Is a Utah or Arizona license still worth it?

**lagco** · November 30th, 2017, 08:45 AM

Pardon the side-track, but didn't DE announce that in the coming year they will no longer honor the current reciprocity agreements ?

**jaseman** · November 30th, 2017, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by punxsutawneypete

Since you are going to be in AZ, I strongly recommend getting a license from there. I have licenses from states I am likely to spend time in because I do not relish the idea of trying to explain the concept of reciprocity by the side of the road at night.

That's my current plan. Will probably Get UT at the same time, as most classes around here are acceptable for both states.

**scruff** · November 30th, 2017, 02:03 PM

Picking up Ohio was a big benefit of the out-of-state permits for us Western Pennsylvanians, but Ohio takes our own licenses now, so I don't see a huge benefit any more.

**boo** · November 30th, 2017, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by lagco

Pardon the side-track, but didn't DE announce that in the coming year they will no longer honor the current reciprocity agreements ?

They retracted it and now say that are evaluating the requirements of other states to determine which permits they'll honor. They'll announce January 2018 if there are any changes. If they decide to stop honoring a particular state's permit, it will be effective January 2019. I have UT but I'm worried they're going to stop honoring permits without live-fire requirements and applied for FL for that reason.

**Frizratz** · December 3rd, 2017, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sgt.K

In no particular order:

1. I regularly (once or twice a month) travel into Delaware for matches, and often stop at Cabelas on my way home. Either UT or AZ make this possible, while "PA only" does not.

2. Keep in mind that you may car-carry in IL - just DON'T get out of the car with it. Use the poofa search function for details.

3. Avoiding both MD (especially from your area) and IL on a trip of that length wouldn't add a proportionally significant number of miles, but avoiding NM when travelling to AZ could/would, so having AZ would be helpful.

4. If memory serves, UT is cheaper to get and to renew.

5. I got both my UT and AZ almost 5 years ago from the same instructor(s). I don't know if that's an option on the west coast of PA.

IANAL

P.S. - Some SC politician (AG?) has signed on to a document promoting National Reciprocity. Odd that he doesn't push for it in his own state. Would make a drive to FL more pleasant...

I did the same thing for the same reasons. I pass into DE 4 or 5 times a week.