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SOCIALIST NM Governor Announces Special Session on “Public Safety” To Begin July 18
Dear Second Amendment Supporters: Yesterday, anti-gun Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that she is convening lawmakers in Santa Fe for a special legislative session beginning July 18 to address “public safety” issues. This, in spite of the fact that she just made the recent 30-day budget session a de facto special session on crime-related legislation (most of which progressive lawmakers defeated) and gun control proposals (most of which failed, including gun bans, magazine limits, restrictions on purchase and possession of firearms by young adults, and attacks on firearms industry members.) Anti-gun bills which did pass and she signed into law — the 7-day waiting period on firearms purchases and ban on open carry at polling places — haven’t even taken effect yet (both do so on May 15.) Lujan Grisham has publicly stated that she wants lawmakers to consider legislation restricting panhandling, increasing the penalty for felons in possession of firearms, determining the competency of criminal defendants, and assuring delivery of mental health services to at-risk individuals during this special session. The Santa Fe New Mexican is reporting that gun control measures and pretrial detention are off the table until, presumably, the 60-day session in 2025. Gun owners must remain vigilant! We’ve shared with you what is being reported today, but the special session is still three months away. This governor has never passed up an opportunity to push for more restrictions on your Second Amendment rights or conjure up an “emergency” that requires immediate executive or legislative action on firearms. Please contact legislative leadership and use the button below to email your State Senator and State Representative and tell them enough is enough — no more gun control in the July Special Session. Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirthpeter.wirth@nmlegis.govHouse Speaker Javier Martinezjavier.martinez@nmlegis.gov
In a recent podcast interview with Greg Sargent of “The New Republic,” a far-leftist group, Democrat New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham stirred controversy with statements admitting to blatant voter manipulation and hypocrisy on key issues. Amidst an array of contentious topics, Lujan Grisham’s remarks on the “New World Order” and her reflections on policy and demographic responses drew particular attention.
Lujan Grisham, who made the controversial decision to remove National Guard troops from the border early in her tenure, said during the interview that more politicians need to embrace unconstitutional public health orders to get issues like immigration fixed.
“I think southwestern governors can show an impact in workforce development, in public safety and security, and in ways that are more meaningful but can sort of set the model in the same way. Not every state should or will embrace a public health order to deal with particular high-cost, high-stakes gun violence emergencies in their communities. But I think you’ll see them talk about it in more of a public health context, and I think this way, it isn’t a fight between extremism on either side of an issue,” she said.
The governor added, “The same issues are expected to be addressed here, and Hispanics and Latinos both want that. For example, if I had to wait in line to come here, then other people should too. But they also recognize you can’t get a visa anymore. They recognize that all of the drama about all the nefarious activity at the border — they recognize that more of that nefarious activity is organized crime at ports of entry.”
However, she nor her legislative allies have proposed any legislative action to alleviate the border issue. At the same time, political leaders like State Rep. John Block (R-Alamogordo) have led the Republican effort to help secure the state’s border, which has fallen on deaf ears to Democrats in the Legislature.
Her interview highlighted what many see as a pattern of failing to address the tangible crisis at the border — a crisis amplified by her early actions as governor, which directly contributed to the current state of affairs.
“I’m not gonna give it up now for this extremism effort in this country and around the world,” Grisham declared, framing her political stances as a fight against what she labeled as a rise in fascism and sexism.
It is notable that the governor repeatedly tried to declare Republicans as “extreme,” while during her tenure as governor, she has pushed for the most extremist policies in the country, including abortion up-to-birth laws, executive orders and bills banning all gun possession, hiking prices on gas, and enacting socialist programs that are costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
“I see it in my state with, you know, MAGA extremists, not with everyone else, but certainly there. And I can see that the risks are greater for me as I campaign or go out publicly. They are really angry, but I think it’s intimidation and insecurity and a New World Order, which I hate using that language. But we’re talking about fascism and sexism and inequality, and I think, uh, it somehow makes some people feel better about themselves. And Trump plays into that, I think, very effectively, but it’s incredibly dangerous,” she told Sargent.
