AP Coverage of Santa Fe Second Amendment Rally

Above, Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace addresses the rally. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Yesterday's Second Amendment Rally in Santa Fe is making the rounds courtesy of the Associated Press.

Here's a portion of the article from the AP as posted by the Quad City Times:

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of advocates for gun rights rallied Friday at the New Mexico Statehouse in a show of force against a proposed law that allows the confiscation of guns that has the support of Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. 

The bill from Democratic state lawmakers would allow law enforcement officials or family members to seek court orders to seize firearms temporarily from people deemed a threat to themselves or others. 

At the outdoor rally in Santa Fe, Republican state lawmakers, including Rep. Candy Ezzell of Roswell, urged opponents of the bill to lobby their state senators and representatives. The entire Legislature is up for election this year. 

“This is about gun confiscation, pure and simple,” said state Republican Rep. Gregg Schmedes of Tijeras. “This is about the far left saying you need to be more like me.” 

Several county sheriffs and at least two district attorneys denounced the bill as an infringement on rights against unreasonable searches and seizures and other constitutional guarantees.

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