7-Day Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases

NEW MEXICO FIREARMS INDUSTRY ASSN.

To PROTECT, PRESERVE and PROMOTE the firearms industry in New Mexico.

www.newmexicofia.org

                      NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS:

7-Day Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases

Effective 5/15/24

The New Mexico Legislature passed, and anti-gun governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law, House Bill 129 during the 2024 30-day session. HB 129 mandates a 7-calendar day waiting period on firearms purchases, including for buyers who pass a NICS background check.  Exceptions apply only to FFLs, holders of valid NM concealed handgun licenses, law enforcement agencies, between law enforcement officers authorized to carry a firearm and certified pursuant to federal law or the Law Enforcement Training Act, and transfers between immediate family members. STATE LAWMAKERS WHO VOTED FOR HB 129 ARE LISTED BELOW. 

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Sen. Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces)

Sen. Katy Duhigg (D-ABQ)

Sen. Bobby Gonzales (D-Taos)

Sen. Carrie Hamblen (D-Las Cruces)

Sen. Martin Hickey (D-ABQ)

Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto (D-ABQ)

Sen. Leo Jaramillo (D-Espanola)

Sen. Linda Lopez (D-Corrales)

Sen. Moe Maestas (D-ABQ)

Sen. Brenda McKenna (D-Corrales)

Sen. Bill O’Neill (D-ABQ)

Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-ABQ)

Sen. Michael Padilla (D-ABQ)

Sen. Shannon Pinto (D-Tohatchi)

Sen. Harold Pope (D-ABQ)

Sen. Nancy Rodriguez (D-Santa Fe)

Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D-ABQ)

Sen. Bill Soules (D-Las Cruces)

             Sen. Liz Stefanics (D-Cerrillos)

             Sen. Jeff Steinborn (D-Las Cruces)

             Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-ABQ)

             Sen. Bill Tallman (D-ABQ)

             Sen. Peter Wirth (D-ABQ)

             Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon (D-Milan)

             Rep. Janelle Anyanonu (D-ABQ)

             Rep. Cynthia Borrego (D-ABQ)

             Rep. Micaela Cadena (D-Mesilla)

             Rep. Kathleen Cates (D-Rio Rancho)

             Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos)

             Rep. Gail Chasey (D-ABQ)

Rep. Eleanor Chavez (D-ABQ)

Rep. Art De La Cruz (D-ABQ)

Rep. Meredith Dixon (D-ABQ)

Rep. Joanne Ferrary (D-Las Cruces)

Rep. Natalie Figueroa (D-ABQ)

Rep. Doreen Gallegos (D-Las Cruces)

Rep. Miguel Garcia (D-ABQ)

Rep. Joy Garratt (D-ABQ)

Rep. Yanira Gurrola (D-ABQ)

Rep. Pamelya Herndon (D-ABQ)

Rep. Susan Herrera (D-Embudo)

Rep. Dayan Hochman-Vigil (D-ABQ)

Rep. Raymundo Lara (D-Chamberino)

Rep. Derrick Lente (D-Sandia Pueblo)

Rep. Charlotte Little (D-ABQ)

Rep. Tara Lujan (D-Santa Fe)

Rep. Javier Martinez (D-ABQ)

Rep. Marian Matthews (D-ABQ)

Rep. Matthew McQueen (D-Santa Fe)

Rep. Kristina Ortez (D-Taos)

Rep. Cristina Parajon (D-ABQ)

Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe)

Rep. Andres Romero (D-ABQ)

Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-ABQ)

Rep. Angelica Rubio (D-Las Cruces)

Rep. Debra Sarinana (D-ABQ)

Rep. Linda Serrato (D-Santa Fe)

Rep. Nathan Small (D-Las Cruces)

Rep. Reena Szczepanski (D-Santa Fe)

Rep. Liz Thomson (D-ABQ)