Please Contact Committee Members Today!
State Representative John Heaton (D-Carlsbad) has introduced HB 163, NRA-backed "Castle Doctrine"/self-defense statute reform legislation.
This bill is modeled on Florida's landmark law, creating presumptions of reasonableness for the use of defensive force in or around your home or occupied vehicle; codifying that you have "no duty to retreat" from a violent attack if you're in a place where you have a right to be, if you're not the initial aggressor, and if you're not engaged in criminal activity yourself; and establishing additional protections from civil liability if you lawfully protect yourself or your family.
On Tuesday, January 30, the New Mexico House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on HB 163 at 1:30 p.m., in room 315 of the State Capitol in Santa Fe. Please contact the committee members below and urge them to support HB 163.
State Representative Gayle Chasey (D-18, Chairman), 986-4844
State Representative Irvin Harrison (D-5, Vice-Chair), 986-4248
State Representative Thomas Anderson (R-29), 986-4452
State Representative Nora Espinoza (R-59), 986-4221
State Representative Moe Maestas (D-16), 986-4464
State Representative Al Park (D-26), 986-4411
State Representative Dub Williams (R-56), 986-4454
Please make plans to attend this hearing, if your schedule permits.
To find further contact information or help identifying your legislators
please use the "Write Your Representative" feature found at www.NRAILA.org.
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