NM reducing reciprocity

[mrjam2jab]

Somebody from NM must have friends in Philly...

NM DPS

DPS Press Release
New Mexico No Longer Recognizes Utah Concealed Carry License
April 23, 2010
Contact: Peter Olson
(505) 827-3361

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.

[ABuck]

No, I'd bet it was the asshole from NY pissing in their pond.



http://newmexicoindependent.com/5049...ol-enforcement

[ungawa]

What is up with the Mexican states? First Nevada, now New Mexico...

[BCI Instructor]

Perhaps if enough non-residents of New Mexico contacted the Governor's office or similar there, this could be changed ...

For example, a "West Virginia" type solution would seem to address the problem without penalizing others.

Like WV, New Mexico residents might be required to carry in NM on a NM issued permit, without affecting non-residents.

If the possible negative tourism impact was brought to their attention, it might be enough to alter their take on the "problem" ...