New Mexico Drops Several States Including Texas

[Oldgringo]

my choice is just to strike NM from the list of states I'll spend money in...

Getting to CO via NM is prettier, but getting to CO via OK and KS is faster... Minimum impact for me, but still unfortunate.
I hope they get the sand out of their undies on this soon.

If that's not bad enough, NMDOT apparently hasn't figured out how to make the transition from pavement to bridge/overpass. Each one is a huge THUMP BUMP.

[recaffeination]

New Mexico may be the most backward, corrupt and broke state in the union. I suspect cash from Texas and other states would get our CHL's reinstated, eh?

When it comes to corruption they're amateurs compared to NY, NJ and Louisiana.

[RoyGBiv]

New Mexico may be the most backward, corrupt and broke state in the union. I suspect cash from Texas and other states would get our CHL's reinstated, eh?

When it comes to corruption they're amateurs compared to NY, NJ and Louisiana.

I'll take Illinois for the win please.
Oh.. or... Washington DC.

[Nicolai]

Heading out to Phoenix in a few days, so, if I understand this correctly, no concealed carry in NM, but I can legally have loaded firearms in the car? Want to be legal and don't want to end up as a test case.

[speedsix]

...nobody said that...do some research online and read the answers from the New Mexico law...even the Traveler's Guide, which I use as a quick reference, has made mistakes...and your last sentence depends on you KNOWING the law...not just what you might think someone told you...no matter how well-meaning we are...

[Thomas]

Well, darn. I am going to be spending three months there this summer. 99% of the time I won't be able to conceal carry anyway, but when I go into town, I would want to conceal carry.

Is open carry still legal without a license?

[Birdshot70]

Well, I am glad I've already been there in my lifetime ... crossed it off my 'state's i have been too' list.
Won't plan on going back. So CO via OK through the Panhandle is good for me!

[The Annoyed Man]

Well, darn. I am going to be spending three months there this summer. 99% of the time I won't be able to conceal carry anyway, but when I go into town, I would want to conceal carry.

Is open carry still legal without a license?

I might be wrong about this, but it seems to me that NM does not have state preemption, so consequently it is possible for a municipality to ban open carry.......but again, I'm not absolutely certain about this.

[i8godzilla]

Well, darn. I am going to be spending three months there this summer. 99% of the time I won't be able to conceal carry anyway, but when I go into town, I would want to conceal carry.

Is open carry still legal without a license?

I might be wrong about this, but it seems to me that NM does not have state preemption, so consequently it is possible for a municipality to ban open carry.......but again, I'm not absolutely certain about this.

New Mexico Constitution, Article II

Sec. 6. [Right to bear arms.]
No law shall abridge the right of the citizen
to keep and bear arms for security and
defense, for lawful hunting and recreational
use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing
herein shall be held to permit the carrying
of concealed weapons. No municipality
or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident
of the right to keep and bear arms. (As
amended November 2, 1971 and November
2, 1986.)

But why let the Constitution get in the way?
http://www.ammoland.com/2011/09/12/ruid ... z1tYiBRpJf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/09/ ... -arms.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
In 1986, New Mexico residents voted to amend the state constitution forbidding local regulation of firearms.

[Revet]

This is very bad news for me and others who regularly visit NM. I have already called Governor Martinez’s office at 505-476-2200 to leave a comment. I pointed out that New Mexico benefits from a great many Texans who visit the state regularly, have a vacation home there, or often work in the state.

I don't know what she can do at this point, but I would encourage others to call as well. These changes were apparently posted without notice on the NM DPS website Friday afternoon.

[speedsix]

Well, darn. I am going to be spending three months there this summer. 99% of the time I won't be able to conceal carry anyway, but when I go into town, I would want to conceal carry.

Is open carry still legal without a license?

I might be wrong about this, but it seems to me that NM does not have state preemption, so consequently it is possible for a municipality to ban open carry.......but again, I'm not absolutely certain about this.

...nope...they have a STRONG pre-emption law...

...if it's a thinking governor, that letter might do some good...heading into vacation time, the decision may be overruled...prolly not a law, but an administrative decision...this will cost them a lot of tourist $$$...

[Oldgringo]

my choice is just to strike NM from the list of states I'll spend money in...

Getting to CO via NM is prettier, but getting to CO via OK and KS is faster... Minimum impact for me, but still unfortunate.
I hope they get the sand out of their undies on this soon.

If that's not bad enough, NMDOT apparently hasn't figured out how to make the transition from pavement to bridge/overpass. Each one is a huge THUMP BUMP.

A week ago, Mrs. Oldgringo and I crossed from Texline, TX through Raton on our way to Montana. I made the comment then, THUMP BUMP, that I wish there was another way. This CHL action, along with the so-called Safety Corridor speed trap between Clayton and Raton and THUMP BUMP will guide us to another route up through Oklahoma next summer. I was also thinking of coming back in September through northern NM along the Cimmaron River...no more.

[Thomas]

EDIT: Thank you i8godzilla for checking.

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First, do any of y'all know if there is a New Mexico gun forum? I can't find one.

When it comes to concealed carry, is there a difference between having a gun in a holster on my body and having it in a locked container in my possession? As far as I know, there is no difference in Texas, but is there in New Mexico? I will be flying into the Albuquerque airport, taking a shuttle, and checking the container into a safe.

[RHenriksen]

As always, thank you for the insight! Must be terribly frustrating to be [a conservative] gov in that state.

... snip...

Anyway, look to NM's generally leftist population and legislature for the reason why Texas reciprocity has been dropped.

[RHenriksen]

Thanks for the number, I've called & left them a VM.

This is very bad news for me and others who regularly visit NM. I have already called Governor Martinez’s office at 505-476-2200 to leave a comment.