NEW MEXICO GUN LAWS
New Mexico CCW QUICK FACTS
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Permit Information
New Mexico gun laws are some of the least restrictive in the United States. The State operates on a “Shall Issue” policy. Permits are not issued to non-residents but your out-of-state permit can be transferred over to a New Mexico one. Open carry is legal without a permit but you will need a permit to conceal carry. Applicants for a permit must be 21 or older, completed a firearms training course, and meet other criteria.
New Mexico Reciprocity Map
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New Mexico CCW license recognition
Idaho – New Mexico will only honor Idaho’s Enhanced Permits.
New Mexico CCW Permit
New Mexico is a “shall issue” state.
Residents only.
The permit is valid for 4 years.
- Must be 21 years of age or older.
- A citizen of the United States.
- Complete a firearms training course.
- A resident of New Mexico or is a member of the armed forces whose permanent duty station is located in New Mexico.
- You are not a fugitive from justice.
- You have not been convicted of a felony in New Mexico or any other state or pursuant to the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction.
- You are not currently under indictment for a felony criminal offense in New Mexico or any other state or pursuant to the laws of the United States or any other jurisdiction.
- You are not otherwise prohibited by federal law or the law of any other jurisdiction from purchasing or possessing a firearm.
- You have not been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a mental institution.
- You are not addicted to alcohol or controlled substances.
- You have satisfactorily completed a firearms training course.
- You have not received a;
- conditional discharge, a diversion or a deferment or been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a misdemeanor offense involving a crime of violence within the ten year period preceding application;
- been convicted of a misdemeanor offense involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs within five years immediately preceding the application for a concealed handgun license;
- been convicted within the ten year period preceding application of a misdemeanor offense involving the possession or abuse of a controlled substance; or
- been convicted of a misdemeanor offense involving assault, battery or battery against a household member.
- Federal Law – Prohibits the following persons
WITH CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT
Where You Can Carry
- State parks
- State and national forests
- Road side rest areas
- Vehicle
- All areas of the state – except those listed below
Where You Cannot Carry
- Public schools, colleges and universities, except in a vehicle if older than 19
- Preschools
- Law enforcement agency facilities
- Courts, any State, County, Municipal or Tribal Court
- State wild life management areas
- Tribal land
- Public buses
- Airport security zones
- On private property where the owner has posted signs indicating that you may not carry or if the owner tells you that you cannot
- Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by Federal Law.
Details on New Mexico Gun Laws
New Mexico Contacts
Department of Public Safety
Concealed Handgun Unit
Hours
Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed
Contact
Address 6301 Indian School Rd NE
CityAlbuquerque, NM 87110
Phone (505) 841-8053
Email NMCC.Questions@state.nm.us
So , is open carry of a loaded firearm legal in mm? I am used to doing so on occasion in my home state
Yes, i open carry on multiple occasions and in front of law inforcement.
There are a lot of states listed on the map above that show reciprocity with New Mexico; however, the New Mexico Department of Public Safety says otherwise: https://www.dps.nm.gov/reciprocity There is NO reciprocity with: Utah, Iowa, Montana, South Dakota, Alabama, Kentucky, Vermont, Wisconsin, Indiana, etc., etc. This information should be corrected. Thank you.
Don’t look at the NM DPS website for reciprocity states. The website information is outdated and is definitely incorrect. They are trying to have it corrected but they have no idea when it will be done.
Anthony Segura, NM DPS Concealed Carry Instructor #556
Going from Az to NM with a Az concealed carry permit would I be legal to carry in New Mexico.
Anthony ,I then went one step further and checked each state I planned to travel through plus uscca’s site map too!