Despite adjourning the legislative session in February, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham wants more gun control.
Earlier this month, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two gun control bills into law:
- A 7-day waiting period on firearms purchases
- A polling place gun ban
However, the Governor of the “Land of Enchantment” is calling legislators back to their offices for a mid-summer special session to tackle a slew of anti-gun measures that could include:
- Expanding New Mexico’s “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation law
- Two-week waiting period on firearm purchases
- Ban on so-called “assault weapons”
- 18-20 year-old ban on firearm purchases and transfers
- 11% excise tax for all firearms-related purchases
- “Gun-Free” Zones in public parks and playgrounds
- Repealing New Mexico’s preemption law – allowing localities to pass their own gun control laws
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a “public health emergency” late last year, which included suspending the right to carry firearms in some parks in playgrounds.
Her declaration was met with steep pushback from gun owners and the National Foundation for Gun Rights even filed a lawsuit against the Governor within 24 hours of the announcement, halting enforcement of the declaration.
With New Mexico’s primaries on June 4th and the entire House and Senate up for election in November, this mid-summer special session could be the deciding factor as to who goes back to their offices in Santa Fe in 2025.
Read more at Killeen Daily Herald.
