We are pleased to announce the results of the 2012 New Mexico Gun Owners Association 2012 Candidate Gun Rights Survey. This page will be updated as we receive returns from the candidates. The questions we asked are as follows.
1- Law abiding citizens have the right to carry a weapon, with or without a government issued permit, in any place that they have a right to be.
2 - Article 2 Section 6 of the New Mexico Constitution says “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 lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms.” Our right to bear arms must not be subject to local laws.
3 - Article 2 Section 6 of the New Mexico should be amended to replace the “but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons” with language that guarantees the right to discreet carry without a permit.
4 - Law abiding citizens should have the right to defend themselves at any time or in any place they have a right to be.
5 - Law abiding citizens should have civil immunity in the event that they are not charged criminally for an act of self-defense.
A yes response to each question is scored a single point. A "Yes, but .." is scored as a no or zero points. If the answer was anything but yes / no, a link to the full text of the response will be available by clicking on the score.
RESULTS:
Federal Candidates Results (no returns yet)
State Senate Candidates Results (1)
State Representative Candidates Results (4)
Other State Candidates Results (no returns yet)
Any local candidates that get returned will be linked here also. (none yet)
