Open Carry in New Mexico State Capitol...Cops Called

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• published: 01 Sep 2013
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PART ONE is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYkSIRtiTss News story is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8Z09w_cuU After open carry of my handgun and walking around my state capitol building with no problems at all (see part one of this video). I asked them if I could bring my rifle in and take a few pictures in the building with it. I was told that I could only carry a unloaded firearm in the building. I then took a small walk to the North Building and got a copy of my New Mexico State Constitution and began to educate them and also go over the laws concerning a loaded gun in NM. They called the State Police and the state police know the laws and were not going to infringe on my rights. It was the most positive experience I have had open carrying and dealing with law enforcement. As far as him not getting the open carry thing....I told him the difference many times, this is part two of the video. He already know the difference, just wanted me to leave. He was hoping that I didn't know the law and would be worried about getting arrested. I had a long discussion about what I was doing before I even walked in with the long gun. I went as far as calling the state police and governor's security before I got there and told them I was going to open carry inside the building. I have been back to the building multiple times since this was filmed and had no problems! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTWyB3mVsE Contact your Senators on this site: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Contact your Congressmen on this site: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ Contact the US Border Patrol and Homeland Security at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ The facts are simple and irrefutable whether you like this video, hate guns, or don't support open carry... the activities in this video are legal the video has approximately a 75% positive rating (as of Nov 2014, this fluctuates). I was completely respectful to all in the video I complied with all requests in the video I was thanked by the police for my service I helped educate the building staff as to the legalities of carrying in the building I have been back to the building twice since then and even filmed with all positive results Thanks for watching! INFO on how to conceal carry UNLOADED with out a permit in NM: Like most things in western law, there has to be something that actually states it is illegal. So anything that does not have a law saying it is illegal is good to do. The main problem is there is nothing in the gun laws for NM that defines ‘loaded’ and the word only appears in the handgun regulations one time. If you look at the PDF in the site below and reference the definition of a ‘concealed handgun’ you find that it has to be loaded to fit that definition. So that does not leave a person to say you can have a full magazine in the gun or a round in the chamber. When I wanted to conceal carry before I got my permit I would just keep the loaded mag in my pocket and the gun on my hip without a magazine in it. But I don’t recommend that, it was just something that I was comfortable doing. NM is an open carry state so if you choose you can just have a fully loaded one on your hip. http://www.dps.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/Concealed-Carry-Statutes-Rules-and-Regulations.pdf 29-19-2. Definitions. D. “concealed handgun” means a loaded handgun that is not visible to the ordinary observations of a reasonable person;