Firearms

Open carry: legal at 19 without a permit; New Mexico is one of the only states with a state-constitutional right to open carry. Concealed: shall-issue permit at 21+.

Firearms is permitted in New Mexico — but the limits and penalties still bite. See exactly what crosses the line.

Even where firearms is permitted in New Mexico, location, conduct, and possession rules still apply. See the exceptions that matter.

Read the exact New Mexico statute covering firearms — the citation when you want to verify the source.