Then theres places like the Circle K on san antonio by wyoming.They have a no firearms sign posted.Its posted above the beer cooler which is already 20 feet into the store.No other signage by the door or front glass.
This seems to be an area that needs further clarification and specificity. It is rather lacking if you look at the details.
Here is the section of the administrative code:
10.8.2.27 PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY: Pursuant to Subsection C of NMSA 1978 Section 29-19-12, any person lawfully in possession of private property may prohibit the carrying of concealed handguns on such private property by posting notice in accordance with NMSA 1978 Section 30-14-6 or by verbally notifying persons entering upon the property.
[10.8.2.27 NMAC - N, 11-26-03]
If you then look at the statutes that points to, you see this:
29-19-12. Rules; department to administer; reciprocal agreements with other states.
The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act. The rules shall include:
C. provision of authority for a private property owner to disallow the carrying of a concealed handgun on the owner's property;
and
30-14-6. No trespassing notice; sign contents; posting; requirement; prescribing a penalty for wrongful posting of public lands.
A. The owner, lessee or person lawfully in possession of real property in New Mexico, except property owned by the state or federal government, desiring to prevent trespass or entry onto the real property shall post notices parallel to and along the exterior boundaries of the property to be posted, at each roadway or other way of access in conspicuous places, and if the property is not fenced, such notices shall be posted every five hundred feet along the exterior boundaries of such land.
B. The notices posted shall prohibit all persons from trespassing or entering upon the property, without permission of the owner, lessee, person in lawful possession or his agent. The notices shall:
(1) be printed legibly in English;
(2) be at least one hundred forty-four square inches in size;
(3) contain the name and address of the person under whose authority the property is posted or the name and address of the person who is authorized to grant permission to enter the property;
(4) be placed at each roadway or apparent way of access onto the property, in addition to the posting of the boundaries; and
(5) where applicable, state any specific prohibition that the posting is directed against, such as "no trespassing," "no hunting," "no fishing," "no digging" or any other specific prohibition.
C. Any person who posts public lands contrary to state or federal law or regualtion [regulation] is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
Therefore you can see that although they tried to tie no-firearms sign posting back into the to-trespassing sign posting, they missed the boat because the statute only provides guidelines for posting of property along roadways and boundaries. Do you ever see a no-firearm sign which meets all the above requirements? All I've ever seen is small gun-buster pictures- but according to the word of the law, there are other requirements such as size and ownership details. A standard 8x11 sheet of paper does not meet the size requirements.
There are no references to building entrances or any other locations whatsoever.