Where Guns Are Barred
Section 30-7-2.1 — any deadly weapon on school premises is a fourth degree felony
| Place | Level |
|---|---|
| PlaceSchool premises, with a deadly weapon | LevelFourth degree felony |
| PlaceA premises licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages, with a loaded or unloaded firearm | LevelFourth degree felony |
| PlaceUniversity premises, with a firearm | LevelPetty misdemeanor |
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School premises include a public school's buildings, grounds, playing fields, parking areas and school buses, and other public places where sanctioned school activities are under way. A person older than nineteen may have one in a private vehicle there for lawful protection of person or property; so may officers, security staff and approved programs.
In a licensed liquor establishment, a concealed handgun licensee may carry on a premises that does not sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, or in a restaurant licensed only for beer and wine with at least sixty percent of its receipts from food, unless a sign at each public entrance bars firearms or the owner or manager says so. Hotel rooms and parking areas are excepted.
A concealed handgun license does not allow carrying where state or federal law bars it, on school premises or at a preschool, and it is not valid in a courthouse or court facility unless the presiding judicial officer authorizes it.
Sources for this section (5)
- NMSA 1978, § 30-7-2.1 — Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon on school premises
- NMSA 1978, § 30-7-2.4 — Unlawful carrying of a firearm on university premises; notice; penalty
- NMSA 1978, § 30-7-3 — Unlawful carrying of a firearm in licensed liquor establishments
- NMSA 1978, § 29-19-8 — Limitation on license
- NMSA 1978, § 29-19-11 — Validity of license in a courthouse or court facility
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of November 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed New Mexico attorney.