MSNBC: Utah, Florida help non-residents pack guns

[RamboLiberal]

The one-third or so of American adults who can’t obtain permits to carry concealed weapons from their home states need only look to Florida and Utah — and their mailboxes — to legally carry hidden guns.

Because both states grant concealed-carry permits to non-residents and have reciprocal agreements with other states under which their permits are recognized, possession of a Utah or Florida permit gives non-residents the right to carry hidden firearms in as many as 32 other states — though often not the one in which they live.

Tens of thousands of gun owners have obtained the non-resident permits, and their numbers are surging.

That has helped fuel the larger debate over concealed-carry permits. Gun-rights activists say Americans who pack heat to defend themselves are exercising a legitimate right and have helped reduce the nation’s crime rate. Gun-control advocates say that there’s no proof that gun-toting civilians make the streets any safer and that looser concealed-carry laws are a recipe for disaster.

As the debate continues, the Utah and Florida permits are becoming ever-hotter tickets for out-of-state gun owners.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35819673/ns/us_news-life/

In my state of PA there are classes offered to obtain either a Utah or Florida permit or both. People taking the classes generally have a PA permit but they want the UT or FL permit to add states that don't honor their PA permit. For instance here in western part of PA we like to have the ability to carry in to our neighboring state of OH and though we now have repricity with WV in the past that was another reason to want the UT of FL permits.