When I started the ball rolling to get that Utah conceal carry permit, it only added Washington and Wisconsin to the states I could carry in over the widely accepted Florida permit.
As of February 1, 2016 I will have to add Virginia to the list of states where the Utah permit works and the Florida permit doesn't.
Other states affected: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
As of February 1, 2016 I will have to add Virginia to the list of states where the Utah permit works and the Florida permit doesn't.
Other states affected: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
West Virginia, Michigan, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah permits are still good.
Yes, they just up and declared half the country's carry permits were no longer up to snuff for being "weaker" than Virginia's. They've gone from recognizing 30 to 5.
This also means your Virginia permit is no longer valid in Florida. Our reciprocity term is simple, you take our permit, we take your resident permit. Happily, Florida has a pretty simple procedure for non-residents to get a FL toter's license.