When asked about citizens exercising the right to vote and potential fears of violence during the 2024 elections, Lujan Grisham said, “I hope not, but I don’t think it’s outside the realm of possibilities. Just look at the Trump era pre-, during, and post-COVID. Anyone making any policy decisions was at risk. Certainly, I was threatened. Any of our marches or protests were met with far too many individuals who were very angry and were carrying automatic weapons and rifles that does not create an environment where people can, in fact, peacefully protest. That level of intimidation is purposeful.”
It is worth noting that the governor applauded Black Lives Matter/Antifa rioters who protested in the streets and bucked her own public health orders during her years-long COVID-19 lockdown. In her above statement, she also incorrectly claims that New Mexicans counter-protested these marches and riots with “automatic weapons,” which did not happen. Automatic weapons are illegal in the United States, per federal law.
The governor did not shy away from touting her socialist educational policies, implying that initiatives such as “free” college and pre-k were key to garnering votes, particularly from younger demographics. She said, “So, in New Mexico, free college, free daycare, free universal pre-k, leaning in to make sure that every New Mexican reads, not just at but above grade average, which is something we haven’t leaned into.”
She then admitted, “And I think with the rhetoric with every other issue except the economy, Biden needs to lean in hard for his successes there. He needs to lean in hard for education. I will tell you, I got voters in record numbers — younger voters — because of free college,” Lujan Grisham stated, in an admission that these socialist programs are actually a mechanism to buy votes.
Her commentary also ventured into the realm of identity politics, criticizing Hispanic men who didn’t support her while at the same time trying to court their votes. “I had economic messaging work to do with Hispanic men, in particular, in rural areas,” she confessed, acknowledging a need to recalibrate her strategy to appeal to this demographic.
The interview also saw Lujan Grisham attacking her own constituency, specifically Hispanic men in rural areas, suggesting that their disapproval of her stemmed from outdated sexist ideologies supposedly revived by the Trump era. She accused MAGA supporters of sexism and intimidation, categorizing their political passion as “MAGA fury” and claiming it was rooted in a fear of losing power.
Moreover, Lujan Grisham criticized the GOP’s approach to immigration, framing it as failure and fear-mongering. “They would actually want a candidate not to poison the debate and not to create fear and anger, which is racist, but to actually resolve some of the problems,” she said, trying to position herself as the more reasonable and solution-oriented leader despite her administration flatly ignoring border policies.
Also, in the interview, Sargent asked the governor about the bill she just signed, S.B. 5, banning some guns at polling places and if it was meant to increase public safety, specifically at the polls.
She responded, “Certainly not in the day-to-day violence that we’re seeing playing out in far too many communities in New Mexico. But if you’re gonna take measures and you’re gonna focus on — we all have a constitutional right to be safe at work and at our churches, grocery stores, movie theaters, and homes and neighborhoods, then I think it’s really valuable we have this piece of legislation that I signed into law yesterday that says ‘Look, we care about polling workers and we care about creating safe spaces for people to exercise their right and privilege to vote.’”
It is unclear why the governor is now creating new constitutional “rights” when she herself claimed while signing an illegal, anti-gun executive order that no constitutional right, including her oath of office, is “absolute.” She also openly admitted that the anti-gun law relating to polling places would “certainly not” help alleviate crime, proving it was just another Democrat feel-good messaging bill.
The governor’s dialogue with Sargent revealed much about her political strategy and low views about her constituents. Her candidness may resonate with the fringes of her base. However, her words appear to only evidence her prioritization of partisanship and political gamesmanship over the substantive issues facing New Mexico and the nation.
IF YOU KEEP ELECTING THEM, THEY WILL SCREW YOU EACH AND EVERY TIME!!!
