Legal Opinion
State v. Dees
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided September 1, 1983No. 7134PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALTERS, Chief Judge.
Defendant was convicted of carrying a firearm into a licensed liquor establishment in violation of NMSA 1978, § 30-7-3. His single point on appeal is as follows:
Does § 30-7-3, N.M.S.A. (1978) abridge the right of a citizen to carry a firearm for defense in violation of Article II; § 6, of the Constitution of New Mexico?
We hold that it does not, and affirm the judgment and conviction.
N.M. Const, art. II, § 6 provides:
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…
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