ago and have a CCW permit that is good for life, unless I am convicted of a crime. In some states, you can get a CCW just because the Sheriff has the hits for your sister! Until ALL states handle CCWs as seriously as they should be handled, full reciprocity is simply not possible. Gerhead67 Alan if I don't have any felony convictions on my record which IS checked. There is no reason to deny me a piece of paper to carry a concealed weapon. This is "The United States of America" and if a state issues you a permit then all other states should honor it like a license to drive an automobile, If I had to submit my prints to do this I would be ok with that, but here in N.H. we respect ones right to privacy. Ben Austin I n our town here in Maine they issue about 65 permits , the man who signs them has lived here all his life. He knows each person on a personal level, he knows who is in trouble with the law and who is not, and yes he has even refused a permit to a family member he didn't think should have one ! Most of the people that cause trouble here nowadays seems to have drifted in from parts unknown or are druggies. Just the other day the news had a fatal shooting where three people broke into a home and attacked the homeowner and he shot