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Huey Long · March 16, 2009, 02:20 PM

New Mexico gun laws are totally preempted. Your car is considered the same as you home for the purpose of carry, and you may carry loaded and concealed there with no permit. On foot, you may carry loaded and openly without a permit just about anywhere except in schools or places that sell alcohol, even if alcohol is sold only for consumption off the premises. Note that this puts just about every grocery and convenience store in the state off-limits (unless you have a CCP that's recognized by New Mexico.)

Colorado's state laws are similar to New Mexico's, but there's no preemption there, and thus traveling through the state with a gun is a much more difficult and complicated. I don't know much about Colorado's local laws, but I will tell you to avoid Denver, since that's known for the most onerous local gun control laws in CO.

March 16, 2009, 02:20 PM	#2
Huey Long Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2008 Posts: 239	New Mexico gun laws are totally preempted. Your car is considered the same as you home for the purpose of carry, and you may carry loaded and concealed there with no permit. On foot, you may carry loaded and openly without a permit just about anywhere except in schools or places that sell alcohol, even if alcohol is sold only for consumption off the premises. Note that this puts just about every grocery and convenience store in the state off-limits (unless you have a CCP that's recognized by New Mexico.) Colorado's state laws are similar to New Mexico's, but there's no preemption there, and thus traveling through the state with a gun is a much more difficult and complicated. I don't know much about Colorado's local laws, but I will tell you to avoid Denver, since that's known for the most onerous local gun control laws in CO. Last edited by Huey Long; March 16, 2009 at 02:29 PM.