The new Mexican schools are also knife- and firearm-free zones like other states. Article No. 30-7-2.1 stipulates that the illegal or illegal carrying of lethal weapons on school grounds is guilty. There`s a lot to remember about knife laws in New Mexico. And the number of legal knives is also not so small. No restrictions on wearing in a bar in the Knife Act, however, since a gun and a large knife are both considered “lethal weapons,” New Mexico`s hidden harbor laws say it`s illegal to carry a gun to a bar that is sold for local consumption and is actually a bar, not a restaurant. who derive less than 50% of their profits from the consumption of beer wine, compared to the foods they serve. Your right is stupid like when someone illegally activates some kind of eny knife, suddenly activates that knife is bad and emeadely should be banned and what people don`t realize is that the knife has no choice in what it does, it`s the people who do it, and your right on how an idiot thought, that banning the AK-47 would eliminate the communists, it`s like saying that if we get rid of guns, the crime rate will go down, I mean everyone in Switzerland has a gun and they have the fourth lowest crime rate in the world. In New Mexico, you are allowed to carry any legal knife open or in your vehicle. Are hunters at risk (during the hunting season) if they openly carry knives that may be slightly longer than the law? 30-7-2. The illegal carrying of a lethal weapon contradicts article 30-7-8 Illegal possession of distribution boards. Statutes on the same subject can be read together or pari materia. Yes, you can carry a samurai sword, but a 2-inch feathered knife is completely 100% illegal even in your home.
It seems that butterfly knives (as best we can tell) fall within the definition of restricted circuit sheets in NMS § 30-7-8. At least that`s what an appellate court has decided, so it`s likely to serve as a precedent. For more information, please contact a lawyer in the State of New Mexico, as we are not an “official” authority. Thanks for the comment and the question,J. This was illegal because the court found that nothing prevented the student from getting into his car and picking up the knife during the school day. I believe this should be challenged, because if you use this as a general rule, it could mean that if you keep a gun hidden in your car, which is legal in New Mexico with or without permission, and you go to the post office where it is illegal to hide the port, the permit or not, they could arrest you and now accuse you. hidden in a post office because nothing could prevent you from getting in your car to pick up this gun during your postal visit! Hi Bill;I I appreciate your contribution. They made me think since I`m not the original author of this article, so I did some research on the New Mexico State Statutes website. I paid more than 30-7-2 and 30-7-8 and I still see that it is actually illegal to own a Switchblade. What is not illegal is to carry a pocket knife as long as you are NOT involved in illegal activities [State vs. Nick R., 218 P.3d 868 (N.M. 2009)].
Otherwise, you`ll find yourself in a deep Sh&*$t if you`re caught with a switching blade. Just to make sure I wasn`t out for lunch, I looked at the websites of some competitors like the American Knife and Tool Institute, and they also see the law for what it says (as I do), so I`ll leave the article as it is for now. That`s not to say that things won`t change and that my legal insights will be wrong over time. I will try to keep track as much as possible. Cheers,J. Until recently, switching blades were also illegal in Texas, with the exception of the military and law enforcement, but they are no longer illegal here. My son is stationed in New Mexico with the military and I would like to know if New Mexico has an exception for the military and law enforcement? Is it legal to wear a Karambit in NM? I think it`s not an automatic knife. Exceptions for “peace officers” are provided for in § 30-7-2. Illegal carrying of a lethal weapon and § 30-7-2.1.
Illegal carrying of a lethal weapon on school grounds. It is not clear whether the exception would extend to knives that are the subject of article 30(7)(8). Illegal possession of circuit sheets, due to the inconsistencies discussed above in the statutes. Butler V. Rio Rancho Public Schools; I think Knifeup actually needs to repeat this case. The case concerns Butler`s right to due process, as the school punished him for a year for having a knife in his car on the school grounds. He was suspended without due process, which was upheld by the Court of Appeal. No law enforcement agencies were involved because no real crime was committed. Butler was legal to carry the knife in his car, but the school`s policy was violated, not just any law. So, are there any restrictions on where I can carry a legal knife, such as restrictions on firearms? When did it become illegal to own a Butterfly knife in Nm? I wore one for several years until the day it was stolen from my car with another knife in a hamburger. A colleague and I did it and we were proud of our competence with them.
Unlawful possession of circuit blades consists of any person who manufactures, manufactures, possesses, exhibits, offers, sells, lends, gives or buys a knife whose blade opens automatically by manual pressing a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or any knife whose blade opens or falls or by gravity or by pushing outwards or centrifugal or or Movement. It is illegal to own any type of automatic knife, such as a switching blade knife or butterfly knife, in New Mexico. My police friend told me that in practice in New Mexico, 4 “is the legal limit for a concealed blade. Even in cases where a woman defended herself with a hidden weapon that was not legal, such as a small handgun in her purse, law enforcement tends to turn a blind eye to the violation. If your little blade was stuck in an attacker`s leg, it probably wouldn`t ask many questions about whether you took it out of your purse or opened it. “30-7-2: Illegal Carrying of a Lethal Weapon” clearly states that it is illegal or illegal to carry a lethal weapon somewhere hidden.