Trying to spread CCW recipricality

[creitzel]

ND's official recipicality website, unfortuantly, not updated yet

Actually, I just checked it, and it seems to be updated now

 

[Firethorn]

Yep, though colorado's site hasn't been updated yet...

Emails sent:

Sir or Ma'am,

I am a resident of the state of North Dakota and a current holder of a CCW(Concealed Carry Weapons Permit). I am trying to increase the number of states that recognize our permits, and after review, see no reason why Arkansas and North Dakota cannot recognize each other's permits.

Recipicality Per Arkansas Law:

5-73-402. Recognition of other states' permits - Acts 1997, No. 1239.

Any person in possession of a valid license issued by another state to carry a concealed handgun shall be entitled to the privileges and subject to the restrictions prescribed by Arkansas concealed handgun law (§ 5-73-301 et seq.) provided that the state that issued the license recognizes concealed handgun licenses issued under § 5-73-301 et seq. The Director of the Department of State Police shall make a determination as to which states' permits will be recognized in Arkansas and provide that list to every law enforcement agency within the state. The director shall revise the list from time to time and provide the revised list to every law enforcement agency in this state.

History. Acts 1997, No. 1239, § 13.

Recipicality per North Dakota Law:

62.1-04-03.1. Reciprocity. A person who has a valid license issued by another state to carry a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon in that state and whose state grants to residents of this state the right to carry a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon without requiring a separate license to carry a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon issued by that state may carry, subject to the provisions of this state's law, a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon in this state, and the other state's license is valid in this state.


The Director of your police department is listed as the point of authority in this law, thus I send this here. In North Dakota, the controlling authority is the Attorney General, at [email protected] or 701-328-2210.
Their Mailing address:
State Capitol
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Dept. 125
Bismarck, ND 58505

Thank you,
**************

The one to AK is pretty much the same. Again, my real name deleted from public forum due to paranoia.

Anybody, especially residents of ND and AK are welcome to join in.

The director of the Arkansas State Police, Colonel Steve Dozier, is the controller for AK recip.
[email protected] or 501-618-8204 (I'm trying this through email for the time being).

 

[Firethorn]

Latest response from ND, Liz Brocker

Office of Attorney General
Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General

I am responding on behalf of the Attorney General to your email. The Attorney General and his staff are prohibited by law from providing legal advice or legal assistance to members of the public or private businesses - we may only serve as legal advisors to state officials, state’s attorneys, and certain city officials. However, I can offer the following information:

At this time, North Dakota does not have concealed weapon reciprocity with Arkansas. In order to extend reciprocity, North Dakota law requires that first the other state confirm in writing that it accepts our permits. Accordingly, you may wish to contact the Arkansas authorities with your request that it formally notify this office that Arkansas will recognize ND concealed weapons permit.

Liz Brocker
Executive Assistant/PIO
ND Office of Attorney General
(701) 328-2210
[email protected]

Lovely, my own state won't do anything.