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Originally Posted by cwblanco
Thanks for the cite which I viewed. I checked only one sample state - New Mexico with which I was already familiar (and re-visited the actual statutes). The chart lists New Mexico as an open carry state. However, in reality that is only in an automobile, and the usual exceptions such as hunting. Although the chart classifies New Mexico as open carry, that is a very limited version of open carry.
As to states with virtually unlimited open carry, they are in the minority.
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I followed the link cited at opencarry.com for New Mexico Statutes and it goes to
Conway Greene Co.. I find limitied information on NM OC at the cited link.
OTOH, New Mexico's Department of Public Safety website
New Mexico DPS | Concealed & Carry Information lists open carry as legal (second to the last answer). I don't believe the info on the conwaygreene site is complete.
Last year, I could and did OC in NM while jogging through the downtown area of a small town because of some aggressive dogs and because at the time I hadn't figured out how to CC while jogging. I've since figured out how to CC while jogging.
If I ever chose to OC around St. Louis, assuming it was in a township where legal, I'd carry in an appendix-area IWB or OWB holster. OC in Missouri is tricky because each township can make their own laws on OC. It is difficult to research OC laws on all the townships I cross daily, and I'm not ready to be a test case in an area that I'm not sure about. At least until the laws become clearer in Missouri, I'll probably avoid OC in town. Not sure if I'll OC anyway here in town even if I find out it's legal.