I am a resident of Virginia, and will be doing some traveling in Delaware this summer. The Delaware Attorney General says they will honor a CCW permit from Florida, but not Virginia. Apparently Delaware will honor permits from states that require "proof of training in firearms safety." The training requirements to obtain a CCW in Virginia and Florida are almost identical (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-308, Florida Statute 790.06), with the exception of a possible Florida requirement that a NRA instructor must maintain records certifying that he/she has observed the student safely handle and discharge a firearm.
I plan to petition the Delaware AG to accept Virginia CCW permits on the basis that the Virginia and Florida training requirements are the same. The one thing I'm not sure about is whether Florida requires the applicant to submit a certification that they have safely handled and discharged a firearm (my reading of the statute says they do not). Florida does not publish their CCW permit online.
For those of you who have a Florida CCW, did you have to submit certification that you safely handled and discharged a firearm? Or, was certification that you completed a course taught by a NRA instructor sufficient?
Thanks,
Bryce
I plan to petition the Delaware AG to accept Virginia CCW permits on the basis that the Virginia and Florida training requirements are the same. The one thing I'm not sure about is whether Florida requires the applicant to submit a certification that they have safely handled and discharged a firearm (my reading of the statute says they do not). Florida does not publish their CCW permit online.
For those of you who have a Florida CCW, did you have to submit certification that you safely handled and discharged a firearm? Or, was certification that you completed a course taught by a NRA instructor sufficient?
Thanks,
Bryce