New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Legislative Alert

Zac Fort, President of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association sent the following message:

On Wednesday February 17th, SB224, the bill that would tell you what you can and can't do with a firearm in your own home by imposing government mandates on how exactly your firearms are stored, will be heard in its first committee, the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee. This bill could also make you a criminal for teaching your child how to shoot, unless your child was 12 or older and had previously undergone some type of formal class.

The bill is entirely unenforceable, unless police will go door-to-door inspecting firearm storage in your home, it is impossible to know who is and who isn't complying with the law. The bill in entirely unnecessary, it is already a crime to place a child in a situation that endangers their life. This bill only seeks to demonize firearm ownership and scare people away from choosing to protect their family with a gun.

If you wish to testify before the committee against this bill, you must register at this link at least 24 hours before the start of the committee meeting. Included below are the members of the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee with their contact information.

Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino - (D)  (505) 397-8839 jortizyp@msn.com

Senator Bill Tallman - (D) (505) 397-8854 bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov

Senator Gregg Schmedes - (R) (505) 986-4395gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov

Senator David M. Gallegos - (R) (505) 986-4278 david.rsi@hotmail.com

Senator Stuart Ingle - (R)  (505) 986-4702 stuart.ingle@nmlegis.gov

Senator Brenda G. McKenna - (D)  (505) 397-8834 brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov

Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez - (D) (505) 397-8847 a.sedillolopez@nmlegis.gov

Senator Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics - (D) (505) 397-8851 lstefanics@msn.com