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Keith B wrote:Which makes me wonder it your license would be honored in Florida even though they issued it??

Florida honors its own non-resident licenses. I've had no problems with it on my trips over there.

bestshotrange wrote:"Now, I'm hearing if a Texan is stopped with a Texas driver's license and a Utah CHL, they should expect to be on the side of the road for a very long time while their license is verified."

I chose to go with a Florida Non-Resident "CWL" rather than the Texas CHL and have not found this to be the case at all. I've had quite a few interactions with law enforcement in recent memory:

June 2009 (Houston, Traffic Stop)
July 2009 (Houston, Accident)
September 2009 (Houston, Witnessed DUI)
February 2010 (Houston, Witnessed Fatal Accident)
June 2010 (Houston, Traffic Stop)

All of these were quick with no problems whatsoever coming up about my out-of-state concealed carry license. It may be different for Utah licensees or in other parts of the state, but my experience with the Florida CWL has been perfect.

I have to say that I'm really disappointed to see someone this high up at the TSRA spew such nonsense about non-resident licenses. Why would a valid non-resident license raise "a red flag" to a LEO? There are quite a few perfectly valid and legitimate reasons for getting a non-resident license rather than the Texas license -- discouraging carry by law abiding non-resident licensees just seems silly to me. :(