Section 29-19-2 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

29-19-2. Definitions.

As used in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act:   

A.     "applicant" means a person seeking a license to carry a concealed handgun;   

B.     "caliber" means the diameter of the bore of a handgun;   

C.     "category" means whether a handgun is semiautomatic or not semiautomatic;   

D.     "concealed handgun" means a loaded handgun that is not visible to the ordinary observations of a reasonable person;   

E.     "department" means the department of public safety;   

F.     "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   

G.     "licensee" means a person holding a valid concealed handgun license issued to him by the department.