Gary Slider
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The Virginia State Police have dropped Tennessee from their reciprocity listing. I have heard nothing about this from anyone and I have inquired via email to the VSP about this.
Virginia Drops Reciprocity With Tennessee
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uh-oh
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I have heard nothing, either. I had been told by several instructors from various areas in the state the list could grow, but it would never shrink. I thought it might have been BS when I heard it, but is this rescinding the result of governmental proceedings or of a clerical error?
71Commander
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tagin.
symeva
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I refer all of you to the VCDL's VA-Alert from May 7: VCDL VA-Alert May 7,2008
"If you live in Virginia, but work in Tennessee and carry a gun with a Virginia CHP, please read.
Virginia and Tennessee used to have a written reciprocal agreement to recognize each others CHPs. Tennessee told Virginia that they could not find their copy of that agreement and suggested each state simply recognize each other's permit unilaterally.
That sounded like a reasonable idea, as one would think that nothing would really change.
WRONG.
It turns out that Tennessee has a provision in their law that says if you live in a state that does NOT have a written reciprocal agreement and you work in Tennessee more than 30 hours a week for more than six months, then you MUST get a Tennessee CHP in order to carry there!
I just got off the phone with Tom Lambert of the Virginia State Police and he is going to be checking into this ASAP. I will advise as soon as I hear back."
Perhaps they couldn't find it after all? :/ How you could lose something like that is beyond me...
"If you live in Virginia, but work in Tennessee and carry a gun with a Virginia CHP, please read.
Virginia and Tennessee used to have a written reciprocal agreement to recognize each others CHPs. Tennessee told Virginia that they could not find their copy of that agreement and suggested each state simply recognize each other's permit unilaterally.
That sounded like a reasonable idea, as one would think that nothing would really change.
WRONG.
It turns out that Tennessee has a provision in their law that says if you live in a state that does NOT have a written reciprocal agreement and you work in Tennessee more than 30 hours a week for more than six months, then you MUST get a Tennessee CHP in order to carry there!
I just got off the phone with Tom Lambert of the Virginia State Police and he is going to be checking into this ASAP. I will advise as soon as I hear back."
Perhaps they couldn't find it after all? :/ How you could lose something like that is beyond me...
Intune
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Thanks a bunch VA. You Hatfield guys just stay on your side of the Bristol line.
Jake McCoy
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jpr9954
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I was just about to make a comment about Bristol VA/TN and Intune beat me to it.
Can you imagine walking down Main Street and being legal on one side of the street and not the other? Too bad we don't have national reciprocity!
Can you imagine walking down Main Street and being legal on one side of the street and not the other? Too bad we don't have national reciprocity!
crimsonaudio
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FYI, the TN DoS was notified and this has been corrected: http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms_Reciprocity.shtm
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