From the Putnam County (NY) Shooters Webside Utah SB 36
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About Utah Senate Bill 36
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In case you haven't heard, there's a bill that has passed the Utah legislature that's about to be signed into law by the governor, referred to as Senate Bill 36 (SB36).
Utah was getting some grief from some reciprocating states, since residents of these other states were only obtaining the Utah CFP, and bypassing the CCW permit from their home state. SB36 is intended to protect Utah's reciprocity agreements with these states by requiring that non-residents applying for a Utah CFP have a permit in their home state prior to applying in Utah. This requirement was recently amended to read:
(4)(a) In addition to meeting the other qualifications for the issuance of a concealed firearm permit under this section, a nonresident applicant who resides in a state that recognizes the validity of the Utah permit or has reciprocity with Utah's concealed firearm permit law shall:
(i) hold a current concealed firearm or concealed weapon permit issued by the appropriate permitting authority of the nonresident applicant's state of residency
Many people have read this change to the bill, and misinterpreted it to mean that your home state must recognize Utah's CFP in order for you to apply for a non-resident permit. This would mean that New York residents could no longer apply for and receive a Utah CFP.
Again, this is a misinterpretation of the law.
SB36 simply requires that an applicant who resides in a state that does recognize the Utah CFP must obtain his/her home state pistol permit before obtaining the Utah CFP. Residents of states that do not recognize the Utah CFP still do not need a permit in their home state to apply.
This change was actually made to protect those of us living in hightly restrictive states like New York. Originally, the bill simply required that all non-resident applicants first obtain their home state permit. However, to in order to protect the rights of those living in states like New York and New Jersey, where a pistol permit is difficult to obtain, and Illinois and Wisconsin, where no CCW permits are issued, the home state permit requirement was amended to be limited to residents of states that recognize the Utah CFP.
Ain't that just like the Utah legislature? They're more concerned about our civil liberties than our own state legislatures.