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12/17/2009 4:54:08 PM EDT
What are the benifits to, or is there a law requiring, a new citizen with a CCL from another state (Fl) to also aquire an Ar. permit before it expires.
12/17/2009 5:58:29 PM EDT
[#1]
Not sure if there is a law, but here is the benefit, as I saw it. No renewal class. You just pay the fee and it is good for 5 years, and I believe AR now has more states with reciprocity than FL. It also keeps you from waiting for the NICS check when purchasing a firearm.





Here is what I did. I moved here and an a Florida Non Resident permit. You have to surrender your permit to get the AR permit. About a year before it expired, I got a New Hampshire non resident permit (its like $20 or less and recognized by AR). I did not like the idea of not having a permit. The day it arrived, I went to the State Police, had my fingerprints done, paid my fee, surrendered my FL permit and submitted my application for transfer. Thirty or so days later, I had my AR permit, good for 5 years.

 
12/17/2009 6:31:47 PM EDT
[#2]
Quoted:
Not sure if there is a law, but here is the benefit, as I saw it. No renewal class. You just pay the fee and it is good for 5 years, and I believe AR now has more states with reciprocity than FL. It also keeps you from waiting for the NICS check when purchasing a firearm.

Here is what I did. I moved here and an a Florida Non Resident permit. You have to surrender your permit to get the AR permit. About a year before it expired, I got a New Hampshire non resident permit (its like $20 or less and recognized by AR). I did not like the idea of not having a permit. The day it arrived, I went to the State Police, had my fingerprints done, paid my fee, surrendered my FL permit and submitted my application for transfer. Thirty or so days later, I had my AR permit, good for 5 years.  



Very resourceful. I've a friend in Mi. who carries about five different permits and NH is one, I never asked his story on so many permits. Time w/o a permit is a concern for myself also.
12/17/2009 8:15:19 PM EDT
[#3]
Doesn't make sense you have to turn in your FL permit to get the AR one.  I can call or apply for a FL permit now and they will mail it to my address here in AR.  Unless it's simply using the FL permit to acquire the AR one.
12/18/2009 5:55:32 AM EDT
[#4]
I need to get one of these
12/18/2009 12:59:02 PM EDT
[#5]
I can get a CHL from FL in the mail but I cant get a CHL here in AR because I am not a US citizen. I am a permanant resident but accordint to the law of AR that means I am not allowed to defend my self or my family who are US citizens. I think that stinks.
what do you think. should I have the right to complain or should I shut up.
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12/18/2009 1:25:18 PM EDT
[#6]
i know several people of your status with chls. Who told you that it bars you from having one?

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12/18/2009 1:29:00 PM EDT
[#7]
Do what you gotta do, get the FL permit or take the next step in legal status.  Should be an easy(er) leap if your family is already naturalized. No lists
12/18/2009 2:33:28 PM EDT
[#8]
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i know several people of your status with chls. Who told you that it bars you from having one?

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and when they come up for renewal they will most likley be denied

read the forms.  you have to be a US citizen to have a CHL in Arkansas
in the box where they ask for citizenship number I have nothing to put and
thats been the problem. I am no longer eligible because the "Bill" was amended
in 2007 to read that a person had to be a US citizen to be issued a CCW permit
what sucks is I moved to AR and had to wait a year before I could get a CHL and
while I waited they changed the law



Arkansas does not issue concealed handgun licenses to non-citizens. See Arkansas Code 5-73-309 for details. However, Arkansas recognizes the permits issued by several other states. But they will not be honored for non-citizens, but a couple points in the wording were unclear. Use caution


as for my family they are all born us citizens for me to become a US citizen is to costly
6K to be exact and there are other complications because I still own things in AUS that make money
so realy its just way too costly

I have tried to get my CHL a few times and its always the same problem. I was told to hire a Lawyer and get
him/her to get a letter from the Govenor allowing me to have a CHL but there again its going to take money and time.

the words "But they will not be honored for non-citizens" realy sucks because if I did get an out of state CHL it
would do me no good here. I spend most of my US time in arkansas about 90%


12/18/2009 4:25:16 PM EDT
[#9]
thats odd. It used to say resident. Off topic, you ever shoot idpa at casa?

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12/18/2009 4:31:06 PM EDT
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thats odd. It used to say resident. Off topic, you ever shoot idpa at casa?

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