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seamusTX wrote:I've said it before: Some teenagers are more mature than some "adults." Calendar age is a very crude standard.

VERY true. I've known 13-yr-old adults and I've known 30-yr-old children.

KFP wrote: . . . I think the best (most difficult) route is to somehow focus on the states limiting reciprocity solely because we issue to military under 21. If they decide they don't want those under 21 carrying in their state - just say that and let the rest of us do so.

I've slowly been working on states that appear to restrict us because of this and come up with Ohio, Oregon, Nevada, and New Hampshire. I'm still working on getting letters out to some lawmakers in those states, but it's at the bottom of my pile of things to do right now.

If we allow certain people under 21 to have a CHL, I don't see why that should be a problem. If someone is carrying under a CHL from another state, they have to obey the laws of the state they're in, which won't necessarily be the same as the laws where their license was issued. Same as driving.
So if some state doesn't allow anyone under 21 to carry, can't they just say that they only recognize the out of state licenses of people 21+? That allows them their state's right to set their own age limits but still allows reciprocity without forcing another state to change it's age limit to gain reciprocity.
(Not sure if that made any sense. Just saying that WA could allow reciprocity with Texans who are 21+, while here in TX, we could continue on as we're doing.)