0001| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 4 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| LISA L. LUTZ | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| A JOINT RESOLUTION | 0011| PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 2, SECTION 6 OF THE | 0012| CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PERMIT THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED | 0013| WEAPONS. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. It is proposed to amend Article 2, Section 6 | 0017| of the constitution of New Mexico to read: | 0018| "No law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep | 0019| and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and | 0020| recreational use and for other lawful purposes [but nothing | 0021| herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed | 0022| weapons]. No municipality or county shall regulate, in any | 0023| way, an incident of the right to keep and bear arms." | 0024| Section 2. The amendment proposed by this resolution | 0025| shall be submitted to the people for their approval or |
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0001| rejection at the next general election or at any special | 0002| election prior to that date which may be called for that | 0003| purpose. | 0004|  |