{"data":{"id":"us-nm/29-19-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"29-19-2","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act:\nA. \"applicant\" means a person seeking a license to carry a concealed handgun;\nB. \"caliber\" means the diameter of the bore of a handgun;\nC. \"category\" means whether a handgun is semiautomatic or not semiautomatic;\nD. \"concealed handgun\" means a loaded handgun that is not visible to the ordinary observations of a reasonable person;\nE. \"department\" means the department of public safety;\nF. \"handgun\" means a firearm that will, is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosion and the barrel length of which, not including a revolving, detachable or magazine breech, does not exceed twelve inches; and\nG. \"licensee\" means a person holding a valid concealed handgun license issued to him by the department.","path":["Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement","ARTICLE 19 Concealed Handgun Carry"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18529/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"fe71559e17f9fe81ee0fcf6639cb8b1e5b3cc0b54cfbc7df0b7d058f9442ae00","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/29-19-1","next":"us-nm/29-19-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}