New Mexico GOP Wants Gun Measure On Ballot

By Tom Knighton

New Mexican lawmakers seem to overwhelmingly want universal background checks in their state.

However, the fact that so many county sheriffs have vowed not to enforce the law has to weigh on some lawmakers’ minds. After all, what good is a law that isn’t enforced? While state and city police can still enforce such regulations, it’s unlikely that they’ll really be able to do very much to stem any sales being conducted without state approval.

While that’s likely to be an issue, it’s also an opportunity. At least, that’s what Republican lawmakers in the state seem to think.

New Mexico House Republicans want to put universal background for gun purchases to a vote, despite Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature.

They proposed a petition drive to overturn a law expanding mandatory background checks on firearms sales in New Mexico as a “constitutional issue.”

“This issue is about rights of the American citizen,” said House Republican Minority Leader Rep. James Townsend (R-54).

Townsend sent a letter to Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver requesting petitions for Senate Bill 8, signed March 8 by Lujan Grisham.

“There has been an overwhelming outcry from the areas that I represent was as well as 30 of the 33 sheriff’s …Read the Rest

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