New Mexico no longer accepts TN carry permit?

[vontar]

I just noticed today that New Mexico used to accept the TN carry permit and no longer does.

 2023 I visited parts of New Mexico.

 

Planning my next vacation i was checking the states I may be driving though and noticed New Mexico was red. I knew in 2023 it was OK.

 

Now per https://handgunlaw.us/states/tennessee.pdf   New Mexico no longer accepts TN carry permits since around 9/06/2025

 

9/6/2024 – New Mexico No Longer Honors the Tennessee Permit to Carry. Map Updated. 1309 In Places Off Limits Pepper
Spray etc on College Campus Updated. All External Links, Statutes and Admin Rules Quoted Have Been Checked and
are up to Date and Point to the Most Up to Date Edition of that Statute/Admin Rule and/or Document.

Any idea why they stopped accepting TN carry permit?

apears they honor several other states carry permit,  why don't they like us?

Edited yesterday at 06:24 PM by vontar
corrections

[Will]

That sucks. I worked there on/off fifteen years. They always had open carry and a lots of people did everywhere. Then they went to CC with shall issue  Is it because of online permits,18 yo active duty,something else.?   is open carry still on for anyone?

[deerslayer]

They dropped TN years ago after TN started a two tier system.  The new non-enhanced permit required less training and NM wasn’t happy about it.  

[vontar]

well guess that shows the importance of double checking before a trip.   best find out now.    Kind of sucks I enjoyed my time in NM.   

[vontar]

While in NW, Roswell 2 years ago, Walking down town waiting to to cross the street, some guy kept looking at him got to the other side and he said I recognize you from prison  .   Ever since I have wondered if it was a good recognize or a bad recognize.

I must have fit in well, another guy was complaining about all the out of town people (due to the eclipse) and I just said, they will go home in a day or 2.   pretty sure i pulled that one off as he seemed to accept me a local