California resident, Florida LTC, carry in Iowa.

[Left Coast Conservative]

I just received my Florida license to carry a concealed weapon, and decided to double check the laws of states where I want to carry a weapon, one of which is Iowa.

Now, the Iowa Department of Public Safety publishes this FAQ that states that one does not have to be a resident of the state issuing their LTC.

However, the NRA-ILA has this chart clearly showing that Iowa seems to require that the person must be a resident of the state that issues their permit.

Does anyone know which is correct?

I have sent an e-mail to the Iowa DPS requesting a clarification, but I thought the question would be of interest to Calguns reader as well.

[press1280]

I'm almost positive you're fine. The only people who can't carry on another state's LTC is Iowa residents. The NRA-ILA link is wrong IMO.

[Gray Peterson]

I DPS is correct. NRA-ILA is not. Carry.

[Window_Seat]

Agreed, that the NRA-ILA is wrong... The Iowa faq states that it will recognize non-resident permits, according to the bill.

http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/SF2379_Reprinted.pdf

SENATE FILE 2379
BY GRONSTAL
(COMPANION TO 6267YH BY
McCARTHY)
(As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 27, 2010)

Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 724.11A Recognition.
A valid permit or license issued by another state to any
nonresident of this state shall be considered to be a valid
permit or license to carry weapons issued pursuant to this
chapter, except that such permit or license shall not be
considered to be a substitute for an annual permit to acquire
pistols or revolvers issued pursuant to section 724.15.

It doesn't specifically state that the permittee can be a non-resident, but if they wanted the permittee to be a resident, it would have been specified, so you're good to go.

Erik.

[GaryV]

Your CWFL should have come with a list of states (on a yellow/golden sheet of paper) with whom they have reciprocity. The list tells which states only accept resident licenses. I don't believe Iowa is one, so you should be fine.

[Quiet]

AFAIK...
The following states only honor resident permits from the states they honor:
CO
FL
NH
ME
MI
SC

So, for example...
CO will honor the AZ permit from a AZ resident, but will not honor the AZ permit from a CA resident.

[Left Coast Conservative]