Last night, the New Mexico House assigned the omnibus gun control package to the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee for a hearing on Wednesday at 1:30 PM. If signed into law, the legislation would severely undermine the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding New Mexicans and threaten the viability of local firearm retailers. Please use the Take Action link below to contact your elected officials and express your strong opposition to SB 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 recordkeeping of purchaser identities and firearm serial numbers, while threatening dealers with felony charges for minor or technical compliance errors.
Your NRA will continue to monitor SB 17 and keep you informed as this legislation moves through the New Mexico Legislature.
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