Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed HB 9 into law a few days ago.
According to the press release on her website, she said:
“Today, New Mexico is making it clear that responsible gun ownership is the law of the land,” said Gov. Lujan Grisham. “This bill is about keeping New Mexicans safe by requiring gun owners to take reasonable steps to secure their weapons – plain and simple.”
Fortunately for us, this is not "the law of the land" as similar laws in other states have been struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional, most notably in the Heller and Bruen decisions. If a statute is facially unconstitutional (as this one obviously is), the courts have stated that it cannot be enforced. It is null and void.
The issue of safety locks and storage of firearms is not new and Mark W. Smith discusses them in the video below. Such laws are stupid and unconstitutional, he says.
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