Yep. Someone in the class just posted this today:
The state's licensing requirement has to meet federal standards--the licensing process has to, for example, require a background check. The ATF calls such NICS-exempting licenses "permanent Brady permits", and other federal agencies call them "ATF-qualified permits."
https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/permanent-brady-permit-chart
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/bcft15st.pdf
I assume that the state must ask for the exemption. I cannot otherwise imagine why, for example, the thorough carry license application process required in such anti-gun jurisdictions as MA, CA, CT, DC, NY, NJ, MD and RI don't qualify.
Now I understand.
The state's licensing requirement has to meet federal standards--the licensing process has to, for example, require a background check. The ATF calls such NICS-exempting licenses "permanent Brady permits", and other federal agencies call them "ATF-qualified permits."
https://www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/permanent-brady-permit-chart
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/bcft15st.pdf
I assume that the state must ask for the exemption. I cannot otherwise imagine why, for example, the thorough carry license application process required in such anti-gun jurisdictions as MA, CA, CT, DC, NY, NJ, MD and RI don't qualify.
Now I understand.