Hello! I'm a new user and long story short I'm getting transplanted from PA to DE (closer to work, lower property taxes). I currently hold a PA LTCF and an AZ CCW permit. I was recently told that if I become a DE resident that my AZ permit which has reciprocity with DE is no longer valid for carrying in DE so by changing my DL I would suddenly be carrying illegally which seems insane. This makes no sense to me. How can they say they have a reciprocity agreement if they don't honor the permit from another state on the list? How is this legitimate? Has anyone attempted to challenge this rule, are there any cases where someone has been nailed for living in DE while carrying a permit from a state with a reciprocity agreement? I'm extremely wary of the DE CCDW process with the flaming hoops they make you jump through. I have no interest in taking out an ad in the paper so I can tell would-be thugs in Wilmington where they can go to steal legally owned firearms, on top of that I don't even know the requisite number of people in New Castle who would be comfortable with signing off on that. Of course that is in addition to the outrageous fees they charge compared to PA. I'm not sure what to do at this point. I've considered just dashboard carrying once I cross into DE, but I think that if I happen to be wearing an empty crossbeed and get stopped by police with a gun on the dashboard they might assume I was concealing and then it would be my word against theirs...and that's not a headache I want either. I'm not sure what to do. I'm almost considering not carrying at all rather than be subject to DE's sillyness. It seems to me if you have a reciprocity agreement with another state they ought to either honor it or not honor it without this gray area which only serves to entrap the law abiding.
Am I missing something here? Do I have any other options? Any feedback is greatly appreciated! I'm not sure what to do. I've worked very hard to keep anything that I may or may not own off government lists and I would prefer to keep it that way and honestly DE's process does not seem worth the trouble and I'm sure they planned it that way on purpose.
Am I missing something here? Do I have any other options? Any feedback is greatly appreciated! I'm not sure what to do. I've worked very hard to keep anything that I may or may not own off government lists and I would prefer to keep it that way and honestly DE's process does not seem worth the trouble and I'm sure they planned it that way on purpose.