The Maine Governor has signed a Constitutional Carry bill into law, meaning Virginians won’t need a Maine permit to carry concealed when visiting Maine!
I have looked at the wording of the new law and, contrary to the article below, it DOES appear to apply to non-residents.
As you know I was born in Maine, my wife was born in Vermont, and raised in Maine. This means I have family and friends all through Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, and chances are if I’m not in Mass, I’m in Maine or Vermont.
Of course Vermont has NEVER had carry laws…and has never needed them. Maine and New Hampshire only require permits for concealed carry. So yeah this is just awesome, for me who won’t need to renew my permit (Free Money!) but also for my family and friends who won’t need to be bothered by that pointless permission slip, or for the sad number of people who realize that you can NEED a gun.
I’ve certainly told several Maine friends to get a gun, get a restraining order, and get their carry permit. Now they can simply get a gun and a holster, and worry about the restraining order which simply supplies you with a very useful paper trail in case you need to use the gun.
Also couple that with this story!
As promised, Gov. Maggie Hassan has vetoed a bill that would have allowed anyone who can legally own a gun to carry it concealed without a license.
Jay once described New Hampshire Pistol Permit as “Why Bother?”. It’s $10 to residents, the form is one page long. There is no training requirements. The permit isn’t even laminated or have a picture. I’m not sure what the legal requirements are but generally you get it back inside of a week, if not while you wait.
I wonder if this will set a chain of events like Texas Open Carry. Oklahoma got their OC first, and that was an embarrassment to Texas, especially when the anti-gun shoot-outs didn’t happen.
Now New Hampshire is Bordered by three states….two with open carry, and the other Massachusetts.
Seriously, that is going to SMART!
So great work Governor LePage!
