CD Harris reports on New Mexico's restrictive CCW law. In typical unequal protection under the law fashion, it requires registrants be 25 years old. It also requires you cough up $100, and take a training course and be licensed for a particular caliber and type of handgun.

While Harris chalks up the limitations as irrelevant to most people, and Dave at Greeblie says it's "better than nothing," I take a different stance. I refuse to be so cavalier about unalienable rights to self protection and liberty. I liken the law to requiring drivers be trained and registered to specific models of vehicles. If you have a Ford licence and go out and buy a Chevy, tough luck. You gotta start the process all over again, and pay more fees to boot.

The statute does nothing to add safety, and does everything to annoy and harass law abiding citizens. Crime and criminals will not be the least bit affected.