New Mexico: Anti-Gun Legislation to be heard Wednesday in Senate Committee

January 27, 2026
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New Mexico's Senate Health & Public Affairs Committee is gearing up for a showdown tomorrow, Wednesday, as it hears an omnibus anti-gun bill that's packing enough restrictions to make even the most patient 2A advocate reach for their smelling salts. This isn't some lightweight proposal—it's a kitchen-sink assault on firearms freedoms, likely bundling everything from expanded red flag laws and assault weapon bans to magazine limits and universal background checks on steroids. Coming hot on the heels of the state's already bloated gun control regime under Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's progressive playbook, this hearing signals the latest front in the Democrats' relentless push to chip away at self-defense rights in a border state plagued by cartel violence, where law-abiding citizens are left increasingly defenseless. Digging deeper, this omnibus beast reeks of the same tired playbook we've seen in blue strongholds like California and New York: vague definitions of high-capacity magazines (hello, 10-round misery) and knee-jerk safety measures that ignore FBI data showing defensive gun uses outnumber criminal ones by orders of magnitude. New Mexico's violent crime rates, especially in Albuquerque, are skyrocketing amid soft-on-crime policies, yet lawmakers want to disarm the good guys first? It's a masterclass in irony—or deliberate sabotage. For the 2A community, the implications are stark: if this passes committee, it fast-tracks to the Senate floor, potentially turning the Land of Enchantment into another no-go zone for standard-capacity self-defense tools. We've seen this movie before—Colorado's post-Boulder slide into mag bans and waiting periods—and it never ends well for rights. Gun owners, this is your wake-up call: flood that hearing with testimony, emails, and calls (check the committee roster at nmlegis.gov). Rally local groups like the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association to pack the room. A strong no-vote here could stall the bill dead, buying time for the next election cycle to flip seats. Stay vigilant, armed, and vocal—because in the battle for the Second Amendment, complacency is the real killer.

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New Mexico’s Senate Health & Public Affairs Committee is gearing up for a showdown tomorrow, Wednesday, as it hears an omnibus anti-gun bill that’s packing enough restrictions to make even the most patient 2A advocate reach for their smelling salts. This isn’t some lightweight proposal—it’s a kitchen-sink assault on firearms freedoms, likely bundling everything from expanded red flag laws and assault weapon bans to magazine limits and universal background checks on steroids. Coming hot on the heels of the state’s already bloated gun control regime under Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s progressive playbook, this hearing signals the latest front in the Democrats’ relentless push to chip away at self-defense rights in a border state plagued by cartel violence, where law-abiding citizens are left increasingly defenseless.

Digging deeper, this omnibus beast reeks of the same tired playbook we’ve seen in blue strongholds like California and New York: vague definitions of high-capacity magazines (hello, 10-round misery) and knee-jerk safety measures that ignore FBI data showing defensive gun uses outnumber criminal ones by orders of magnitude. New Mexico’s violent crime rates, especially in Albuquerque, are skyrocketing amid soft-on-crime policies, yet lawmakers want to disarm the good guys first? It’s a masterclass in irony—or deliberate sabotage. For the 2A community, the implications are stark: if this passes committee, it fast-tracks to the Senate floor, potentially turning the Land of Enchantment into another no-go zone for standard-capacity self-defense tools. We’ve seen this movie before—Colorado’s post-Boulder slide into mag bans and waiting periods—and it never ends well for rights.

Gun owners, this is your wake-up call: flood that hearing with testimony, emails, and calls (check the committee roster at nmlegis.gov). Rally local groups like the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association to pack the room. A strong no-vote here could stall the bill dead, buying time for the next election cycle to flip seats. Stay vigilant, armed, and vocal—because in the battle for the Second Amendment, complacency is the real killer.

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