N.M. Supreme Court Lets Gun Law Stand
Tuesday January 6, 2004 3:01 AM
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The state Supreme Court on Monday let stand a new law that allows New Mexicans to be licensed to carry loaded, concealed handguns.
The five-member court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the law filed by a children's advocacy group and a physician.
``I think this will be a more dangerous place for children and other living beings,'' David Campbell, the lawyer representing New Mexico Voices for Children, said after the ruling.
Under the law, the Department of Public Safety was authorized to issue concealed-carry licenses as of Jan. 1. Fifteen applications are pending, department spokesman Peter Olson said.
``I think that more people are going to start applying. The floodgates have been opened,'' Olson said.
The law allows New Mexicans who are at least 25 years old to get two-year licenses to carry loaded, concealed handguns after completing firearms training courses and passing criminal background checks.
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Tuesday January 6, 2004 3:01 AM
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The state Supreme Court on Monday let stand a new law that allows New Mexicans to be licensed to carry loaded, concealed handguns.
The five-member court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the law filed by a children's advocacy group and a physician.
``I think this will be a more dangerous place for children and other living beings,'' David Campbell, the lawyer representing New Mexico Voices for Children, said after the ruling.
Under the law, the Department of Public Safety was authorized to issue concealed-carry licenses as of Jan. 1. Fifteen applications are pending, department spokesman Peter Olson said.
``I think that more people are going to start applying. The floodgates have been opened,'' Olson said.
The law allows New Mexicans who are at least 25 years old to get two-year licenses to carry loaded, concealed handguns after completing firearms training courses and passing criminal background checks.
READ MORE