The bill text reads, “If a firearm owner or authorized user knows or reasonably should have known that a minor, an at-risk person or a prohibited person could gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that owner or authorized person, and if a minor, an at-risk person or a prohibited person obtained access to that firearm, it is an offense if the firearm owner or authorized user failed to secure the firearm in a locked container or by a lock or other means so as to render such firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the firearm owner or other authorized user.”
NMSSA also notes that, “The law is completely unenforceable unless they plan on going door-to-door inspecting firearm storage in your home. But this bill again goes beyond what they have attempted in the past. If a prohibited possessor gains access to your firearm you are liable as well.”
The bill will be heard in the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee, where it will be considered in the coming days. Below are the names of members of the Committee to contact them regarding this legislation:
Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino – (D) (505) 397-8839 <jortizyp@msn.com>
Sen. Bill Tallman – (D) (505) 397-8854 <bill.tallman@nmlegis.gov>
Sen. Gregg Schmedes – (R) (505) <986-4395gregg.schmedes@nmlegis.gov>
Sen. David M. Gallegos – (R) (505) 986-4278 <david.rsi@hotmail.com>
Sen. Stuart Ingle – (R) (505) 986-4702 <stuart.ingle@nmlegis.gov>
Sen. Brenda G. McKenna – (D) (505) 397-8834 <brenda.mckenna@nmlegis.gov>
Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez – (D) (505) 397-8847 <a.sedillolopez@nmlegis.gov>
Sen. Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics – (D) (505) 397-8851 <lstefanics@msn.com>
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