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| Above, hundreds of New Mexico residents at the January 2020 Second Amendment rally at the Capitol in Santa Fe. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Democrats in the New Mexico legislature are chafing at the bit to pass "gun safety" legislation during next years legislative session.
From the Albuquerque Journal:
SANTA FE – Over the last three years, New Mexico lawmakers have passed bills expanding background check requirements for firearm purchases and allowing guns to be seized from individuals deemed to pose a threat to themselves or others.
Now, with the reelection of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, more gun safety proposals are expected to be brought forward during the 60-day session that starts next month, amid a recent spike in New Mexico firearm-related deaths and after several high-profile school shootings around the nation
The measures likely to be considered include raising the minimum age for purchasing certain assault rifles from 18 to 21, making the failure to safely store firearms out of children’s reach a crime and creating a new office of gun violence prevention within the state Department of Health.
Rep.-elect Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe, who plans to sponsor the legislation that would raise the buying age for purchasing AR-15-style rifles, said New Mexico needs to keep forging ahead on a multi-faceted approach to addressing gun violence.
The last time Democrats in New Mexico went ape-crazy in passing anti-Second Amendment laws, a majority of New Mexico counties enacted "Sanctuary County" resolutions against insane gun control laws. As far as I am aware of, none of them rescinded those resolutions.
Also, a massive pro-Second Amendment rally was held at the Roundhouse in January 2020.
It looks like we have battles ahead of us.
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