Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen called for a special legislative session to combat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's (D) 30-day executive order blocking open and concealed-carry firearms.
California lawmakers voted Thursday to raise taxes on gun and ammunition to use the funds to pay for gun violence prevention programs and school safety improvements.
New Mexico's Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared gun violence a public health emergency in response to multiple recent shooting deaths in the state.
Last month was "the fifth-highest August on record in terms of federal background checks for gun transfers since the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System was established 25 years ago."
Federal Firearms License holders (FFLs) claim President Biden is targeting them after his administration revoked the licenses of 122 FFLs during the last fiscal year.