Today’s legislative action got off to a wild start when the governor threatened to hold a special session to focus on gun control if the legislature doesn’t pass her priority bills. Her threat was noted in the Senate Finance Committee where HB9, the bill that would impose criminal penalties on a gun owner if a third-party minor uses their gun to commit a crime or injure someone, was scheduled to be heard this morning. Senate Finance rolled the bill over in their morning meeting, but did end up hearing HB9 this afternoon where it passed on party-lines. The bill now heads to the floor of the senate for a vote by the full senate. In the Senate Judiciary Committee, SB116 was heard after sitting dormant in the committee for weeks. The bill would ban the purchase and possession of semiautomatic firearms by anyone under the age of 21. After some lively debate, a motion to table the bill failed on a bipartisan vote of 4-4. Then, a motion to pass the bill also failed on a bipartisan 4-4 vote. This means the bill stays in Senate Judiciary for now, but can be brought back again. Not all committee members were present at the meeting. The governor pushed hard to have HB100, the proposed 14-day waiting period for gun purchases, heard on the floor of the house today. But thanks to the pushback against the bill from New Mexicans from across the state, the bill wasn’t called up for a vote today. HB101, the ban on the sale of semiautomatic rifles and registration of currently owned ones, is still waiting to be brought up again in the House Judiciary Committee. We know that the governor is pushing very hard behind the scenes for both of these bills, so we are watching them closely right now.

Today’s action in Santa Fe saw three bad results and one good one. First, this morning in the House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee, SB44, the ban on carrying an open or concealed firearm within 100ft of a polling place, passed on a party-line vote. That bill now heads to the House Judiciary Committee. The second committee meeting was today’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. The first bill they heard was HB9, the bill that imposes criminal penalties on a gun owner if a minor commits a crime or hurts someone with their gun. The bill passed on a party-line vote, but it was amended several times in the committee. Some of the changes were good, some were bad, but it will have to return to the House side for concurrence if it passes the Senate side. The next stop for the bill is the Senate Finance Committee. The second gun bill the committee heard was SB114, a bill we supported. SB114 would have updated New Mexico’s concealed carry laws for the changes to New Mexico’s liquor laws that were made in 2021. The bill would have expanded the types of alcohol a restaurant could serve and still allow patrons to concealed carry in it. That bill was tabled on a party-line vote. Finally, in the good result of the day, SB171, the ban on the sale or transfer of many types of ammunition, NFA Firearms and certain semiautomatic pistols, was tabled in the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 6-3 vote. Three Democrats joined the Republicans on the committee in voting to table the bill. A tabled bill can be brought back up again, but at this point in the session, doing so is unlikely. Nevertheless, we will continue to watch the bill for the remainder of the session. There are still a lot of bills we are watching, while none are scheduled for committee or floor votes at the moment, that can change very quickly. Please take the time to contact your State Representative to ask them to oppose HB100, the proposed 14-day waiting period for gun purchases. Here is a link to a pre-drafted email opposing the bill.

The schedule for the Monday meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee was finally released this evening, two of the anti-gun bills in the committee will be heard on the 27th. HB9, the bill imposing criminal penalties on gun owners if a third-party minor uses their firearm to commit a crime or injure someone, will be heard. It already passed the House side, so it is making its way through the Senate side now. Here is a pre-drafted email you can send to your State Senator to oppose the bill. SB171, the bill banning the sale of certain semiautomatic pistols such as AR pistols, NFA firearms, and many types of commonly used ammunition, will also be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. Here is a pre-drafted email you can send to committee members asking them to oppose the bill. The committee meeting starts at 1:30pm, or half an hour after the floor session concludes, in Room 321 (Zoom Link). Additionally, SB114, a bill that we support, will also be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. The bill proposes a small, only a few words, change to New Mexico’s concealed carry laws. After New Mexico’s liquor laws were overhauled a few years ago, many restaurants that used to only sell beer and wine now sell other types of alcoholic drinks as well. This bill changes the language of Section 30-7-3 from: “a restaurant licensed to sell only beer and wine that derives no less than sixty percent of its annual gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the premises,” to: “a restaurant licensed to sell spirituous liquors, cider, beer or wine that derives no less than sixty percent of its annual gross receipts from the sale of food for consumption on the premises.” The bill strikes the word “only” and adds spirituous liquors and cider to the existing law. This change would allow individuals to once again concealed carry in restaurants they used to be able to carry in before the liquor laws were changed. SB44, the ban on carrying open or concealed firearms with 100ft of a polling place while voting is underway, will be heard in the House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee on Monday the 27th at 8:30am in Room 305 (Zoom Link). The bill passed the Senate side, so it is now starting to move on the House side. You can use this link to send a pre-drafted email to committee members opposing the bill.

