Two Gun Control Measures Up in Committee on Monday in Santa Fe

On Monday, January 30^th, two NRA-opposed bills will be heard in separate committee meetings at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe. 

First, House Bill 9, ​by Rep. Pamela Herndon (D-ABQ), a firearm owner liability bill, will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee starting at 1:30pm in Room 309 (Zoom Link). The bill creates back-door gun storage requirements by imposing criminal penalties on firearms owners if a third-party minor displays, brandishes or uses their firearm to commit a crime or injure someone. ​Please make plans to attend Monday's hearing in-person or remotely and voice your opposition to this measure. Also, contact the committee members below and urge them to OPPOSE HB 9.

House Judiciary Committee

Representative Christine Chandler - (D) christine.chandler@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4411

Representative Andrea Romero - (D) andrea@andrearomero.com 505-986-4243

Representative Bill Rehm - (R) bill.rehm@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4214

Representative Eliseo Lee Alcon - (D) eliseo.alcon@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4416

Representative Gail Chasey - (D) gail@gailchasey.com 505-986-4777

Representative Ryan Lane - (R) RYAN@LANEFORLIBERTY.COM 505-986-4758

Representative Javier Martínez - (D) javier.martinez@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4782

Representative Matthew McQueen - (D) matthew.mcqueen@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4423

Representative Greg Nibert - (R) greg.nibert@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4211

Representative Andrea Reeb - (R) Andrea.Reeb@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4215

Representative Reena Szczepanski - (D) reena.szczepanski@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4777

Second, SB116 by Sen. Carrie Hamblen (D-Las Cruces), which discriminates against law-abiding young adults aged 18-20 by prohibiting them from purchasing or possessing a semiautomatic firearm -- with limited exceptions, will be heard in the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee starting at 1:30pm in Room 311 (Zoom Link). Please make plans to attend Monday's hearing in-person or remotely and voice your opposition to this measure. Also, contact the committee members below and urge them to OPPOSE SB 116.

Senate Heath and Public Affairs Committee

Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino - (D) jortizyp@msn.com 505-986-4482

Senator Bill Tallman - (D) bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4373

Senator Gregg Schmedes - (R) gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4395

Senator David M. Gallegos - (R) david@ramirezandsonsinc.com 505-986-4278

Senator Martin Hickey - (D) martin.hickey@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4513

Senator Stuart Ingle - (R) stuart.ingle@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4702

Senator Antonio Maestas - (D) antonio.maestas@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4726

Senator Brenda G. McKenna - (D) brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov  505-986-4301

Senator Antoinette Sedillo Lopez - (D) a.sedillolopez@nmlegis.gov 505-986-4389

For more information on these and other gun control issues pending before the New Mexico Legislature, please click here.