UPDATE: The below article was written prior to Jan 1st, 2021 and at the time it was written one could take an online class and apply for a Virginia non-resident permit. That is NO LONGER TRUE. This article is outdated and the reader should note that Virginia no longer accepts online training. The main takeaway? In New Mexico you need to take an in-person class to qualify for the permit and there is no longer any loophole to get around that.
There has been an influx of companies that have appeared on the internet offering online video only concealed carry classes. In addition to our own in-person training network and online store, we also offer an online concealed carry course.
If you have been researching trying to understand the implications for New Mexico and online concealed carry training, this article will serve as a guide to navigating all the state specific laws and will help clarify what you need to know.
The first thing to be clear on is that ONLY Virginia will issue a permit to any person in the country, who has taken an online only concealed carry class, and mails paperwork in remotely. None of the other 49 states will do that. Now, that doesn’t necessarily mean that there are no implications for New Mexico as we will clarify below.
The Online concealed carry classes have become popular nationwide because the Virginia Non-Resident permit is valid in 29 states of the country. So, while an online only class only qualifies a person to get a Virginia permit, that Virginia permit is still valuable in 28 states other than Virginia.
So if you are interested in expanding your reciprocity via the Virginia Non-Resident permit to include Georgia you can learn more about our Online Concealed Carry Class here.
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