MAXIMUM RECIPROCITY: the most states in which a person from each state can carry, and the permits to obtain to do that.

The permit holder is assumed to be 21 years of age or older.The first step is to acquire a resident permit from your home state. I will deal with those who cannot in a later section. Next1, acquire an Idaho Enhanced non-resident permit. If your state recognizes North Dakota permits, you can apply for a North Dakota non-resident permit instead.2By itself this permit grants you reciprocity with every state except:The ten states that do not recognize out-of-state permits: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Rhode Island. Of these ten, Connecticut issues non-resident permits to all US residents3, and RI issues permits to any person who has a permit from their home state.The five states that do not recognize non-resident permit: Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania4, and South Carolina. Michigan recognizes all resident permits, and Florida issues non-resident permits, so they are not a barrier to maximum reciprocity.After that, you will need to apply for Connecticut and Rhode Island permits, and a Florida permit if they do not recognize your resident permit.Finally:If you are a resident of Washington, Idaho, California, or Nevada, apply for an Oregon permit;If you are a resident of Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, or Virginia, apply for an Illinois permit.Here's a table of every state that issues permits to ordinary citizens and the maximum number of reciprocating states their residents can obtain. The base count is 39: Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Rhode Island, and the 35 states that honor the Idaho Enhanced non-resident permit. The total is calculated by counting the number of yes answers, adding 39, and subtracting 1 if the state was mentioned in the previous sentence so that it is not counted twice.StateCO honorsPA honorsSC honorsEligible for ILEligible for ORMaximum reciprocityArkansasyesyesyesyesno43Idahoyesyesyesnoyes43Mississippiyesyesyesyesno43Texasyesyesyesyesno43Alaskayesyesyesnono42Arizonayesyesyesnono42Georgiayesyesyesnono42Kansasyesyesyesnono42Kentuckyyesyesyesnono42Louisianayesyesyesnono42Missouriyesyesyesnono42North Carolinayesyesyesnono42North Dakotayesyesyesnono42Ohioyesyesyesnono42Oklahomayesyesyesnono42South Dakotayesyesyesnono42Tennesseeyesyesyesnono42Virginiayesnoyesyesno42West Virginiayesyesyesnono42Wyomingyesyesyesnono42Michiganyesyesyesnono41Floridayesyesyesnono41Alabamayesyesnonono41Coloradoyesyesnonono41Indianayesyesnonono41Iowayesyesnonono41Montanayesyesnonono41New Hampshireyesyesnonono41New Mexicoyesnoyesnono41Pennsylvaniayesyesnonono41Utahyesyesnonono41Wisconsinyesyesnonono41Delawareyesnononono40Nebraskayesnononono40Nevadanonononoyes40South Carolinanonoyesnono40Californianonononoyes40Illinoisnononoyesno40Oregonnonononoyes40Washingtonnonononoyes40Mainenonononono39Marylandnonononono39Massachusettsnonononono39Minnesotanonononono39New Yorknonononono39Connecticutnonononono38Rhode Islandnonononono38But what if you are a resident of Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, or Vermont, which issue permits only in cases of tangible threats to life or not at all? Or maybe you live in a no-issue California county? Idaho requires you to have a permit from your home state, so you can't take the easy route.Surprisingly, you can still get almost as much out-of-state reciprocity as the least reciprocal issuing states. An Arizona or Texas non-resident permit grants reciprocity with every state except the fifteen described above, Minnesota, and Washington. After that, you can obtain non-resident permits from Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, and Washington, giving you 37 states of reciprocity. A California resident could apply in Oregon for a 38th.This is my third attempt at answering this question. I made errors in my previous two attempts, but I'm fairly sure I got it right this time.Footnotes:1 This step is unnecessary if your resident permit is from Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, or North Dakota. It is recognized by every state that recognizes.2 There may be another permit that fills in all the fillable holes. For example, Louisiana residents could instead apply for a Utah permit, thereby gaining reciprocity with Delaware. But the Idaho Enhanced permit is recognized widely, is available widely, and makes this explanation easier. I don't care to go through every state and determine its optimal permits for maximum reciprocity when this one permit does most of the job.3 As far as I can tell. They say they will only issue to residents of "recognized jurisdictions", and nowhere do they say what those are.4 Nothing in PA statutes specifies that they do not recognize non-resident permits, but the Attorney General's office says they do not, and so do all their reciprocity agreements (except the one with Missouri). I am not sure how this applies to the states that PA grants unilateral reciprocity without an agreement, but few of them issue non-resident permits anyway, and the ones that do require you to be employed in the state or something like that. via /r/CCW https://ift.tt/2CaAdQw