SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 5

53rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2017

INTRODUCED BY

Steven P. Neville

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 2, SECTION 6 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO ESTABLISH THE RIGHT TO CARRY A CONCEALED FIREARM WITHOUT A PERMIT FOR A PERSON WHO IS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WHO IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL OR STATE LAW FROM OWNING OR CARRYING A FIREARM.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. It is proposed to amend Article 2, Section 6 of the constitution of New Mexico to read:

     "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]. A person who is eighteen years of age or older and who is not prohibited by federal or state law from owning or carrying a firearm may carry a concealed firearm without a permit. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms."

     SECTION 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next general election or at any special election prior to that date that may be called for that purpose.

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