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Originally Posted by Photoman44
Interesting. Sounds like NM is not going to reciprocate with any state that gives a license to a non-citizen?
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New Mexico No Longer Recognizes Utah
Concealed Carry License
Santa Fe—Effective immediately New Mexico will no longer recognize concealed carry licenses
issued by the State of Utah for the purposes of reciprocity in New Mexico, as the requirements for
licensure in Utah do not meet the standards required in New Mexico statute. Rules governing the
concealed carrying of weapons and issuance of licenses require that training and other provisions
be as stringent or substantially similar to New Mexico requirements.
Questions concerning licenses obtained from Utah by New Mexico residents have made it
necessary to reevaluate which states will be recognized as valid in New Mexico.
“We’ve had situations where certain concealed carry instructors in New Mexico solicit clients with
the promise that if they train here and obtain a Utah license, which entails significantly less
training than does a New Mexico license, it will qualify here,” said Department of Public Safety
Secretary John Denko. “This is incorrect, and is nothing less than an effort to circumvent New
Mexico concealed carry requirements which are designed to protect the public safety while
honoring individual rights under the Second Amendment of the constitution.”
The state will also review the status of eighteen other states currently recognized on an informal
basis, with the intent of entering into written agreements with these states to ensure compliance
with New Mexico law. These states are: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wyoming.
New Mexico currently has a written reciprocity agreement in place with Texas; the status of this
agreement will remain unchanged.
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I believe, amoung other things, the lack of a live fire qualification may be an issue (as well as the fact that NM isn't collecting their $100).