New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law Tuesday legislation that will allow courts to order the temporary seizure of firearms from individuals deemed a danger to themselves or others.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, recently signed controversial legislation that created the state’s first red flag law to take firearms from potentially dangerous people.

New Mexico State Police Officer Carlos Vigil inspects a firearm during a gun buyback event in Albuquerque in this November 2023 file photo. A state red flag gun law has been used with increasing ...

In 2020, New Mexico lawmakers first passed red flag laws to let people petition for someone's firearms to be taken away if that person is deemed to be a risk to themselves or someone else ...

Proposed changes to the Red Flag Law are now headed to the House Floor after passing the House Judiciary Committee by a 7 to 4 vote on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

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New Mexico Goveror Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a red-flag gun bill Tuesday that will allow state district courts to order the temporary surrender of firearms, and she urged sheriffs to resign if ...

New Mexico’s red-flag law was approved by a Democratic-led Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in response to a mass shooting by a lone gunman at a Walmart store in El ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – State lawmakers are trying to refine the state’s red flag law. The original bill, which passed in 2020, allows a judge to order a person to relinquish their guns if t… ...

Chief Troy Weisler, New Mexico State Police, said he supports the changes, especially after seeing an increased use of the red flag law. "It does include all the judicial protections that are in ...