We told you last week about New Mexico’s House Bill 50, which criminalizes most private firearm transfers by law-abiding gun owners.
Late last week, an even more restrictive committee substitute of the Bloomberg-backed measure passed the House Judiciary Committee and is headed to a vote by the full House. The substitute bill actually erases many of the confusing exceptions from the earlier version and simply requires that any transfer or loan of a firearm lasting more than five days be conducted with a federal background check. In the case of a loan, when the gun is returned, another background check would be required to get it back to its original owner.
As NRA-ILA reported, if you plan to let a friend borrow your rifle for a week-long hunting trip or shooting competition, it would require a trip to an FFL. If you want to provide your girlfriend a handgun for protection while you’re gone on an extended business trip, you must get government permission. If you are a military service member who has been deployed and wishes to leave personal firearms with a trusted friend, you would have to go through the same process.
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Use Your Power!
New Mexico gun owners should immediately contact their state Representatives and ask them to oppose the committee substitute for HB 50. Contact them directly by
clicking here.
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