⁠Can I Carry in New Mexico?

Resident Permits New Mexico Honors (20)

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming

Conditions: Carry the license; one concealed handgun at a time.

Vermont issues no carry permits at all.

A resident permit means a permit issued by the state you live in.

Non-Resident Permits in New Mexico

Yes, some. New Mexico honors non-resident permits from: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.

Tap a permit to see why and the official source. Shown for a visitor who lives in New York; for another home state, use the coverage checker.

• New York (NYPD) non-resident license (held by someone who lives outside New York)Not honored

  NM DPS's table marks New York 'No' under 'New Mexico will accept'. official source

• Florida non-resident permitHonored

  NM DPS's table says New Mexico will accept Florida concealed carry licenses; the page does not limit this to residents of Florida (DPS FAQ: reciprocity covers out-of-state licenses issued to a person who is not a New Mexico resident). official source

• Utah non-resident permitNot honored

  NM DPS's table marks Utah 'No' under 'New Mexico will accept'. official source

• Pennsylvania non-resident permitNot honored

  NM DPS's table marks Pennsylvania 'No' under 'New Mexico will accept'. official source

• Arizona non-resident permitHonored

  NM DPS's table says New Mexico will accept Arizona concealed carry licenses; the page does not limit this to residents of Arizona (DPS FAQ: reciprocity covers out-of-state licenses issued to a person who is not a New Mexico resident). official source

• Texas non-resident permitHonored

  NM DPS's table says New Mexico will accept Texas concealed carry licenses; the page does not limit this to residents of Texas (DPS FAQ: reciprocity covers out-of-state licenses issued to a person who is not a New Mexico resident). official source

• Virginia non-resident permitHonored

  NM DPS's table says New Mexico will accept Virginia concealed carry licenses; the page does not limit this to residents of Virginia (DPS FAQ: reciprocity covers out-of-state licenses issued to a person who is not a New Mexico resident). official source

• Maryland non-resident permitNot honored

  NM DPS's table marks Maryland 'No' under 'New Mexico will accept'. official source

• Connecticut non-resident permitNot honored

  NM DPS's table marks Connecticut 'No' under 'New Mexico will accept'. official source

• Washington DC non-resident permitNot honored

  DC does not appear on NM DPS's recognition table at all. official source

• New Jersey non-resident permitNot honored

  NM DPS's table marks New Jersey 'No' under 'New Mexico will accept'. official source

Also honored here: non-resident permits from Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina.

Know Before You Go

Only ONE concealed handgun on your person at a time (licensees); no carry while impaired; banned in schools, universities (except in vehicle), courts, tribal land without permission, licensed liquor establishments (limits).

Can a visitor get a New Mexico permit? No. New Mexico issues permits only to its own residents.

Check Your Own Permits

Pick where you live and every permit you hold. See how many states you can carry in, and which permit would add the most.

Official Sources

• dps.nm.gov

Every answer on this page comes from the 2A613 reciprocity map, built from these official state pages and checked again every night.