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American Military News by Ryan Morgan 2/26/2020

NM governor signs ‘red flag’ gun confiscation into law; tells sheriffs to enforce it or resign

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a new gun control measure into law, allowing courts to temporarily confiscate firearms from non-criminal individuals identified as a risk of harming themselves or others. Grisham also told law enforcement that they must enforce the new law, or consider resignation.

Grisham signed the Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act on Tuesday, CNN reported. A total of 17 other states have already signed some form of extreme risk protective orders, commonly referred to as “red flag” laws, into effect. New Mexico will become the 18th state with a “red flag” law on its books.

“The Legislature had the strength to pass this measure because we all recognize: Enough is enough,” Grisham said in a statement. “This law is sensible and balanced. It is a good public safety measure. If it saves even one life, and it will, we will have done good work here.”

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/02/nm-governor-signs-red-flag-gun-confiscation-into-law-tells-sheriffs-to-enforce-it-or-resign/

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This shows you how much a state can change in just a few years when refugees from Mexico,California,and other foreign nations move in and start to take control over the politics.

You would have been hard pressed to find a MORE pro-gun state than New Mexico 2 generations ago.
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This shows you how much a state can change in just a few years when refugees from Mexico,California,and other foreign nations move in and start to take control over the politics.

You would have been hard pressed to find a MORE pro-gun state than New Mexico 2 generations ago.
New Mexico had that influx of hippie artist types and has been getting more blue by the decade.

Problem is, that Liberals just don't get that they can be divested of virtually anything if this precedent carries. There will effectively be no requirement of due process to take property if someone claims you will do ill with it...
...it could be anything from your car, boat, jet ski, snowmobile, motorcycle, bicycle, kitchen knives and other implements, tools (hammers, axes, anything edged or capable of being used to inflict blunt force trauma), lawn gnomes, pointy sticks--you name it, even money (I'm sure some lawyer will figure out a way) as long as the caller or complainant asserts you have the intent to use some object(s) to cause harm, it can conceivably be taken from you.
Firearms are just a very conspicuous camel's nose under the tent.

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New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham recently signed a red flag bill into law. The new law allows state district courts to order the controversial “temporary” seizure of firearms. And the governor said any sheriff not willing to enforce the law should resign.

The red flag order would initiate a 10-day deadline for the local court hold a hearing. After that, the court can extend the seizure for up to a year. For some, the process provides too little due process to be so prohibitive.

“We don’t work for the governor, we don’t work for the Legislature,” said Tony Mace, New Mexico Sheriff’s Association, reported time.com. “We work for the people that elected us into office.”

Mace, and other sheriffs, believe the law goes too far, potentially taking guns from citizens before any crime has been committed. So the sheriffs plan to assert discretion over enforcement when it comes to red flags.

“If they really intend to do that, they should resign as a law enforcement officer and leader in that community,” Grisham fired back, reported time.com.

https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2020/03/new-mexico-red-flag-law/
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