VA-ALERT: Good news for Virginians traveling to Maine

[OakRidgeStars]

VA-ALERT: Good news for Virginians traveling to Maine

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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.

IMPORTANT NOTE: As I understand it, the new law won’t become effective until sometime in October, so DO NOT carry concealed in Maine for the time being. Once a firm effective date is set, I’ll let everyone know.

VCDL has supported Constitutional Carry here in Virginia for years. We plan to make it a top priority in 2016, with a bill already lined up to do so.

Here is a link to an article on the law - ignore the mention of only applying to residents:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/ ... QX20150708

or

http://tinyurl.com/nh67mwm

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Here is a link to the new law:

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/b ... 9&snum=127

or

http://tinyurl.com/p4wzp6j


Congratulations to the gun-rights groups in Maine for a great victory!




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[wittmeba]

I read this today am.

I agree it is good news for Maine, but if traveling from Va - look at the states you must drive through to get there.