Albuquerque Journal by Khalil J. Spencer
Laws work best when we believe in their fairness. It is advisable to build consensus when crafting legislation. In the case of New Mexico’s new universal background check law, the opposite of consensus building occurred. In an act that has been repeated elsewhere in the U.S., urban and rural constituencies have rejected each other’s thinking with polarizing results.
This latest round of discord has been covered in the media, to wit, the governor’s and attorney general’s admonishment to Second Amendment sanctuary counties to enforce the law. But I doubt more political posturing will bring people together. What, may I ask, could have? Here are several suggestions our legislators ignored:
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