Traveling to New Mexico

[Hound]

It is, I take my family there every year. It is amazing.

Is this playing on certain stereotype?

Whittington Center is in Raton... I've always wanted to check that place out, I hear it's pretty awesome.

[Great-Kazoo]

Is this playing on certain stereotype?

Whittington Center is in Raton... I've always wanted to check that place out, I hear it's pretty awesome.

Yes as with any small town and out of state plates. Knowing some people in the area where one might be "pulled over" doesn't hurt. So where you headed? Over to Chaimayo to see XX. Oh really she's my aunt's, sisters, cousin. Have a great day.

[thvigil11]

Sorry I'm late to the game. The answers depend on where you're going. Most local LE in the state are alright as far as ccw is concerned. State police are pretty ruthless though Santa Fe and Albuquerque cops are like any big city cops. Rez cops have no problems screwing with tourist.

Whittington is great, but food in Raton is hit or miss, depends on which cook is working that day. As said by Jim, Spic n Span in Vegas is great. Best breakfast in Santa Fe is the Santa Fe Baking Company. Good beer and food at 2nd Street Brewing. Any of the Wecks in Albuquerque are good for breakfast and I like Chama River Brewing for food and beer. Could list a dozen other cities and towns,just depends on where you are going.

[BlasterBob]

Not meaning to imply that speeding is acceptable on I-25 in NM but I do drive from Raton to Albuq a couple/few times per month and while I am driving their speed limit (75mph) I normally have vehicles passing me like I am standing still. thvigil11 is certainly correct in that there are are a lot of NM State cops around Santa Fe so watch your speedometer in that area especially.

[Martinjmpr]

If you go over the pass to Taos eat at Michael's Kitchen. Great food.

http://www.michaelskitchen.com/

[Hound]

Ya, mostly miss for Raton food from what we have seen. We just bring our own food and cook at Whittington. If somebody has found good food, we would love to hear about it. Next time we go down we will try it.

Whittington is great, but food in Raton is hit or miss, depends on which cook is working that day.

[Mtn.man]

You can buy a Van Cheap.

[Aardvark]

Prob too late, but there's a gun show in Albuquerque on 2/3 May, at the Fair Grounds. Agree about the state police near Santa Fe and Abq being a bit overzealous at times, but also watch out south of Raton and near 'Vegas. I'm heading south on Friday. *ahem*

[Zman]

I also believe ccw on reservation land is restricted .... This includes many major highways.

Z

[thvigil11]

I also believe ccw on reservation land is restricted .... This includes many major highways.

Z

Yes to the first part. No to the second.

"New Mexico has state preemption of firearms laws, so local governments may not restrict the possession or use of firearms. However, local jurisdictions may restrict or ban the discharge of firearms within their boundaries. In 1986, Article 2, Section 6 of the state constitution was amended to say, "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."^[5]
State gun laws do not pre-empt tribal laws on Native American reservations, which cover a significant portion of the state. The only exception to this is when one is traveling through the reservation on a state-owned highway (includes US and Interstate highways), in which case state firearms policies do apply. While some tribes have established gun control policies that match New Mexico state law and honor New Mexico concealed carry permits, other tribes do not recognize any concealed carry permit regardless of where it was issued, and have far more restrictive gun control laws. Tribes with laws that do not match New Mexico state law have policies on open and concealed carry that vary from No-Issue to Shall-Issue, depending on the tribal nation. Some Native American reservations that do allow open or concealed carry (but do not honor the New Mexico Concealed Handgun License) typically have established their own permitting systems, where applications for concealed carry permits are processed and adjudicated by the respective tribal council or tribal police. Permits on such reservations may be available to the general public or limited to tribal members, depending on the tribal nation policies."

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_New_Mexico