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Update on Critical Second Amendment Legislation in New Mexico!

Friday, February 2, 2007

 

Please Contact Your State Legislators Today!

On Tuesday, January 30, the Senate Public Affairs Committee reported out SB 111 by State Senator Stuart Ingle (R-Portales) and SB 168 by State Senator Steven Neville (R-Aztec), NRA-backed legislation allowing Concealed Handgun Licensees to protect themselves in establishments that sell alcohol for off-premises consumption. 

Please thank the following committee members who supported these bills:

 

State Senator Steve Komadina (R-9)

(505) 986-4377

[email protected]

 

State Senator Gay Kernan (R-42)

(505) 986-4274

[email protected]

 

State Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino (D-12)

(505) 986-4380

[email protected]       

 

State Senator Mary Kay Papen (D-38)

(505) 986-4270                 

 

State Senator David Ulibarri (D-30)

(505) 986-4265

 

The bills now move to the Senate Judiciary Committee for consideration.  Please begin contacting the following committee members and urging them to support SB 111 and SB 168.  We will report to you when a hearing has been scheduled on these measures.

 

State Senator Cisco McSorley (D-16)

(505) 986-4485

[email protected]

 

State Senator Richard Martinez (D-5)

(505) 986-4389

[email protected]

 

State Senator William Payne (R-20)

(505) 986-4276

[email protected]

 

State Senator Rod Adair (R-33)

(505) 986-4385

[email protected]

 

State Senator Kent Cravens (R-21)

(505) 986-4391

[email protected]

 

State Senator John Grubesic (D-25)

(505) 986-4260

[email protected]

 

State Senator Clinton Harden (R-7)

(505) 986-4369

[email protected]

 

State Senator Linda Lopez (D-11)

(505) 986-4737                 

 

State Senator Lidio Rainaldi (D-4)

(505) 986-4310

 

State Senator Michael Sanchez (D-29)

(505) 986-4727

[email protected]

 

Also on Tuesday, the House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee could not break a tie vote on three separate attempts on HB 163, NRA-backed “Castle Doctrine” legislation sponsored by State Representative John Heaton (D-Carlsbad).  The committee may reconsider the vote on the measure at its next hearing on Thursday, February 1 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 315 of the State Capitol. 

Members of the committee and how they voted on Tuesday are listed below.  Please contact our supporters and thank them, and please also contact opponents of the measure and urge them to reconsider their position on this important issue:

 

YEAs

State Representative Irvin Harrison (D-5)
(505) 986-4248

[email protected]

 

State Representative Thomas Anderson (R-29)

(505) 986-4452

[email protected]      

 

State Representative Nora Espinoza (R-59)

(505) 986-4221

[email protected]

 

 

NAYs

State Representative Gail Chasey (D-18)

(505) 986-4844

 

State Representative Moe Maestas (D-16)

(505) 986-4464

[email protected]

 

State Representative Al Park (D-26)

(505) 986-4411

[email protected]

 

 

Please keep checking your email and www.NRAILA.org for future updates on these vital pieces of legislation in New Mexico!

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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