By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 26th at 05:37 PM  | 

The City of Santa Fe has removed the list of people who participated in Operation Safe Streets, gun buy-back from their website. Last week this blog detailed here, the firearm buy-back as explained to citizens verses how it was actually handled after the city was forced to hand out IOUs when all the funds allocated for the program were used.  Though anonymity was advertised as | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 22nd at 03:57 PM  | 

A Freedom Killing Bill Defeated Today there is good news for New Mexico gun owners and other citizens who value their freedom.  HB-402 has been tabled in the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee with a three to two vote.  Representatives Alcon, Harper and Anderson voted against the bill while Representatives Caballero and Chasey supported the bill. Alcon, the committee’s Democratic chairman, gave the following statement: “I don’t | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 21st at 03:00 PM  | 

Promoted from diaries. After the shooting in Newtown, New Mexico officials in a couple cities have supported a ‘gun buyback.’  Among cities coming up with their own plans are Albuquerque and Santa Fe. People who participated in the Santa Fe buyback, which was dubbed “Operation Safe Streets” were given up to a couple hundred dollars per firearm they turned over.  These citizens were lead to | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 14th at 04:49 PM  | 

HB-77 a bill requiring all people buying guns at gun shows to go through a background check and registration passed the House yesterday, more on it can be found in my blogpost yesterday here.  As explained in yesterday’s article Gov. Susana Martinez has said she will sign the bill if it reaches her table.  The bill may be found here. Eight Republicans joined the Democrats | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  February 13th at 06:49 PM  | 

What is Governor Susana Martinez thinking? SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican who who has courted the pro-gun vote, said Monday that she supports a compromise bill that would require background checks on people who buy guns at gun shows. Asked by a reporter about House Bill 77, which passed the House Judiciary Committee Friday on a bi-partisan vote, Martinez said, “I think | Read More »

By: Politix Fireball (Diary)  |  November 19th at 01:05 PM  | 

Newly elected Democrat state Representative Phillip Archuleta (D- Dist. 36), will soon be representing thousands of New Mexicans in Santa Fe after beating his Republican rival by about five hundred votes. A college student approached him election night Mr. Archuleta had a very clear message for the young man– no rosy words here…actually he is quite vulgar.  Not only flipping the young man off, but | Read More »