Why no West Virginia reciprocity?
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:25 am
Why doesn't Texas have CHL reciprocity with West Virginia? I ask because, when I visit my parents in Virginia, the nearest free range is in West Virginia (George Washington National Forest). It's not like open carry would be a huge deal--it is a national forest after all, and I probably would OC anyway-- but every additional state helps promote our RKBA.
WV is shall-issue, issues permits at 21, and conducts background checks on applicants. They make reciprocity agreements (VA and KY so far, plus a number of states recognize their permit). The only issue is that permits are issued by the sheriff of each county, but it appears to be relatively standardized as far as I can tell from PDO, and it does not seem to have stopped reciprocity agreements before--Idaho, Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina and more have reciprocity agreements with Texas, and have their permits issued by the county sheriff.
After all, every state counts. Maybe someone can tell me why we do not have reciprocity--I will not make any disparaging comments about inbreeding or the illiteracy of WV licensees here even though I should be obligated to do so as a native Virginian . Just kidding--I know lots of West Virginians who are very nice people AND know the alphabet.
But in all seriousness, why not West Virginia? Am I missing something, or has West Virginia simply been overlooked?
WV is shall-issue, issues permits at 21, and conducts background checks on applicants. They make reciprocity agreements (VA and KY so far, plus a number of states recognize their permit). The only issue is that permits are issued by the sheriff of each county, but it appears to be relatively standardized as far as I can tell from PDO, and it does not seem to have stopped reciprocity agreements before--Idaho, Colorado, Missouri, North Carolina and more have reciprocity agreements with Texas, and have their permits issued by the county sheriff.
After all, every state counts. Maybe someone can tell me why we do not have reciprocity--I will not make any disparaging comments about inbreeding or the illiteracy of WV licensees here even though I should be obligated to do so as a native Virginian . Just kidding--I know lots of West Virginians who are very nice people AND know the alphabet.
But in all seriousness, why not West Virginia? Am I missing something, or has West Virginia simply been overlooked?