Utah CCW

[PDL]

Utah is supposed to get you the permit withing 60 days. But they've been backlogged. So they're saying 60 days from when your payment is processed. It seems to have been working out to less than 90 days. I don't care the wait in NJ is 'not gonna happen' unless you're an ex-cop, judge, or $$$$$.

Oh and if you're non-resident, double check the reciprocal states. A couple of them apparantly are reciprocal for residents only. It looks like you lose CO, MI, and FL if you're not a UT resident.
USA Carry - Open and Concealed Carry Information and Community has a good map system to check reciprocity. It's good for other info as well.

 

[reerc]

Since we are having to buy a Government license to exercise a Constitutional Right, there is great danger in requiring demonstration of shooting ability. Would you want to be required to take and pass ALL of the police course, including physical conditioning, to carry a gun? Neither would I.

Having taught both the UT course and other state courses that DO require firing, I think UT has it right. Actual pistol training courses, like the NRA's, sould be available and strongly encouraged, but not state mandated. In the OK carry course, the students get all wrapped around the axle worrying about "passing the shooting part" and don't listen during the LAW portion, when they should really be paying attention.

Some have the illusion that the firing check in a licensing course is actual defensive training; it is not. A good basic self-defense pistol course takes a couple of days, not a couple of hours, and should be taught separately. Everyone needs a good defensive pistol course unless previously trained, but NOT as part of the state-mandated course to get a license.

Good point sir.

 

[self protection]

I took the Co CCW class last January. It was a 15 hour class in one day. We shot at least 100 rds. I then took the Utah class which was just 3 more hours. No test on the Utah one. It took 3 months to get both permits. They both came on the same day.

 

[sixshot]

We just gave our second Utah CCW class, the instructor (a Lawyer) said there were 23,000 applications in for septemebr. There's been a real increase since November, wonder why!

Dick