New Mexico Sheriff Believes Universal Background Check Laws Will Reduce Crime, But Doesn’t Explain How She’ll Enforce The Law

By Cam Edwards

The vast majority of county sheriffs in New Mexico have been quite vocal in their opposition to the state’s new “Universal Background Check” law, and for good reason. Law enforcement officers like Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace have questioned how they can even enforce the law, given the fact that there’s no registry of who owns what firearm in the state. If a private transfer takes place, how are police supposed to know about it?

Well, one county sheriff is bucking the trend of opposition, though she doesn’t seem that clear on how she’ll enforce the law. Dona Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart told KOB News in Albuquerque that she believes the law will lead to less violence, though she didn’t (or couldn’t) explain how that would happen.

“It’s a tool. Maybe we can begin to really get a handle on what the guns – how many guns are out there – and how many guns are trading hands that we don’t know about,” Stewart said.

How exactly is the law going to help you do that, Sheriff? As I mentioned before, there’s no gun registry in the state of New Mexico, so …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms