Stop Radical Gun Control in New Mexico
Gun Control proponents in New Mexico are back at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe this session, attempting to run responsible firearm dealers out of the state and ban the sale of a vast array of commonly owned magazines and firearms.
Senate Bill 17 establishes an unnecessary, intentionally burdensome state regulatory system that targets federally licensed firearm dealers. The Department of Public Safety is given virtually unlimited authority to determine the scope of the rules that will shape the system. The scheme includes mandates pertaining to: security features; videorecording; recordkeeping; employee background checks, training and minimum age; inventory checks; store notice postings; reporting of lost or stolen firearms; state and local law enforcement access to all dealer records; reporting of two or more sales (presumably to the same person) within five business days; state inspections occurring at least every 3 years; BATFE inspections and result reporting; and trace request reporting intended to later be used by the state and others in “name-and-shame” operations and reckless litigation.
The proposed ban on the sale and transfer of constitutionally protected firearms and magazines (capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition) is comprehensive.
The firearms banned include:
- .50 caliber or larger
- Gas-operated semiautomatics capable of accepting detachable magazines or using a fixed magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds
- Registered machine guns
The various firearms excluded from the prohibition include single or double action semiautomatic handguns “that use recoil to cycle the action of the handgun,” firearms chambered in .22 or less caliber rimfire, and semiautomatics with a fixed magazine not capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
Please call or email your State Senator today and urge him or her to oppose Senate Bill 17. This legislation will only affect the good citizens and businesses of the state and do nothing to reduce crime.
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