Last night, the New Mexico Senate passed an omnibus gun control package by a vote of 21 to 17 that would severely undermine the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding New Mexicans and threaten the viability of local firearm retailers. SB 17 now moves to the House for further consideration. Please use the Take Action link below to contact your Representative and express your strong opposition to SB 17.
Senate Bill 17, Senate Bill 17, introduced by Senators Micaelita Debbie O’Malley, Andrea Romero, and Heather Berghmans, would unconstitutionally strip law-abiding New Mexicans of their Second Amendment rights by banning common gas-operated semiautomatic firearms, .50-caliber rifles, and magazines holding more than ten rounds under the guise of labeling them “extremely dangerous weapons.”
The bill further targets the firearms industry by imposing excessive and costly bureaucratic mandates on local firearm dealers, including invasive “site-hardening” security requirements and unrealistic 24-hour response deadlines for law enforcement trace requests.
Finally, SB 17 compromises the privacy of lawful citizens through centralized record-keeping of purchaser identities and firearm serial numbers, while threatening dealers with felony charges for minor or technical compliance errors.
As this bill moves to the House, your NRA remains present in the Roundhouse working to defeat this extreme legislation.
Stay tuned to NRAILA.org for updates on this important issue.
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