FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   Monday, July 27, 2015
CONTACT:  Sara Rabern  (605) 773-3215 

Training Course Set for Enhanced Concealed Carry Gun Permit
 

PIERRE – Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that rules for the enhanced concealed carry gun permit were approved last week by the Interim Rules Committee. September 23, 2015 has been set aside for the initial training class to be held at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre. Instruction for this class will be provided by National Rifle Association certified instructors and the Division of Criminal Investigation.

The application for the Enhanced Use of Force Training Course can be found at this link:
http://dci.sd.gov/LawEnforcementTraining/EnhancedConcealedPistolUseofForceTraining.aspx

During the 2015 legislative session the South Dakota Legislature enacted an enhanced concealed carry option in order to allow qualified South Dakotans to meet the requirements of the other States carry law for when they travel. South Dakota’s current permit law remains in place for which South Dakota has reciprocity with the following 26 states that recognize our current concealed carry permit: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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