Here in Roswell, at least, the open carry law is not in effect, but if you take a 3 hour class given by the Roswell Police Department, you can get a certificate enabling you to carry a concealed weapon. Which, you can carry, concealed, anywhere unless expressly prohibited - like at the heart doctor's office we went to yesterday. This is the sign on the front door.
New Mexico, on the other hand, just designated an official state necklace - the Navajo squash blossom necklace.
News from the local zoning wars: In the 1990's, the city council specifically allowed property owners in one part of town to put a mobile home on their property if the owner got a majority of property owners within 100 feet of the proposed lot to consent. The ordinance was designed to allow people who couldn't afford to build a house, to own land and live on it. Well, Mr. A secured the appropriate signatures and applied for and was given a permit to put a mobile home on his property. It's a 1977 some-brand trailer. Mr. B, who lives 7 lots away down the street, was indignant and has complained to the planning commission. His reasoning: "With the work I've done on my house since I bought it in 2006, it's now worth between $30,000 and $40,000. With the trailer there, it's going to be worth less." He is concerned more trailers will be permitted. "This is already a run down neighborhood; they're throwing us to the dogs. It's like they're saying, Let's pack all the rats over there in one corner..."
I bet he's a hit with his neighbors!
But there are streets in many parts of town where there are trailers, next to houses, next to abandoned lots with a crumbling adobe on it, next to a car repair shop ("Carbs and Tunes"), next to a beauty shop, standing in the middle of a bare dusty lot, next to a well groomed yard and well kept house, etc etc. How can he complain?
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