New Mexico Gun Control Bill Signed into Law

By Chris Eger

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, last week signed a gun control bill previously vetoed by her Republican predecessor. The measure, SB 328, strips Second Amendment rights in situations involving protective orders, making the surrender of guns possessed by a subjected individual a mandatory requirement.
Narrowly approved by the state legislature, Republican Gov. Susana Martinez scuttled a similar proposal in 2017 saying it was unneeded because judges in the state already have the power to issue gun seizure orders along with restraining orders in domestic violence cases. “This new law will save lives,” said Lujan Grisham about the move.
Gun rights groups blasted SB 328 during its legislative process, with the National Rifle Association arguing it went “beyond federal law by broadening the scope of certain misdemeanor offenses to prohibit the possession, purchase and ownership of a firearm. Further, the bill places the burden of keeping custody of all relinquished firearms in these cases to law enforcement.”
The bill is not the only gun policy measure signed by Lujan Grisham since taking office in January. Last month she approved a controversial proposal making it a misdemeanor crime to sell or transfer a gun in a private transaction without a background check performed by

Source: Guns.com