The clock on the 2024 New Mexico Legislative Session is quickly counting down to sine die. Here is the latest on where anti-gun bills stand.
Late Monday night, the concurrence vote for HB129, the 7-day firearm purchase waiting period bill, passed on the same lines as the original vote in the House. The bill contains an exception for New Mexico concealed carry permit holders who will not have to wait 7 days to take their firearm home with them. The bill now heads to the governor's desk.
Last night, SB5, the polling place gun ban, was debated on the House Floor. Representative Rehm proposed an amendment to exempt New Mexico concealed carry permit holders with their lawfully concealed firearms from the ban. After much debate, the amendment was adopted by a vote of 35-34. After further debate, the bill was passed by the same margin of 35-34. One Democrat voted for both the amendment and the final passage of the bill. You can see the final vote here. Because it was amended, it now heads back to the Senate side for concurrence. The bill's author, Senator Wirth, was previously adamant that he didn't want an exemption for concealed carry in the bill. Whether the bill is concurred by the Senate, or amended back to its original form is something we will be carefully watching in the closing hours of this session.
No other gun control bills have moved since this weekend. It is always possible they could try to ram something through right at the end, but there isn't a lot of time to do it. Nevertheless, we will keep fighting these bills until the end. |
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