New Mexico: Significant Action Expected on Gun Control Bills in Santa Fe on Monday!

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The New Mexico House of Representatives could vote as early as Monday on HB 100 by Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe), legislation imposing a mandatory 14-day waiting period on all firearm purchases. Contrary to the author’s claims, this legislation will not “enhance” the existing FBI background check process in any way; it will only delay your ability to exercise your Second Amendment right to defend yourself, your family and your property. Criminals do not adhere to a “cooling off” period. Please contact your State Representative and urge him or her to OPPOSE HB 100.

​On Monday, February 27, the Senate Judiciary Committee will meet at 1:30pm (or after the Senate floor ends), in Room 321 of the Roundhouse to consider two anti-gun bills: SB 171 by Sen. Bill Soules (D-Las Cruces), legislation that attempts to supersede federal law and make it a FELONY to manufacture, sell, transfer, or acquire a firearm sound suppressor and other National Firearms Act items, as well as certain semi-automatic pistols, and House Bill 9 by Rep. Pamela Herndon (D-ABQ), a bill that creates back-door storage requirements by imposing criminal penalties on gun owners if a third-party minor accesses and displays, brandishes or injures someone with their firearm. Please make plans to attend the committee hearing in-person or via zoom to show your opposition to Senate Bill 171 and House Bill 9.

For public participation and to register for Zoom, send email to SJC.Zoom@nmlegis.gov. Include bill number, proponent or opponent, and if you will be attending in person or via zoom. 

To attend meeting via Zoom click the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81502543362.
Meeting ID: 815 0254 3362 
Zoom Call: 1-253-205-0468 

Refer to www.nmlegis.gov “What’s Happening” for the Senate Judiciary Committee Procedures. 

Contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and urge them to OPPOSE SB 171 and HB 9. 

Also on Monday, February 27, the House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee will meet at 8:30am, in Room 305, to consider SB 44 by Sen. Peter Wirth (D-Santa Fe), a measure banning the carrying of firearms within 100ft of any polling locations on Election Day or during early voting, even by concealed handgun licensees. These new “gun-free” zones apply not only to voters, but also to customers or patrons of shopping centers and stores that serve as polling locations. Please make plans to attend the committee hearing in-person or via zoom to show your opposition to Senate Bill 44.

You are invited to a Zoom webinar. 

When: Feb 27, 2023 08:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada) 
Topic: House Government, Elections, & Indian Affairs 
Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81850374006 
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Contact members of the House Government, Election & Indian Affairs Committee. 

With about three weeks to go in the 2023 Legislative Session, none of the bills we are watching were heard in committee or were voted on in a floor session. However, that will change next week. SB44, than ban on carrying open or concealed firearms with 100ft of a polling place while voting is underway, will be heard in the House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs Committee on Monday the 27th at 8:30am in Room 305 (Zoom Link). The bill passed the Senate side, so it is now starting to move on the House side. You can use this link to send a pre-drafted email to committee members opposing the bill. While we are still waiting on official confirmation, we have heard from several sources that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be hearing some of the anti-gun bills currently located in that committee on Monday. The bills currently in the committee waiting to be heard include HB9, the firearm owner criminal liability bill, SB116, the bill that bans anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing or possessing a semiautomatic firearm, and SB171, the ban on certain semiautomatic pistols, NFA Firearms, and many types of commonly used ammunition. Once the official schedule is released for Monday, we will send another update. But as they may not release it until Sunday, we wanted to alert you now. The meeting will be Monday afternoon, we will provide the Zoom link when we receive it. HB100, the 14-day waiting period bill is still waiting for a vote by the full Floor of the House. Why has it been there for a week with no vote yet? The vote is expected to be very close. This means we must to keep up the pressure against the bill. You can use this link to send a pre-drafted email to your state representative opposing the bill. Even if you have already contacted your state representative about the bill, please do so again. HB101, the ban on the sale of semiautomatic and .50 caliber rifles and registration of currently owned ones, is still in the House Judiciary Committee. The bill’s sponsor is doing a third re-write of the bill. It is not currently on the committee’s schedule, but it could be added last minute. We will send an update as soon as we have any info on what will happen. Neither SB427, a second version of a 14-day waiting period, nor SB428, the attempt to circumvent the PLCAA to make it easier to sue gun manufacturers and FFLs, have been heard in their first committee yet, the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee. Here are links you can use to send pre-drafted emails to committee members asking them to oppose the bills: Link for SB427, Link for SB428. Earlier this week, I spoke with Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation about the bills we have seen introduced in the 2023 Legislative Session. Here is a link to the podcast where I was able to do a little bit deeper dive on each of the bills introduced.