On Tuesday, the far-left, anti-energy Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed H.B. 41 into law. The bill sponsored by Sen. Mimi Stewart (D-Albuquerque) is dubbed the “clean fuel standard.”
The bill will increase gas prices by at least 50 cents per gallon, and you can expect similar increases in groceries and supplies and pretty much everything else. This bill will make life more expensive in New Mexico for average consumers — harming the poorest New Mexicans, who will take the biggest hit with the new law.
The bill finally passed the Legislature by a thin margin of 36-33 in the House of Representatives.
California, Oregon, and Washington have similar laws in place, and the gas prices in these states have risen significantly due to the radical proposal.
According to the California Energy Commission, “Filling up the tank in California also costs more since gasoline prices are higher on average than the rest of the United States for a few reasons. These reasons include the isolated nature of the state’s transportation fuels market, a special gasoline recipe that reduces air pollution, environmental program costs, and taxes.”
Washington State’s Department of Ecology’s May 12, 2022 report admitted the price increase due to the Clean Fuel Standard in the state, while an Oregon Department of Environmental Quality report acknowledged significant cost increases due to its version of the law.
Now, as New Mexicans battle the crippling burdens of inflation among ramifications from other legislation passed, consumers will be saddled with the brunt of the extreme legislation to hike gas prices to high levels the state has never seen before.
Despite the ramifications to New Mexicans, Democrats celebrated the extremist bill being signed into law:
State Rep. John Block (R-Alamogordo), also the Piñon Post’s editor, wrote about the bill taking effect, “Remember the gas prices now here in NM — and this is after over three years of Joe Biden’s hellscape. The governor and her allies in the Legislature are hiking our gas prices by over 50 CENTS PER GALLON with the horrific HB41. Hold THEM accountable by electing the strongest conservative fighters in the June primary and then the November general election to take them out and finally take out the trash!”
“It’s clear that Governor Lujan Grisham took a look at California’s highest gas prices in the nation and decided that’s what she wants for New Mexico’s families,” said Larry Behrens, Communications Director for Power The Future, following the bill’s signing. “As a national leader in oil production, New Mexico’s leaders should do all they can to support our energy industry. Instead, Santa Fe politicians want to copy failed policies that punish families by driving up prices.”
EFFECTIVE MAY 15, 2024 ALL FIREARMS PURCHASES* WILL REQUIRE UP TO A 20 DAY WAITING PERIOD FROM INITIATION OF YOUR BACKGROUND CHECK
If you receive an immediate “proceed” on your background check you are required to wait 7 calendar days to receive your firearm.
If you receive a “proceed” on your background check within 7 days of submission, you can receive your firearm 7 calendar days after the background check was submitted.
If your background check hasn’t returned a “proceed” within 7 days, you are required to wait until a “proceed” is received or 20 days, whichever is shorter, to receive your firearm.
* Holders of a valid New Mexico CCW license, sales between qualified law enforcement officers and sales between immediate family members are exempt.
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.
Find Out Who Your State Lawmakers Are at NMLEGIS.GOV (Click on “Legislators” & “Find My Legislator”)
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Apply now to represent your state at the 2024 NRA Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.). The deadline is fast approaching! Don’t let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away! Y.E.S. is a six-day, all-expense paid leadership and scholarship experience for rising high school juniors and seniors held in the Washington, D.C. area. The summit encourages young adults to become active and knowledgeable U.S. citizens by learning about the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the federal government, and the importance of being active in civic affairs. Lead Today, Transform Tomorrow, and Inspire Change. Entry into the program requires submission of a completed application form, high school transcript, three-page essay on the Second Amendment, personal statement, and three letters of recommendation. Applications are due March 1st, 2024. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status in April 2024 through mailed acceptance letters. Do you have questions? We have answers! View our most frequently asked questions here!
