Does Missouri Accept Online Concealed Carry Classes?

July 07, 2022 | Admin |

UPDATE: The below article was written prior to Jan 1st, 2021 and at the time it was written one could take an online class and apply for a Virginia non-resident permit. That is NO LONGER TRUE. This article is outdated and the reader should note that Virginia no longer accepts online training. The main takeaway? In Missouri you need to take an in-person class to qualify for the permit and there is no longer any loophole to get around that.

There has been an influx of companies that have appeared on the internet offering online video only concealed carry classes. In addition to our own in-person training network and online store, we also offer an online concealed carry course.

If you have been researching trying to understand the implications for Missouri and online concealed carry training, this article will serve as a guide to navigating all the state specific laws and will help clarify what you need to know.

The first thing to be clear on is that ONLY Virginia will issue a permit to any person in the country, who has taken an online only concealed carry class, and mails paperwork in remotely. None of the other 49 states will do that. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean that there are no implications for Missouri as we will clarify below.

The Online concealed carry classes have become popular nationwide because the Virginia Non-Resident permit is valid in 29 states of the country. So, while an online only class only qualifies a person to get a Virginia permit, that Virginia permit is still valuable in 28 states other than Virginia.

Now, the map below represents the states that honor the Virginia Non-Resident permit and as you can see Missouri is green on this map. This effectively means that you can in fact obtain a Virginia Non-resident permit INSTEAD of our Missouri permit and legally carry concealed in Missouri the same as someone who has the Missouri permit.

Now that doesn’t mean it’s the best option, only that it is a legal option you have. Here are a few reasons we think you should strongly consider taking the required Missouri training and obtaining a Missouri permit.

So please consider checking our class schedule and taking an in-person training course here locally!

Now regardless of all that, it is also worth noting that independent of the Virginia Non-Resident permit being an option for the local carrying of a concealed firearm or not, a lot of people choose to obtain it in addition to a local permit since it can also expand the number of states where you can legally carry.

Specific to Missouri if you have our local permit and also choose to take an online concealed carry class and obtain a Virginia Concealed Carry permit, then you would add Nevada to the list of states where you can now carry. That is state that does not honor the Missouri permit but does honor the Virginia Non-Resident Permit.

So if you are interested in expanding your reciprocity via the Virginia Non-Resident permit you can learn more about our Online Concealed Carry Class here.

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