I support and recognize those rights accorded citizens under the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution.
I oppose "gun control" measures designed for the purposes of confiscation of personally-owned firearms from law-abiding citizens.
I support the right to carry concealed firearms, as is legal in 36 other states. The "Vermont-styled" law is probably the best model in that it allows law abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms as long as they are not used to commit a crime.
While I strongly support concealed carry, I believe the New Mexico statute which emerged in 2001 was seriously bungled in the legislature. There were two bills, one carried by a senator from Albuquerque and one by a representative from Rio Rancho. The famous "shouting match" which occurred with the Rio Rancho representative screaming insults at the Speaker of the House resulted in the better bill (the one with the fewest restrictions) being defeated. The weaker bill, the house version, which had been larded with numerous amendments designed to weaken it, was the one which was passed.
The Legislature needs to pass a significantly better bill in the future.