This Legislative Session, Democrats passed HB 41 – The Clean Transportation Fuel Standard,which, if signed into law, is expected to raise the price of gasoline in New Mexico by .50 a gallon!
Many small homegrown New Mexico-based energy producers have also warned that this law would put many of them out of business.
In parts of the state, gas prices are already sitting at $3.12 per gallon.
Can New Mexicans afford to pay almost $4 a gallon for gas?
This bill is sitting on Gov. Lujan Grisham’s desk. If you oppose paying even more at the pump, call or email the Governor’s office and request she not sign HB 41 into law: (505) 476-2200, or send an email HERE.
Sample email below
This Legislative Session, OUTLAW Progressive Democrats passed HB 41 – The Clean Transportation Fuel Standard, which, if signed into law, is expected to raise the price of gasoline in New Mexico by .50 a gallon!
New Mexicans are already paying the 6th highest prices for groceries in the country! This would exponentially raise the prices of food and consumer goods all across the state! Are you really trying to bankrupt the average New Mexican.
Many small homegrown New Mexico-based energy producers have also warned that this law would put many of them out of business.
In parts of the state, gas prices are already sitting at $3.12 per gallon.
Can New Mexicans afford to pay almost $4 a gallon for gas? Do the honorable thing and DO NOT SIGN this legislation.
Today at noon, the 2024 New Mexico Legislative Session officially came to a close. Here is a quick recap of what passed, what didn’t, and what might happen next.
Two bills passed the legislature and are waiting for the governor’s signature: HB129, the 7-day firearm purchase waiting period bill, and SB5, the polling place gun restriction bill. Both bills have exemptions for concealed carry permit holders. For the waiting period bill, this means that someone with a current New Mexico concealed carry permit won’t have to wait 7 days to take their new firearm home with them – purchasing a firearm will be the same as before. For the polling place gun restriction bill, open carrying of firearms within 100ft of a polling place is banned, but someone with a current New Mexico concealed carry permit can still carry a concealed firearm with them to a polling place.
So what didn’t pass? Everything else. The semiautomatic firearm and magazine ban, the under-21 semiautomatic firearm ban, the firearm industry liability bill, the red flag expansion bill, the proposed constitutional changes, the bill that could give taxpayer dollars to anti-gun groups, and the gun and ammo tax bill all failed to pass this session. Additionally, the gun safe tax credit bills also failed to pass.
Just hours after the conclusion of the session, because so many of the gun control bills she desperately wanted failed to pass, the governor said she is considering calling a special session to rehear those bills. In 2021, the governor called a special session shortly after the conclusion of the regular session to focus on cannabis legalization. If we are going to have a special session this year, we expect that it will happen soon. Our next priority is making sure we are ready if it happens.
Senate Bill 5 by Sen. Peter Wirth Gun-Free Zone Expansion
Bans the possession of firearms within 100 feet of a polling place and 50 feet of a postal collection box.
Will be heard in Senate Rules Committee Jan 24, 8:00
Passed Senate Rules Committee on party lines 7-4 Jan 24, next stop Senate Judiciary Committee date TBD
Passed Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 26, on party line vote, headed to Senate floor
Passed Senate floor Jan 30 with 1 D voting against. Going to House committee next.
Passed House Judiciary committee Feb 9. Headed to House floor.
Passed House floor Feb 13 with amendment for exception for CCW holders, goes back to Senate for concurrence.
House Bill 129 by Rep. Andrea Romero State Waiting Period
Imposes a 7-calendar day waiting period on firearms purchases. Allows sale after 20 days if background check stays open.
Passed in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee Jan 25 on party line vote
Passed House Judiciary Committee Jan 29 on party line vote, next stop House floor.
Passed House vote 37-33. Eight D’s opposed the bill. Headed to Senate for Committee hearings.
Will be heard in Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 5. Rolled over to be heard Feb 7.
Passed Senate Judiciary Committee on party line vote Feb 7. Amended to allow exemptions for FFL, CCW among other changes.
