Posted on 05/08/2023 4:11:54 AM PDT by marktwain
For years, North Dakota stood out as one of a couple of states which had Constitutional Carry but did not grant the right to carry without a permit to people who were not residents of the state. Wyoming restricted permitless carry to residents but reformed its law in 2021.
In the 2023 legislative session, the North Dakota legislature passed two bills restoring and protecting the right to keep and bear arms. Both bills were signed by Governor Doug Burgum (R) of North Dakota in mid-April. One of those bills, HB 1339 extended the Constitutional (permitless) Carry provisions to people who were not residents of North Dakota.
HB 1339 was enacted unanimously in the House, 93-0 and nearly unanimously in the Senate, 44-3. The bill was signed by Governor Doug Burgum on April 11, 2023. The bill changes the exception for permitless carry from only North Dakota residents to residents of other states or territories who possess valid driver’s licenses or nondriver identification cards issued by their state or territory. From HB 1339:
This prohibition does not apply to:
An individual with a handgun who is not otherwise precluded from possessing a class 2 firearm and dangerous weapon license under chapter 62.1-04 and who has possessed for at least thirty days possesses a valid driver’s license or nondriver identification card issued by the department of transportation or by the individual’s state or territory of residence.
The change is echoed in the portion of the bill dealing with the necessity of producing identification on request. People possessing concealed firearms are required to tell officers they are armed when in a situation where the officer initiated the contact. In other situations, people armed with concealed firearms are required to provide identification to an officer on
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About time.
That’s great. My wife and I will be traveling through North Dakota in two weeks.
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