerprinted. But Florida goes out of their way to help you out with the process, even if you do it completely by mail like I did.
Interestingly I didn't have to redo any education- almost any firearms course seems to count, and unlike Minnesota, course validity doesn't expire, so I literally just photocopied a five-year-old class certificate and mailed it in.
1. They will mail you a full application packet, including fingerprint cards, at no cost. The packet includes a unique tracking number that you can use to verify the status of your application online.
2. Once you mail it in, you can check the status of your application online, by phone, or by live internet chat.
3. And most importantly... they have 90 days to issue a permit, but mine was approved and sent for printing/mailing in four weeks from receipt of my application packet.
That's some nice customer service there.
My wife and I are taking the kids to Wyoming for Grand Tetons National Park for a week in July... first major family vacation since, um, ever.
Wyoming doesn't recognize Minnesota carry permits, but does recognize Florida non-resident permits, so I started the process.
Florida requirements are both greater and lesser than Minnesota permits- the administrative requirements are higher, since Florida permits are photo IDs, and you need to be fingerprinted. But Florida goes out of their way to help you out with the process, even if you do it completely by mail like I did.
Interestingly I didn't have to redo any education- almost any firearms course seems to count, and unlike Minnesota, course validity doesn't expire, so I literally just photocopied a five-year-old class certificate and mailed it in.
1. They will mail you a full application packet, including fingerprint cards, at no cost. The packet includes a unique tracking number that you can use to verify the status of your application online.
2. Once you mail it in, you can check the status of your application online, by phone, or by live internet chat.
3. And most importantly... they have 90 days to issue a permit, but mine was approved and sent for printing/mailing in four weeks from receipt of my application packet.
That's some nice customer service there.