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Resources And Information About Gun Laws In New Mexico

No matter the nature of your gun-related case, knowledge is key to a successful defense. This is also true for the prevention of criminal charges. Attorney Lisa Torraco will leave no stone unturned when it comes to researching and planning your defense. She spent four years as a New Mexico State Senator focusing on creating effective laws to govern the state’s justice system. She is also available to consult with New Mexico or out-of-state attorneys on any relevant issues. Below are some helpful New Mexico law resources and an overview of New Mexico gun laws.

Please contact Ms. Torraco online with questions or for a free consultation, or call 505-244-0530.

Where Are You Legally Allowed To Carry A Weapon?

The following chart gives you an idea about where you can carry a gun in New Mexico, with or without a concealed carry license. Ask an attorney to verify whether this information is up to date and applicable in your case.

Infographic of locations where New Mexico gun owners can carry handguns.

New Mexico Gun Laws

A petty misdemeanor involving a gun may be one of the following:

  • Discharging a firearm into any building or vehicle or so as to knowingly endanger a person or his property
  • Carrying a firearm while under the influence of an intoxicant or narcotic
  • Endangering the safety of another by handling or using a firearm or other deadly weapon in a negligent manner
  • Discharging a firearm within 150 yards of a dwelling or building, not including abandoned or vacated buildings on public lands during hunting seasons, without the permission of the owner or lessees thereof

A fourth-degree felony involving a gun may be one of the following:

  • Dueling: Conveying by written or verbal message a challenge to another to fight a duel with any deadly weapon, whether or not such duel ensues; accepting a challenge from another to fight a duel with any deadly weapon, whether or not such duel ensues; OR
    engaging in or fighting a duel with any deadly weapon
  • Aggravated assault: Unlawfully assaulting or striking at another with a deadly weapon, or willfully and intentionally assaulting another with intent to commit any felony
  • Shooting at a dwelling or occupied building: Willfully discharging a firearm at a dwelling or occupied building that does not result in great bodily harm to another
  • Shooting at or from a motor vehicle: Willfully discharging a firearm at or from a motor vehicle with reckless disregard for another that does not result in great bodily harm
  • Involuntary manslaughter: Unlawfully killing another without malice in the commission of an unlawful act that is not a felony or in the commission of a lawful act that might produce death in an unlawful manner or without due caution and circumspection

A third-degree felony in New Mexico involving a gun may be one of the following:

  • Aggravated battery: Unlawfully touching or applying force to another with intent to injure that person or another AND doing so in a manner whereby great bodily harm or death can be inflicted, inflicting great bodily harm or doing so with a deadly weapon
  • Shooting at a dwelling or occupied building that results in injury: Willfully discharging a firearm at a dwelling or occupied building that results in injury to another
  • Shooting at or from a motor vehicle: Willfully discharging a firearm at or from a motor vehicle with reckless disregard for the person of another that results in injury to another
  • Voluntary manslaughter: Unlawfully killing another without malice committed upon a sudden quarrel or in the heat of passion

A second-degree felony involving a gun may be one of the following:

  • Shooting at a dwelling or occupied building that results in injury: Willfully discharging a firearm at a dwelling or occupied building that results in great bodily harm to another
  • Shooting at or from a motor vehicle: Willfully discharging a firearm at or from a motor vehicle with reckless disregard for the person of another that results in great bodily harm

The following is a capitol felony involving a gun:

  • Murder: Killing another without lawful justification or excuse, by any kind of willful, deliberate and premeditated killing; in the commission of or attempt to commit any felony; or by any act greatly dangerous to the lives of others, indicating a depraved mind with no regard for human life

For Resources And Laws Relevant To Your Gun-Related Criminal Case

Reach out to Ms. Torraco to learn what you need to know to defend yourself against weapons charges or any criminal case involving a gun or another type of weapon. Call 505-244-0530 or send an email inquiry.