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New Mexico Concealed Carry Laws (2026)
Conditional: A license is required to carry a loaded handgun concealed on your person.
A license is required to carry a loaded handgun concealed on your person. New Mexico issues licenses to residents (or stationed military) who are 21 or older. Visitors may carry concealed on a license from a state on New Mexico's list. New Mexico is not permitless for concealed carry. Open carry needs no license.
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Concealed Carry in states bordering New Mexico
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- ArizonaPermitted
No permit is needed to carry a concealed handgun at 21 or older if you may lawfully possess it. The law applies to any person, so visitors are covered as well as residents. Under 21, carrying concealed is a crime, even with another state's permit, unless you hold an Arizona permit issued at 19 or 20 on military service. Arizona also issues an optional concealed weapons permit at 21, or at 19 with qualifying military service. It is used for reciprocity in other states and where Arizona law requires a permit.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: azdps.gov · Full Arizona rule →
- ColoradoConditional
Colorado requires a permit to carry concealed, and the minimum age is 21. The permit is the Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP), shall-issue through county sheriffs; Colorado is not constitutional carry.
Verified Jul 2, 2026 · Source: cbi.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
- OklahomaPermitted
Oklahoma is a permitless-carry state (also called constitutional carry), so eligible persons 21 and older may carry concealed without a license (or 18 and older for military and veterans). An optional SDA license is available, and the minimum age is 21 (18 for military and veterans).
Verified Jul 6, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
- TexasPermitted
No license is needed at 21 or older. You may carry a handgun openly (in a holster) or concealed if you may lawfully possess it. …
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: dps.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →
- UtahPermitted
No permit is needed at 21 or older. You may carry a firearm openly or concealed, loaded or unloaded, if you may otherwise lawfully possess it. At 18 to 20 without a permit, you may carry only openly, and the firearm must be unloaded unless it is a handgun in a vehicle. Permits are optional; a provisional permit exists for ages 18 to 20.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: bci.utah.gov · Full Utah rule →
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