Reply #7: Update from Florida...

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Under both states' reciprocity laws, any Pennsylvania resident with a permit to carry a concealed weapon does not need a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Florida.

But, in what Philadelphia police and prosecutors deem a "loophole" in the reciprocity law, Pennsylvania residents who were denied a permit or had theirs revoked are allowed to get one from Florida - through the mail - which then must be honored here.

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams and Gun Permit Unit commander Lt. Lisa King spoke out against the loophole and said that Florida's standards for granting concealed carry permits are far more lax than Philadelphia's.

But Pennsylvania gun-rights advocates said that Philadelphia's standards for granting permits are far more restrictive than anywhere else in the state and thus they are forced to go elsewhere, like Florida, to legally carry here.

"Pennsylvania feels our standards are as rigorous as their own but Philadelphia apparently has a different standard than the rest of the state," McElroy said. "Our legislation allows us to deal with states, not municipalities. That's what the law dictates."

Overall, Florida has issued 70,228 nonresident permits.emphasis added
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/83865682.html

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