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Captain38 - thanks for the update. My contact at the FL DoCS/DoL says he's still waiting to hear back from Capt. Weir. So it would seem that he's either swamped, or just doesn't want to reply to Florida's request.
It is also possible that they are considering whether or not FL's laws are compatible enough... the text of Florida's law allows for a few options that are not necessarily "training":
-Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a similar agency of another state
-Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or military service
-Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in this state or a county or municipality of this state, unless such license has been revoked for cause
Hunters education requires no firearms proficiency training... even if it did it would not be a concealable gun (i.e. pistol or revolver.)
"Evidence of experience" ought to be as good as training, but that
isn't the letter of SC law.
Simply having an old license was a legitimate reason from granting one under the new statutes... but means the licensee may or may not have received "training".
What I find interesting is that SLED still seems to be making the decision with regards to whether or not another states laws are "good enough". That's why I'm a huge proponent of state legislation that requires a state to accept ANY OTHER state's concealed weapons permit.
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