It’s dead per the Albuquerque Journal on-line:
For a blue state, New Mexico usually is on the right side of the gun issue.
For now.
One down . . .
congrats!!! a little sanity never hurts
Did anybody actually read that article?
It’s not all rosy pictures, the one democrat voted “no” against the bill and joined the two republican votes because he was leaving it to the “dear ruler” and his federal regime to pass a national law.
[i]The five-member House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee voted 3-2 to table the bill late Thursday after the committee chair, Rep. Eliseo Alcon, D-Milan, joined the committee’s two Republicans in opposition.
Alcon said he voted against the bill because he believed the federal government would take action on the assault-style weapons soon, and so the proposed New Mexico regulation should be deferred.
“I think that somehow or another, President Obama and the administration are going to do something, and it will cause a lot of these people who are really concerned (about gun control) to have to follow some laws that we don’t have to make for them,” Alcon said. “If it doesn’t happen at the federal level by the time the next session comes around, I’m going to be up front” in support.[/i]
It’s not all rosy pictures, the one democrat voted “no” against the bill and joined the two republican votes because he was leaving it to the “dear ruler” and his federal regime to pass a national law.
Sounds like weasel words to me. He likely was looking for an excuse to back out of an unpopular bill that would cause his caucus harm but do it in such a way as to not piss off the libs who write him checks He is trying to save face.
You could be right, but I live in New Mexico, and his statement sounds like it could be translated, “I won’t vote for this because I live in a gun-friendly state and I’ve got to please my constituents while appearing to tow the liberal line.”
Just my interpretation from having lived in this state for many years.
It’s all politics all the time.
The ABQ Journal reported a week or two ago that another bill was killed in similar fashion. The committee vote was tied (something like 10 to 10) with one Dem crossing over. He has Navajo constituents that are on our side.
Things are really very close in Santa Fe with the pro-gun Republican Governor staying fairly silent, from what I’ve seen. (Why agitate the moderates if she doesn’t have to?) She made headlines with her CCW renewal during the campaign, so I “think” we are OK. For now.
Governor Martinez plans to sign the universal background check bill if it stays the House version. Other than that, I don’t see New Mexico being able to enact anything. For one thing the nature of our legislative sessions is that they are just physically not long enough to get much done.
That’s a principal reason it’s still worthwhile to live here.