Tomorrow, the New Mexico House Judiciary Committee is set to hear House Bill 129, a sprawling omnibus gun control package that reads like a wish list from the most fervent anti-2A activists. This beast of a bill doesn’t just nibble at the edges of your rights—it takes a sledgehammer to them, proposing red flag laws that let bureaucrats seize firearms without due process, mandatory safe storage mandates that criminalize everyday gun ownership, and a ban on commonly owned semi-automatic rifles mislabeled as assault weapons. Sponsored by Rep. Reena Chandler and a cadre of Democrats, it’s backed by the usual suspects like Everytown for Gun Safety, who frame it as common-sense reform while conveniently ignoring how it shreds the Second Amendment protections affirmed in Bruen.
Digging deeper, this isn’t happening in a vacuum. New Mexico’s already hemorrhaging under Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency public health order declaring guns a crisis, which courts have slapped down repeatedly for overreach—yet here comes HB 129 to codify that nonsense into law. The timing is no coincidence: post-Bruen, blue states like New Mexico are racing to entrench their gun-grab agendas before SCOTUS rulings dismantle them further. Cleverly, the bill cloaks its extremism in feel-good language about public safety, but the implications are dire—expect a flood of frivolous red flag petitions targeting law-abiding hunters, competitive shooters, and self-defense enthusiasts, turning neighbor-against-neighbor snitch culture into policy.
For the 2A community, this is a five-alarm fire demanding immediate action. Flood the Judiciary Committee with calls and testimonies tomorrow—NM residents, your voices can kill this monster. Nationally, it’s a stark reminder that complacency is suicide; states like New Mexico are the canaries in the coal mine for what’s brewing in California and New York. Rally your networks, support groups like the NRA and GOA pouring resources into the fight, and remember: every omnibus bill like this is just incremental erosion until they ban everything. Stand firm, Second Amendment warriors—New Mexico’s battle is ours.
