Question for NM readers. I own a handgun but don’t have a CC permit. My boss says I need one (he has one). I say I don’t as I can legally have a gun in my house for self-defense and NM law allows me to carry it with me in my vehicle.
What say you?
If you need it for the job, yes. Otherwise, what you stated is true.
That’s fine if you are in your home or your car, but if you encounter a bad guy when you are away from your car, is he going to let you go to your car to get your gun?
Where I live I need to carry a gun because I hike, alone with my dog, in remote areas and there’s some wildlife I’d rather not run into without a weapon.
An interesting case; strictly speaking you do not need a CC permit as NM is an open carry state.
If your boss tries to tell you that legal action will be used against you for openly carrying, that would be a violation of NM's Barratry Law.
Furthermore, there is an interesting Art II, Sec. 4 aspect: because that section affirms the "rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, [...] and protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness."