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New Mexico: Gun Control Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearings

Friday, January 24, 2025

New Mexico: Gun Control Bills Scheduled for Committee Hearings

Next week, the House Comsumer & Public Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on House Bill 12, an expansion of the state's red flag firearms surrender law, and House Bill 38, which is an unclear ban on "conversion devices." HB 12 will be heard on Tuesday, January 28th, and HB 38 will be heard on Thursday, January 30th. Gun owners must remain vigilant! Please use the TAKE ACTION button below to contact members of the committee directly and urge them to OPPOSE these bills!

House Bill 12 by Rep. Joy Garratt (D-ABQ) allows law enforcement officers to bypass the need for a “reporting party” and go straight to filing a petition for an extreme risk protective order based on information collected by the officers — allowing them to be the sole source and mechanism by which an order is issued. The bill also requires immediate surrender of firearms upon service of an ERPO, with criminal penalties for failure to comply. This law tramples on civil liberties and lacks due process; it should be repealed, not expanded!

House Bill 38 by Rep. Kathleen Cates (D-Corrales) is a poorly-written bill which creates felony penalties for the possession of attachments or devices for semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns that supposedly "convert" them into fully automatic firearms.  The bill also has no exceptions for legally-possessed, National Firearms Act-compliant parts or firearms.

Please stay tuned to the NRA-ILA website and your inbox for updates as the legislative session continues.


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