Passed House concurrence Feb 12. Goes to Governor for signature.
Senate Bill 204 by Sen. Ivey-Soto Prohibiting Firearms in Parks and Playgrounds
Would make it a 4th degree felony to carry a firearm into a park or playground owned or managed by a municipality or city.
Passed Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee Feb 10. Headed to Senate Judiciary committee.
House Bill 27 by Rep. Joy Garratt Expands State Red Flag Gun Confiscation Law
Allows law enforcement officers and licensed health care professionals to be”reporting parties” to petitioners for extreme risk protective orders and requires immediate surrender of firearms upon service of temporary or regular extreme risk protective orders (ERPOs). This law should be repealed, not expanded!
Passed House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee on party lines 4-2 Jan 23,
Passed House Judiciary Committee Jan 29 on party line vote, next stop House floor.
Could be heard on House floor any day now.
House Bill 114 by Rep. Christine Chandler Lawsuits Against the Firearms Industry
Allows the state attorney general or a district attorney to bring an action for injunctive relief and civil penalties against anyone in the firearms industry for alleged violations of the newly-devised Firearms Industry Accountability Act, vastly increasing their liability exposure when advertising legal products or conducting lawful business activities. Private causes of action are also created.
Passed House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee on party lines 4-2 Jan 23,
Passed House Judiciary Committee 26 Jan on party line vote.
Could be heard on House floor any day now.
House Bill 127 by Rep. Reena Szczepanski Raise the Age
Bans anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing any semi-automatic firearm, or any standard capacity magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition, with limited exceptions. Also criminalizes the sale or transfer of ownership of these firearms or magazines to anyone under 21.
Passed in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee Jan 25 on party line vote.
Passed House Judiciary Committee Jan 31 on party line vote.
Could be heard on House floor any day now.
House Bill 137 by Rep. Andrea Romero Gas Operated SemiAuto Firearms Exclusion
Requires AG to create list of banned gas operated firearms. Illegal to transfer, sell, buy, import or manufacture firearm on list or parts. Limits where previously owned banned firearms can be used and how to transport. Limits detachable magazines to 10 rounds. Bans sale, transfer, manufacture of machine guns and parts. Requires certification (registration) of previously owned banned gas operated firearms.
Passed in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee Jan 25 on party line vote.
Passed House Judiciary Committee Jan 31 on party line vote, headed to House floor.
Could be heard on House floor any day now.
House Bill 144 by Rep. Hochman Vigil Create Office of Gun Violence Prevention
Will create Office of Gun Violence and Interdiction which will funnel tax payer dollars to gun control groups.
Passed House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee Jan 30 on party lines.
Will be heard in House Judiciary later this week or next week. If passed will go to house floor.
Senate Bill 69 by Sen. Joseph Cervantes 14 Day Waiting Period
Imposes a 14-calendar day waiting period on firearms purchases except by valid concealed handgun licensees, the longest firearm purchase delay in the country.
Will be heard Jan 24, 1:00 in Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee
Passed Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee on Jan 26 on party line vote.
Passed Senate Judiciary committee Jan 31, headed to Senate floor.
Senate Joint Resolution 12 by Sen. Wirth and Sen. Stewart Allow Municipalities and Counties to Regulate Firearms More Restrictive Than State Law
Would change the NM Constitution to allow municipalities and counties to regulate the right to keep and bear arms in a manner more restrictive than state law. If passed, it will be presented to the people for approval or disapproval at the next general election or special election.
Senate Bill 90 by Sen. Linda Lopez Tax on New Mexico Gun Owners & Sportsmen
Imposes a California-style 11% excise tax on firearms, firearm precursor parts, suppressors and ammunition, to be collected from New Mexico firearms retailers and sporting goods outlets and placed in the crime victims reparation fund and a fund for services to children and families involved in abuse or neglect situations.
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