We reported last year about this time how New Mexico lawmakers had passed a measure mandating a seven-day waiting period for gun purchases, and just how ineffective such laws are at curbing violent crime or suicides.
The final version of HB 129, which was signed into law by Gov. Lujan Grisham, mandated a seven-day waiting period on any gun buyer, other than a concealed handgun license holder, who clears an FBI background check to purchase a gun.
The legislation also states: “If the required federal instant background check has not been completed within twenty days, the seller may transfer the firearm to the buyer.” Under current federal law, if there is a NICS delay and it doesn’t respond within three days of the background check, the FFL can choose to complete the transaction.
Now, four Republican and one Democrat lawmakers have introduced a measure—House Bill 162—that would eliminate the seven-day waiting period before a firearm dealer can legally transfer ownership of a firearm and would revert back to the federal three-day waiting period for no-response transfers.
According to a report at Rdrnews.com, lawmakers introducing the bill included Republicans Jimmy Mason, Randall Pettigrew, John Block and Jack Chatfield, and Democrat Joseph Sanchez. The measure also has 20 House co-sponsors.
The law has already had its ups and downs, with two New Mexico citizens filing a lawsuit against the state when they purchased firearms and weren’t able to take possession as soon as their background checks were approved. In July, a federal judge determined that the waiting period was “likely constitutional” and did not grant plaintiffs’ request to block enforcement of the law.
As we’ve pointed out before, according to a fact sheet on waiting periods from the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), there is no evidence that waiting periods reduce suicides, homicides or mass shootings. In fact, no studies that identify causal effects have been identified by any of the independent literature reviews conducted since 2004.
“Waiting periods are arbitrary impositions with no effect on crime or suicide, introduce no additional investigative avenues and only burden law-abiding gun owners without changing how or when criminals obtain firearms,” the fact sheet states.
Still, anti-gun legislatures love to propose and support such measures because they believe it makes them look good in the eyes of gun-ban groups that contribute to their campaigns and to unwitting constituents who believe they wouldn’t be lied to by someone in state government.
In fact, a Pennsylvania lawmaker plans to introduce a measure this legislative session requiring a three-day waiting period for gun purchases in the Keystone State. The measure would make all gun purchasers wait 72 hours to receive their firearm after passing their background check.
New Mexico’s HB 162 has been referred to the House Committee on Consumer and Public Affairs.
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This proposed law may be another example of the “Trump Effect”. I find it amazing how the tide of progressivism has suddenly started going the other way. With any luck, the tide will go out and stay there.
We can only hope that Democrats keep on screeching about keeping wasteful government spending details a secret as US citizens have been screwed over for years. Priorities.
h ttps://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1886916890427318673.html the moment I start to notice a pattern and gain an insight a smarter individual spelled it out and posted it.
Remember the creepy video someone made during Covid that showed various local news stations saying the exact same phrase?
Remember it? Buddy I was just outside the worst of it. But yes I remember the days of Covid reporting where the Babylon Bee was unironically the most accurate reporter for the pandemic. My former governor’s attempt at fireside chats before getting #meetooed was a fun one as well. Narrative building was everything everywhere for everyone.
Yesterday I would have stated that this article was a bit of a stretch. Now that it has come out that the federal gov’t was paying Politico it becomes all to real.
……. yesterday? Look up operation mockingbird note the dates involved and think from that point till now. It’s been a thing longer than most people alive today.
I started noticing that when they started the “Trump stinks” hoax. He’s been in the public eye for decades, met thousands upon thousands of people after announcing his candidacy in 2015, and yet it took until 2023 or whenever it was for the “Trump smells bad” kindergarten insult to suddenly surface everywhere at once. And notice how quickly it went away once the next talking point was seemingly emailed out overnight. It’s absolutely coordinated and fortunately Trump is moving too fast now for them to react. By the time they come up with a talking point he’s already three things ahead.
Nice thought, but it’s not like MLG would sign it if it passed.
I’m more concerned about the bills banning semiauto rifles, limiting mag caps, etc, that are presently moving through committee in the NM legislature.
I lived in that state for several years. It’s a third world country in many respects. The corruption and nepotism at the local and state level is legendary. Want to get a job with the city or the county? You better have the right last name. Want to get a building permit? Know who’s palm to grease — it’s usually a relative of a city council member or county commissioner. And the local press, “progressives” that they are, turn a blind eye to it all, while serving up misspellings in hack articles that no one reads.
I sold all of my rental property in that place. The natives didn’t like to treat it with respect, and it just wasn’t worth it.
Avoid at all costs.
That’s almost word for word what the guys from Delaware used to say about Wilmington……. And about what I would say about Albany and Schenectady
Notice the common characteristic of all three states?? Rule by Democrats.
There is a certain amount of corruption anywhere, but I find jurisdictions with fewer Democrats are easier to navigate.
poor pitiful johnnyboy…It’s almost like if you were black picking cotton on a democRat Plantation.
You mean on welfare? Lol you just can’t help being irrelevant.
There’s a reason I check out the demographic composition of a city before I invest money in property.
There is also a certain amount of entertainment in that state. The Pueblo indigenous hate the descendants of the conquistadors. Anti-White racism from both groups is alive and well. Watching the District Attorney and staff prosecute cases is always a source of infinite hilarity, as witnessed by the DEI hire that dropped the ball on the Baldwin case. The progs in Duke City and Santa Fe got rid of cash bail several years ago, with the predictable consequences. With the legalization of weed in the state, the federal officers at the border checkpoints are confiscating the weed grown and transported by the local growers and sellers — great laughs out of that.
As for gun control laws, the rural inhabitants love them some ARs, and many are Democrats, so I doubt this years proposed semi-automatic ban is going to pass. Such a ban is introduced every year and never gets anywhere.
I moved one state over. Way fewer Democrats and much more freedom.
If you ever see an AR-308, AR-15 and related products with the above NM symbol on the receiver they are from Cavern’s Armory…temporarily out of business from what I gathered.
Some people wait months to garner enough finances to purchase a firearm.
Waiting another week should not be that great of a burden.
I must have it now , put it on my credit card.
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On the surface sure but here is how it goes in one of the commie states. Want to buy a pistol cool need to get a license. Can do premise/hunting only or concealed (abbreviated terms for ease of use) the first generally takes 1-6 months and costs 300-500 or so depending on county (not getting into NYC). For concealed 4-11 months 800-1500 with an 18 hour class. With that done and permit in hand you may now touch and rent pistols to figure out what you want to buy. So you buy your pistol the store or ffl keeps it and gives you a purchase slip to send to your relevant country official to get the pistol added to your license which can take anywhere from same day to 3 months+. Now and only now can we run the NCIS check and apparently state level background check (varies by vendor) to complete the purchase and the state one can be another week+ delay. After all of that is where any waiting period would begin. If anything an additional waiting period may encourage violence up my way.
Holy havoc Batman.
That’s just no good at all..
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My comment was in sarcasm as a friend (I do have one) and I were discussing Americas downfall through the use of credit.
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I figured that may be the case and you are not wrong as credit card interest is crippling (also compulsive spending on needles junk). I just tend to get vexed at the idea of yet another delay.