Thursday, October 1, 2009

Utah's Governor wants to prevent out of state residents from getting Utah permits

http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2009/09/utahs-governor-wants-to-prevent-out-of.html

Utah's Governor is pushing for a change in their permitting laws. If
the permit fees aren't covering the costs of renewal, that seems easy
to fix. As to monitoring certified instructors in other states, that
seems easy to fix by just requiring that they are certified by the
state that they are in and requiring that they show proof of good
standing ever so often. Anyway, Utah isn't the only state that offers
this option for nonresidents.

The governor told a news conference the other day that he's all
for Utah standing tall for the Second Amendment. But he thinks what
happens in Utah, in terms of concealed-carry permits, should stay in
Utah.

He said he doesn't want the Beehive State to be the wholesale
clearinghouse for anyone outside the state who wants a permit,
particularly when the state can't track an outlander's activities and
he might do something "inappropriate." The governor's right. . . .

Under the principle of reciprocity, Utah's concealed-carry permit
is recognized in 33 other states. Because Utah's permit is relatively
cheap ($65.25, plus the cost of photos and a one-session training
course), and the class is rudimentary, out-of-staters have made a run
on Utah permits. So far this year, the state has received 57,000
applications for permits, and for the first time, the state issued
more permits to people from outside the state than to Utahns in the
fiscal year ended June 30. At that time, Utah was riding herd on about
177,000 active permits.

The situation with instructors is similar. Last fiscal year there
were 516 certified instructors outside the state and only 346 inside
it. . . .

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