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Posted inCourts, Justice & Safety, NM Legislature

House Judiciary sends two gun violence prevention bills to the House floor

The House Judiciary Committee approved two bills to address gun violence along party lines at its meeting Wednesday evening. HB 127 aims to raise the age for firearm purchases and HB 137, the Gas-Operated Semi-automatic Firearms Exclusion Act, seeks to ban certain classes of firearms. “(This bill aims to) establish a minimum age for the […]