Posted July 29, 2019 10:00 am by Comments

By Tom Knighton

New Mexico has recently begun going off the rails when it comes to gun control. They’re starting to act like California or New Jersey and grabbing hold of every kind of gun control popping up here lately.

Now, the constitutionality of some of those measures is being challenged.

A conservative coalition filed a lawsuit this week challenging the constitutionality of two new gun laws in New Mexico – one requiring background checks, the other prohibiting the possession of guns by domestic abusers.

The New Mexico Patriots Advocacy Coalition also accused state officials of illegally blocking their right to petition for the repeal of 10 bills passed in this year’s legislative session, when Democrats held substantial majorities in both chambers.

It first asks a judge to authorize the circulation of petitions that would allow opponents of 10 new laws – including the gun legislation – the opportunity to gather enough signatures to force an election on them.

In the alternative, the lawsuit asks a judge to declare the two gun bills unconstitutional.

The suit says the approval of the background check legislation, Senate Bill 8, violates the right of New Mexicans to keep and bear arms. The new law interferes with private transactions, according …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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