North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced that his state now has reciprocity with Minnesota regarding concealed carry, meaning all Minnesota licenses will be recognized in North Dakota.

The standard will require extra government licenses and studies, to some extent in light of the fact that the venture’s pipeline goes through North Dakota’s prairie pothole district, and those little waterways would be under elected locale until demonstrated else, he composed.

Stenehjem says his office has been attempting to gain reciprocity with Minnesota for several years, but one word in Minnesota law stymied the efforts – “substantially”.

However, in 2015 the Minnesota Legislature removed the word “substantially”, allowing the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to approve reciprocity.

With the change, North Dakota Class 1 license holders now have reciprocity in 39 states, Stenehjem said. That word was “substantially”.

Now residents from 19 states, including Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, are allowed to use their concealed carry permits in Minnesota as the states have similar gun laws, according to the DPS website.

“He did just enough work on the home to make it appear as if there was progress, when really he was just out to collect as much money as possible before he left the state”, said Stenehjem.

North Dakota’s lawyer general and the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee still must endorse the execution of the new regulations.