New Mexico lawmakers to consider potential gun control proposal

By Christen Smith

Sheriffs from across New Mexico attend a Senate Public Affairs Committee hearing at the state Capitol on Jan. 31. The group opposes a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales. (Photo: Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal)
The New Mexico state House Judiciary Committee scheduled a public hearing Saturday to consider House Bill 548 — a “dummy bill” the National Rifle Association warns will be stuffed with language regulating guns.
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, sponsored the bill Friday. Her original proposal, House Bill 50 — which would require background checks for virtually all firearm transfers in the state — stalled in the committee last month. With just a week of session remaining, HB 548 could be Richard’s last chance to revive the measure, according to the NRA.
Richard, who said she once bought a handgun from a stranger in a McDonald’s parking lot, expressed concern about the ease of such private sales.
“He seemed like a nice guy, but no names were asked, no IDs were shown,” she said earlier this month. “We simply looked at the gun, paid in cash and less than five minutes later we drove away with this gun.”
The NRA said Everytown for Gun Safety, funded by former New

Source: Guns.com