I have been curious about this for a long time. An Albuquerque Police Auxiliary officer told me years ago that an unloaded gun with the clip in another pocket is NOT concealed and requires no license.
So.... what is the NM definition of "open carry" and a citation to the state law?
that is not visible to the ordinary observations of a reasonable person.
Fallschirmjäger said:So.... what is the NM definition of "open carry" and a citation to the state law?
Begging your pardon, but that sounds more like a definition of "concealed carry" than "open carry." While I'm aware of 'not visible to ordinary observation' I'm more interested in where the 'visible from three angles' thing mentioned in the first post comes from.Chapter 29 article 19 part 2 of concealed handgun carry act of 2003 defines concealed handgun as a loaded handgun that is not visible to the ordinary observations of a reasonable person. It's right up there in the thread
If I may ask, where did you find a definition of "open carry" that requires clear observation from any number of angles?I've dug through the NM statutes many times and can't find a definition of "concealed carry", only a definition of "open carry" (must be clearly visible from 3 angles, etc, etc).
I'm still interested in the answer to the question as to whether a firearm in one pocket, and the ammunition and means to load it in another pocket is considered concealed carry. In other words, can you carry one concealed weapon loaded and another concealed weapon unloaded with its ammo detached and still be in compliance with the only-one-concealed-weapon law. A related question: Can you carry one weapon concealed and one open carry? Or do they only want you to carry only one loaded firearm?
10.8.2.16 Terms and Conditions of License:
A. Carrying only handguns listed on license. No person shall carry a concealed handgun of a different category or higher caliber than is indicated on the license issued to that person by the department. A licensee shall only carry one (1) concealed handgun at any given time.
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