A CONTROVERSIAL GUN CONTROL BILL HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM. THE BILL REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR JUST ABOUT ALL GUN PURCHASES IN NEW MEXICO. THE MEASURE WAS OPPOSED BY THE VAST MAJORITY OF COUNTY SHERIFFS ACROSS THE STATE WHO SAID IT WOULD DO NOTHING TO REDUCE CRIME.
LAST WEEK, REPUBLICANS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY’RE STARTING A PETITION EFFORT TO GET A REPEAL OF THE LAW ON THE BALLOT…A PROCESS THAT WOULD REQUIRE MORE THAN 70-THOUSAND SIGNATURES.
