New Mexico: Senate Committee to Passes Sweeping Gun Control Bill

February 5, 2026
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Last night, the New Mexico Senate Judiciary Committee rammed through an omnibus gun control bill that's nothing short of a full-frontal assault on the Second Amendment. This sweeping package doesn't just nibble at the edges—it's loaded with measures like expanded red flag laws, mandatory waiting periods, bans on commonly owned firearms mislabeled as assault weapons, and universal background checks that turn every private transfer into a bureaucratic nightmare. Proponents dressed it up as common-sense safety, but let's call it what it is: a power grab designed to disarm law-abiding citizens while criminals laugh all the way to the black market. With Democrats holding a supermajority in the state legislature, this bill now heads to the full Senate, where it's poised to sail through unless 2A patriots flood the lines. Digging deeper, this isn't happening in a vacuum. New Mexico's already one of the most violent states per capita, with Albuquerque rivaling war zones for homicide rates—yet lawmakers ignore root causes like soft-on-crime policies and border chaos spilling over from the southern frontier. Instead, they're recycling failed California-style bans that data from places like Chicago and New York proves do zilch for public safety. FBI stats show defensive gun uses outnumber criminal ones by orders of magnitude (over 2 million annually per CDC estimates), yet this bill treats every gun owner like a ticking time bomb. It's classic incrementalism: pass the omnibus now, then layer on ammo taxes and registration later. For the 2A community, the implications are stark—New Mexico could become the next test case for Supreme Court pushback post-Bruen, especially if it echoes the ghost gun regs already getting slapped down federally. Gun owners, this is your wake-up call. Contact your state senators today—find their info at nmonesource.com—and rally local groups like the NM Shooters Foundation to pack hearings. Nationally, watch organizations like GOA and FPC; they're primed to sue the second this hits Governor Luján's desk. If New Mexico falls, expect copycats in blue states from Nevada to Minnesota. Stand firm, stay armed, and vote like your rights depend on it—because they do. The fight for freedom never sleeps.

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Last night, the New Mexico Senate Judiciary Committee rammed through an omnibus gun control bill that’s nothing short of a full-frontal assault on the Second Amendment. This sweeping package doesn’t just nibble at the edges—it’s loaded with measures like expanded red flag laws, mandatory waiting periods, bans on commonly owned firearms mislabeled as assault weapons, and universal background checks that turn every private transfer into a bureaucratic nightmare. Proponents dressed it up as common-sense safety, but let’s call it what it is: a power grab designed to disarm law-abiding citizens while criminals laugh all the way to the black market. With Democrats holding a supermajority in the state legislature, this bill now heads to the full Senate, where it’s poised to sail through unless 2A patriots flood the lines.

Digging deeper, this isn’t happening in a vacuum. New Mexico’s already one of the most violent states per capita, with Albuquerque rivaling war zones for homicide rates—yet lawmakers ignore root causes like soft-on-crime policies and border chaos spilling over from the southern frontier. Instead, they’re recycling failed California-style bans that data from places like Chicago and New York proves do zilch for public safety. FBI stats show defensive gun uses outnumber criminal ones by orders of magnitude (over 2 million annually per CDC estimates), yet this bill treats every gun owner like a ticking time bomb. It’s classic incrementalism: pass the omnibus now, then layer on ammo taxes and registration later. For the 2A community, the implications are stark—New Mexico could become the next test case for Supreme Court pushback post-Bruen, especially if it echoes the ghost gun regs already getting slapped down federally.

Gun owners, this is your wake-up call. Contact your state senators today—find their info at nmonesource.com—and rally local groups like the NM Shooters Foundation to pack hearings. Nationally, watch organizations like GOA and FPC; they’re primed to sue the second this hits Governor Luján’s desk. If New Mexico falls, expect copycats in blue states from Nevada to Minnesota. Stand firm, stay armed, and vote like your rights depend on it—because they do. The fight for freedom never sleeps.

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