Perfect Shot: Gov. Susana Martinez Renews Her Concealed Carry Permit

townhall.com ^ | 29 August, 2011 | Katie Pavlich

[marktwain]

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez sure is near the top of my favorite governors list these days. While renewing her concealed carry permit recently, the first term governor received a perfect score and hit every target during the shooting portion of the exam with a .38 and .45 caliber handgun. Pure awesome. From the Las Cruces Sun-News:

[marktwain]

Too bad she did not shoot a 9MM as well. She could have related to an even larger segment of the electorate!

[Doctor 2Brains]

In the words of Billy Squier..., “My kind of lover, my kind of lover...”

[John123]

received a perfect score and hit every target during the shooting portion of the exam

Huh. In Washington state, all we have to do is apply for a CHL and wait for it to come in the mail a month later.

[556x45]

Some states make you jump thru more hoops, like classes and shooting exams. Frankly, the shooting exams Im familiar bear no relationship to what you’d encounter in real life. Its mostly a course sieve to weed out the blind. Its all a bunch of feel good stupidity by the pols to further discourage you from applying.

[TalonDJ]

You got that right. Took one in Iowa. Slow fire at a 25 yard target? Hah! In many situations it would not be legal to shoot at someone that far away in the first place. Here in FL they just have to see you handle a gun safely and discharge it once. Some places just have you shoot it in to a trap.

[arderkrag]

In Georgia you don’t even have to fire the gun. Fill out a form, get fingerprinted (which costs more than the form does), wait 7-10 business days.

[Vendome]

I wanna have dinner with her.

Is she single?

[Vendome]

CHL?

is that the same as CCW?

[556x45]

Same in TN. You have to put 10 or 15 shots into a 12”x12” target at 25yds no time limit. Im pretty sure thats correct plus attend a class. The shooting exam can be done w/ any HG including a 22RF. So what you do in class can bear no relationship to what you’ll do/see in practice. In my view its completely worthless. Its expensive too, you pay for the class then another $150 to the state for the permit. TN is NOT a freedom loving place!! In fact hyper-liberal VT has less restrictive gun laws than most of the supposedly conservative freedom loving south.

[SC DOC]

I think Martinez would make a good VP choice.

[marktwain]

In Georgia you don’t even have to fire the gun. Fill out a form, get fingerprinted (which costs more than the form does), wait 7-10 business days.

In the Wisconsin law that goes into effect on 1 November, they do not have to have fingerprints done. No live firing, and the permit is not put into the drivers license database.

[Joe Boucher]

Certainly a stark contrast between her and her predecessor the weenie bill richardson.

[IYAS9YAS]

In New Mexico, you have to qualify for both the type of, and caliber of hand-gun you wish to carry concealed. So, if you wish to carry either a revolver or semi-auto, you have to qualify on both. You can only carry (concealed) up to the caliber you qualified with (respective of weapon type). So, the deal here is, if you don't have a large caliber weapon, but may wish to go up in size later, you need to find a training course where they let you use larger caliber weapons and both types.

Open carry is either or, and no limit on calbier, but where you can carry is more limited than concealed.

New Mexico also makes you requalify after your first two years of receiving your permit, and then (I think) every four years after that.

[IYAS9YAS]

sheesh. calbier = caliber.

[IYAS9YAS]

CHL?

is that the same as CCW?

Yes, Concealed Handgun License.

[CholeraJoe]

Same in Montana and Indiana.

[RandallFlagg]

Weirdest thing happened to me at the range yesterday.
Practicing with my XDM .45, I tried focusing on the target instead of focusing on my sights.
I shot a HELL of a lot more accurately, which surprised me.

Opinions?

[IYAS9YAS]

When I lived in Idaho, it was up to the County Sheriff as to what you had to do. Canyon County where I lived required you to go in and get fingerprinted and then wait for you license (plus a very small fee).

Ada County, right next door, required a training course.

Since I was more familiar with rifles than hand-guns, I took the training course, even though I didn't need it.

Now, living in NM, the courses are $150 and up, and the permit is around $100. Then you have to re-qualify in two years. Also, see my earlier post on how you have to qualify. It's a pain in the arse.

[Trailerpark Badass]

You’re supposed to focus on your front sight.

[marktwain]

In New Mexico, you have to qualify for both the type of, and caliber of hand-gun you wish to carry concealed. So, if you wish to carry either a revolver or semi-auto, you have to qualify on both. You can only carry (concealed) up to the caliber you qualified with (respective of weapon type). So, the deal here is, if you don't have a large caliber weapon, but may wish to go up in size later, you need to find a training course where they let you use larger caliber weapons and both types.

Open carry is either or, and no limit on calbier, but where you can carry is more limited than concealed.

New Mexico also makes you requalify after your first two years of receiving your permit, and then (I think) every four years after that.

It sounds as though New Mexico concealed carry law is ripe for reform.