Yes, but (a) New Mexico is a rather small state, all things considered, and (b) the governor was not a big national player, so it made sense to see if it could be done out there. If it had worked in NM, it would have been rolled out state by state. As it is, they suffered a setback, but it was in a small state, and so they will be back later on to try it again.
outside of Colorado, ANY Western state will have the very same reaction... In fact fairly liberal New Mexico's reaction was rather mild. Try that sh*t up in here... FAFO.
And I think the same applies in the Midwest, the South, and the Desert SW. Never gonna happen wherever there is hunting, farming, and ranching. Shoot, dude, I normally carry all the time, and there's a pistol and rifle living in my truck, just for giggles. And that's about everybody outside of townies.