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Arnie — TOMORROW, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on House Bill 72. This legislation would make it a felony to manufacture, use, possess or transfer attachments or devices which “increase the rate of fire” of semi-automatic firearms.  Please click on the CONTACT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS button below and urge them to OPPOSE HB 72! CONTACT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS If you are able to attend this hearing in-person, it will be held in Room 309 of the State Capitol in Santa Fe at 1:30pm.  You may also participate in this hearing via Zoom. For more information regarding HB 72, please see our original alert.  House Bill 9 was voted out of the House Judiciary Committee and will be voted on by the full New Mexico House any day now. It is important that you keep contacting your State Representatives and urging them to OPPOSE HB 9.Please click on the CONTACT MY STATE REPS button below and ask them to OPPOSE HB 9. CONTACT MY STATE REPS Yesterday, Senate Rules Committee advanced Senate Bill 44. This measure would ban the carrying of firearms within 100 feet of any polling location.  This bill now moves to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration. Your NRA-ILA will keep you up to date on this, and other bills, as we maneuver through this session. To find out about our volunteer opportunities, contact Amanda at amanda@nrailafrontlines.com.  Yours in Freedom, Amanda Sanders NRA-ILA Grassroots http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/

In the coming days, a huge number of anti-2A bills, and one pro-2A bill, will be heard in committees. It is absolutely imperative that gun owners speak out on these bills. If you can make it to Santa Fe in-person to speak on the bills, we recommend it if you want to make sure you have the opportunity to testify before a committee. So far, committee chairs have been giving priority to people attending in-person over those joining virtually.

House Floor
HB9 – The firearm owner liability bill where you could be criminally charged for someone else’s actions with your gun. You can’t testify on the house floor, but you can contact your state representative today to ask them to oppose the bill.

House Judiciary Committee, Friday February 3rd, 1:30pm Room 309 (Zoom Link)
HB72 – This bill would make it a felony to purchase or possess a bump stock, binary trigger, or anything else that “increases the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm.” You can use this link to send a pre-drafted letter to members of the committee.

Senate Judiciary Committee, Friday February 3rd, 1:30pm Room 321 (Zoom Link)
SB44 – This bill would ban carrying firearms within 100ft of a polling place while voting is taking place. The ban would apply to both open and concealed carry.

Senate Heath and Public Affairs Committee, Monday February 6th, 1:30pm Room 311 (Zoom Link)
SB171 – This bill would make it a felony to purchase or transfer a suppressor, AR pistol or AK pistol, NFA firearms, incendiary ammunition or “coated” ammunition.

House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee, Tuesday February 7th, 1:30pm Room 317 ( Zoom Link)
HB50 – This bill would make it a felony to possess or purchase a magazine that holds more than 9 rounds. There is no grandfather clause, you would have to turn in your magazines or go to jail. You can use this link to send a pre-drafted letter to members of the committee.
HB100 – This bill would impose a 14 day waiting period to purchase a gun. After filling out the form 4473, you would have to wait two weeks to take the gun home.
HB101 – This bill would make it a felony to possess or purchase a semiautomatic rifle, a magazine that holds more than 9 rounds, or a firearm with a fixed magazine that holds more than 9 rounds. There is no grandfather clause, you would have to turn in your guns and magazines or go to jail.
HB164 – This is the one bill on this list we support, it would allow New Mexicans to concealed carry without a permit.

House Consumer and Public Affairs Members
Joanne J. Ferrary – (D) joanne.ferrary@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4844
Angelica Rubio – (D) angelica.rubio@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4210
John Block – (R) John.Block@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4220
Stefani Lord – (R) stefani.lord@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4453
Andrea Romero – (D) andrea@andrearomero.com 505-986-4243
Liz Thomson – (D) liz.thomson@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4425

House Judiciary Members
Christine Chandler – (D) christine.chandler@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4411
Andrea Romero – (D) andrea@andrearomero.com 505-986-4243
Bill Rehm – (R) bill.rehm@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4214
Eliseo Lee Alcon – (D) eliseo.alcon@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4416
Gail Chasey – (D) gail@gailchasey.com 505-986-4777
Ryan Lane – (R) RYAN@LANEFORLIBERTY.COM 505-986-4758
Javier Martínez – (D) javier.martinez@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4782
Matthew McQueen – (D) matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4423
Greg Nibert – (R) greg.nibert@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4211
Andrea Reeb – (R) Andrea.Reeb@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4215
Reena Szczepanski – (D) reena.szczepanski@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4777

Senate Health and Public Affairs Members
Gerald Ortiz y Pino – (D) jortizyp@msn.com 505-986-4482
Bill Tallman – (D) bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4373
Gregg Schmedes – (R) gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4395
David M. Gallegos – (R) david@ramirezandsonsinc.com 505-986-4278
Martin Hickey – (D) martin.hickey@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4513
Stuart Ingle – (R) stuart.ingle@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4702
Antonio Maestas – (D) antonio.maestas@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4726
Brenda G. McKenna – (D) brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov  505-986-4301
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez – (D) a.sedillolopez@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4389

I have this posted on my web site to inform all the FREE PEOPLE of New Mexico that YOU the people who were elected to help, actually want to enslave the population of New Mexico just like HITLER did!  You are following the Socialist playbook of disarming the population to take over their lives and enslave them all.  I for one will not be a slave to anyone!

