I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
A new Arizona law will allow folks 21 and older to carry concealed weapons without needing a permit from the state first. But that doesn’t mean New Mexico should follow Arizona’s lead, said Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, who was the sponsor of a new law allowing individuals to carry concealed weapons into restaurants that serve beer and wine.
“It’s a little far out there for me,” Muñoz told the Independent. “I think people already fear guns. They shouldn’t. I personally have a permit but I never carry.”
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the law with the no-permit requirement into law Friday afternoon, meaning the law would take effect sometime in the summer, reports the Arizona Republic.
Arizona gun owners can still get concealed-weapon permits under the new law, but would not be required. Also, according to the Republic, those wanting permits would see the education requirements change under the new law: classes no longer would have to be set number of hours or include any hands-on use of the weapon.
This new Arizona law is one of several that have passed over the past year expanding gun owners’ rights, the Republic tells us.
Brewer signed a bill last year allowing loaded guns in bars as well as restaurants, according to the Republic. Another new Arizona law would prohibit property owners from banning guns from parking areas as long as the weapons are kept locked in vehicles, the paper reports.
