Gun Control Bills are Being Filed In Santa Fe

From Zac Fort of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association:

 

The 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session starts on January 21, but pre-filing of bills is already underway and anti-gun politicians are wasting no time in filing bills that impact your rights. HB12, a repeat of a failed bill last year, would expand New Mexico's "red-flag" gun confiscation law to expand who can file for a gun confiscation order and require the defendant's firearms must be surrendered immediately instead of within 48 hours.  HB38, would make it a felony to own a "weapon conversion device." The bill is just two pages of ambiguous language that is not clear what would actually be banned, despite the felony charge for possession of a "part or combination of parts designed and intended to convert a semiautomatic weapon into a fully automatic weapon." A new concept that has been introduced, HB39, would seek to include more juvenile records in a NICS check in New Mexico.  Unfortunately, this is just the start. We are expecting more than a dozen bills to be introduced by February 20 - the last day to file bills for the 2025 Session.