You all know you have taken away any effort for New Mexico Law Enforcement to be pro-active in reducing crime and NOW, you want to take away all the implements for normal law abiding citizens to self-protection. 

Taking away our firearms guarantees the crime in New Mexico will spiral out of any semblance of control it’s in now and the Mexican Cartels will start a war with all new Mexicans and win.

I AM PUTTING ALL OF YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON MY WEB PAGE.

I am asking you to have some sort of clarity and withdraw these bills or vote NO on all of these disgusting, Draconian Enslavement bills!

SB 116 Sen. Carrie Hamblen (D-Las Cruces Dist 38)  Carrie.Hamblen@nmlegis.gov

            Bans 21 and under from possessing and/or purchasing any semi-automatic firearm.

SB 117 Sen. Bill Soules (D-Las Cruces Dist 37)  Bill.Soules@nmlegis.gov              

            Felony to own a suppressor, other NFA items, and/or certain semi-automatic handguns.

HB 9 Rep. Pamelya Herndon (D-ABQ Dist 28)  Pamelya.Herndon@nmlegis.gov

PASSED TO SENATE FOR VOTE

Felony to keep and/or store firearms in a negligent manner when access or used by a minor with no exception for consent or authorized usage.

HB 50 Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-ABQ Dist 13)  Pat.RoybalCaballero@nmlegis.gov

Felony to possess, use, manufacture, import, purchase, sell, loan, borrow, and/or transfer a magazine with a capacity of 10 or more rounds.

HB 72 Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-ABQ Dist 13)  Pat.RoyalCaballero@nmlegis.gov

Felony to possess and/or transfer a “semi-automatic firearm converter” which could include binary triggers.

HB 100 Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe Dist 46)  andrea@andrearomero.com

            Mandatory 14-day waiting period on all firearm purchases.

HB 101 Rep. Andrea Romero (D-Santa Fe Dist 46)  andrea@andrearomero.com

Bans manufacture, possession, purchase, sale, and/or transfer for semi-automatic rifles, pistols, or shotguns dubbed “ASSAULT WEAPONS” and/or magazines with a capacity of 10 or more rounds. Current owners required to move items out of state, sell items to FFL dealers, surrender items, or FACE FELONY CHARGES.

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christine.chandler@nmlegis.gov; andrea@andrearomero.com; bill.rehm@nmlegis.gov; eliseo.alcon@nmlegis.gov; gail@gailchasey.com; RYAN@LANEFORLIBERTY.COM; javier.martinez@nmlegis.gov; matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.goV; greg.nibert@nmlegis.gov; Andrea.Reeb@nmlegis.gov; reena.szczepanski@nmlegis.gov; jortizyp@msn.com; bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov; gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov; david@ramirezandsonsinc.com; martin.hickey@nmlegis.gov; stuart.ingle@nmlegis.gov; antonio.maestas@nmlegis.gov; brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov; a.sedillolopez@nmlegis.gov; Carrie.Hamblen@nmlegis.gov; Bill.Soules@nmlegis.gov; Pamelya.Herndon@nmlegis.gov; Pat.RoybalCaballero@nmlegis.gov; andrea@andrearomero.com

ABQ GUNS WILL BE CLOSED DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.

MAY 28 – CLOSED

MAY 29 – CLOSED

MAY 30 – CLOSED

MAY 31 – CLOSED

Now is the time to take action to STOP the Governor’s dangerous gun control agenda. We defeated it in 2019, we will do it again in 2020 – with your help. 

Here is how you can play a vital role in stopping House Bill 7 and Senate Bill 5, identical versions of the dangerous & unconstitutional Red Flag bills: 

1. Contact Your Legislators: Find Yours Here! Call them, email them, and write them a letter. 

2. Ask your neighbors, co-workers, family, and friends to join you in taking action! 

3. Sign Our STOP RED FLAG Petition – CLICK HERE!

4. Join NMSSA Today. We need numbers, we need you. When we speak in Santa Fe, we want our legislators we know we represent thousands of New Mexicans who oppose Red Flag! 

5. Already a member? Donate to the cause. It takes significant respources to educate New Mexicans and impact Santa Fe – donate today by clicking here! 

Together, we will win, we will stop the dangerous overreach of Santa Fe radicals. Join us. Join the Fight to WIN 2020!

For New Mexico, 

Zac Fort 
President, NMSSA