Posted on 02/09/2023 11:15:25 AM PST by CedarDave
SANTA FE – Lawmakers are evaluating a wide-ranging package of proposals to impose new firearms restrictions in New Mexico.
Democrats hold large majorities in both chambers and have made gun legislation a priority this year.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, also called on lawmakers to take action during her State of the State address.
One proposal – a restriction on a straw purchase for a felon – has bipartisan sponsorship.
House Bill 9: Unlawful access to firearm by minor
Where it stands: Awaiting action by full House. Approval there would send it to the Senate and Senate committees.
Senate Bill 44: Ban firearms at polling places
Where it stands: Awaiting action by the Senate. Approval there would send it to the House and its committees.
House Bill 100: Waiting period for gun purchases
Where it stands: Awaiting action by the House Judiciary Committee. Approval there would send it to the full House of Representatives.
House Bill 101: Assault weapon ban
Where it stands: Awaiting action by the House Judiciary Committee. Approval there would send it to the full House of Representatives.
Senate Bill 116: Age requirement
Where it stands: Awaiting action by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Approval there would send it to the full Senate.
Senate Bill 171: Ban sale of automatic firearms
Where it stands: Awaiting action in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Approval there would send it to the full Senate.
House Bill 306: Illegal straw purchases
Where it stands: Awaiting action in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee. Passage there would send it to the House Judiciary Committee.
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I don't believe they're exempted. I expect they will turn their guns in to LEO's. /s
B. A person shall not manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell or transfer any assault weapon.
C. Subsection B of this section shall not apply to:
(1) any government officer, agent or employee, a member of the armed forces of the United States or a peace officer to the extent that such person is otherwise authorized to acquire or possess an assault weapon and does so while acting within the scope of that person's duties;
(2) the manufacture of an assault weapon by a firearms manufacturer for the purpose of sale to any branch of the armed forces of the United States or to a law enforcement agency in the state for use by that agency or its employees; provided that the manufacturer is properly licensed under federal, state and local laws; or
(3) the sale or transfer of an assault weapon by a dealer that is properly licensed under federal, state and local laws to any branch of the armed forces of the United States or to a law enforcement agency in the state for use by that agency or its employees for law enforcement purposes.
Well, part of the problem is that many of the NM Democrat politicians consider us gringos to be the illegals; They support the Reconqiuista, whereby Mexico takes back Neuevo Mehico and kicks out or kills the white usurpers.
Thanks for the ping and the links to the PDFs to the actual bill, daves.
Wow, how draconian.
The article doesn’t do justice to what is in the actual bills. It is way worse than I expected, and I expected it to be horrible.
It is almost as if they got Bloomberg, David Hogg and the Mexican cartels to write the bills for them. They are going to have to build lots more prisons. If this was law now, 3/4 of the NM population would be guilty of multiple felonies.
Isn’t it nice or them to exempt the government from the AW ban? As if Biden hasn’t already threatened to use nukes against citizens, proving once again, you have much more to fear from out of control governments, who have been responsible for over 100,000,000 deaths since WWII, than your neighbor with an AR-15.
Thanks for the ping.
Ugh…
I wish them luck with trying to enforce this in Catron County
Get outside what passes for cities here, and local sheriffs pay no attention to crap like this.
Drug dudes don’t care. They raided a storage unit in Albuquerque recently that belonged to a local gang and found a friggin’ German MG34 machine gun.
Catron County ....Who was the one man sheriff with no deputies there about 25 years ago ..... I can’t remember his name ....... We helped him bust a lot of drug runners many a time. a haven for cartels now.
Yes, but they want to make them super duper illegaler.
Stop electing womens politicians.
New Mexico: a lovely state run by very stupid people, and apparently full of stupid voters. JMO.
New Mexico: Maryland with pretty desert scenery. JMO.
She appears to want to speak to the manager.
Come to Florida when you can. I left the Commie state of Maryland for here in 2021.
You’re preaching to the choir. I live in Oregon....Three women ran for governor in 2022. The worst one won.
If you’re Arec Barwin, you can’t have one?
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