Let’s make a law that will immediately will be ignored.
Now, a proposed law would make it a misdemeanor for gun owners to improperly store firearms or ammunition in a car or boat. The law would not apply if the gun was kept from “ordinary observation” and locked in a trunk, glove box or locked container attached to the car or boat.
The bill introduced by Rep. Caleb Hemmer (D-Davidson County) would require people to report the loss or theft of a firearm to police within 24 hours of finding it missing.
A violation would result in a Class C misdemeanor. However, the punishment would not be a fine or jail time. Instead, the law would require offenders to complete a court-approved firearm safety course.
TN bill would penalize unlocked guns left in cars after record thefts (wkrn.com)
You guys know I have no love for leaving guns unsecured in cars, especially with all the available options in the market for a vehicular car safe. But Making a law that penalizes the owner three times is imbecilic, but par for Gun Control morons. And correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn’t this law violate the 5th Amendment? Forcing a citizen to incriminate himself is pretty much a Constitutional No-No.
But Gun Control activists do seem to have an overall dislike for the Bill of Rights.
Politicians sit in their offices, feet on desk, gazing up at the ceiling, imagining how best to save lives; believing their minds are gifted by the elite spirits of utopia. Then they look forward to getting paid huge sums of money from the money gods who provided them with emergency hot line numbers to use when a utopian vision descended upon them in a moment of awakening. Greatness is thus achieved.
If you have power and don’t persecute someone with it just what are you doing? — Democrats
One more reason we are looking to leave NM, while the getting is good
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/which-types-of-guns-would-face-restrictions-under-bill-in-new-mexico-legislature/
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico state lawmakers are debating a gun control bill that its sponsors say is aimed at preventing mass shootings.
The Democrat-backed HB 101 (https://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/23%20Regular/bills/house/HB0101CPS.pdf), called the Assault Weapons Regulation Act, has support from the governor. It is similar to laws passed in 11 U.S. states, and it’s nearly identical to a law Illinois recently passed – though that is facing challenges in court.
On Friday, a legislative committee didn’t take action on it, saying the bill’s sponsors need more time to make changes.
It would restrict hundreds of guns in New Mexico, and anyone who already has one would have to register it with the state.
Most people would not be able to have, make, or sell the kinds of guns in the bill without registering them by March 1 of next year. The charge would be a felony.
“As we’ve seen with the scourge of gun violence across the country and those being perpetrated with weapons of war that are tending to murder more people because of the capacity of these weapons and the way that they’re designed to kill, we’re seeking to prevent that in New Mexico,” a sponsor of the bill said.
The bill would restrict certain rifles and handguns, including the popular AR-15 and rifles of a similar style. It targets many attachments and modifications people use, including additional grips.
Many popular handguns would not be restricted.
Sponsors said a goal of the bill would be to not restrict guns typically only used for hunting or competitions. The New Mexico Department of Public Safety would make a list of which guns would be restricted.
Some members of the public pushed back during the committee meeting, giving public comments. One man pointed out people use some of the guns that would be restricted to protect their livestock from predators.
“Many people here in New Mexico use an AR-15 and other semi-automatic weapons to go after groups of coyotes, groups of hogs.”
There are exceptions in the bill.
Many people can still have the restricted guns, including current or former law enforcement officers, military members or licensed private security.
There would be ways to legally transfer a gun out of state, and people who don’t live in New Mexico can pass through the state with the restricted guns.
The bill has not made it to the floor or either chamber.
Below is what the bill would define as an assault weapon.
“assault weapon” means any of the following:
(1) a semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm has one or more of the following:
(a) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
(b) a feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(c) a folding, telescoping, thumbhole or detachable stock or a stock that is otherwise foldable or adjustable in a manner that operates to reduce the length, size or any other dimension or otherwise enhances the concealability of the weapon;
(d) a flash suppressor;
(e) a grenade launcher; or
(f) a shroud attached to the barrel or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
(2) a semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than ten rounds, except for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition;
(3) a semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine or that may be readily modified to accept a detachable magazine, if the firearm has one or more of the following:
(a) a threaded barrel;
(b) a second pistol grip or another feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(c) a shroud attached to the barrel or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
(d) a flash suppressor;
(e) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip; or
(f) a buffer tube, arm brace or other part that protrudes horizontally behind the pistol grip and is designed or redesigned to allow or facilitate a firearm to be fired from the shoulder;
(4) a semiautomatic pistol that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than fifteen rounds;
(5) a shotgun with a revolving cylinder;
(6) a semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of the following:
(a) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
(b) a feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the non-trigger hand;
(c) a folding or thumbhole stock;
(d) a grenade launcher;
(e) a fixed magazine with the capacity of more than five rounds; or
(f) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine;
(7) a semiautomatic firearm that has the capacity to accept a belt ammunition feeding device;
(8) a firearm that has been modified to be operable as an assault weapon as defined in this subsection; or
(9) a part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a firearm into an assault weapon, including a combination of parts from which an assault weapon may be readily assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person;
“assault weapon” does not include:
(1) a firearm that is an unserviceable firearm or has been made permanently inoperable;
(2) an antique firearm or a replica of an antique firearm; or
(3) a firearm that is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever or slide action, unless the firearm is a shotgun with a revolving cylinder;
Track HB 101
https://nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?Chamber=H&LegType=B&LegNo=101&year=23