New Mexico 2023 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB101 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 101
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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42	42	FIRST SESSION
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45	45	2023
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Andrea Romero
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO FIREARMS; PROHIBITING LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES;
50	50	PROHIBITING ASSAULT WEAPONS; PROVIDING PENALTIES.
51	51	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
52	52	SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7 NMSA
53	53	1978 is enacted to read:
54	54	"[NEW MATERIAL] RESTRICTIONS ON LARGE-CAPACITY
55	55	MAGAZINES.--
56	56	A. A person shall not possess, manufacture,
57	57	purchase, sell or transfer any large-capacity ammunition
58	58	feeding device regardless of whether the device is attached to
59	59	a firearm. This section shall not apply to magazines
60	60	originally designed to accept more than ten rounds of
61	61	ammunition that have been modified to accept no more than ten
62	62	rounds and that are not capable of being readily restored to a
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90	90	capacity of more than ten rounds.
91	91	B. For the purposes of this section, "large-
92	92	capacity ammunition feeding device" means a magazine, belt,
93	93	drum, feed strip or similar device that has a capacity of, or
94	94	that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than
95	95	ten rounds of ammunition. "Large-capacity ammunition feeding
96	96	device" shall not include an attached tubular device designed
97	97	to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber
98	98	rimfire ammunition.
99	99	C. Any person who may not lawfully possess a large-
100	100	capacity magazine commencing July 1, 2023 shall, prior to July
101	101	1, 2023:
102	102	(1) remove the large-capacity magazine from
103	103	the state;
104	104	(2) sell the large-capacity magazine to a
105	105	licensed firearms dealer; or
106	106	(3) surrender the large-capacity magazine to a
107	107	law enforcement agency for destruction.
108	108	D. Any person who violates the provisions of this
109	109	section is guilty of a fourth degree felony."
110	110	SECTION 2. A new section of Chapter 30, Article 7 NMSA
111	111	1978 is enacted to read:
112	112	"[NEW MATERIAL] RESTRICTIONS ON ASSAULT WEAPONS.--
113	113	A. As used in this section:
114	114	(1) "assault weapon" means any:
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143	143	(a) semi-automatic rifle that has the
144	144	capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has one or more of
145	145	the following: 1) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock; 2) any
146	146	feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be
147	147	held by the non-trigger hand; 3) a folding or telescoping
148	148	stock; or 4) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially
149	149	or completely encircles the barrel, allowing the bearer to hold
150	150	the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned, but
151	151	excluding a slide that encloses the barrel;
152	152	(b) semi-automatic pistol or any semi-
153	153	automatic, centerfire or rimfire rifle with a fixed magazine
154	154	that has the capacity to accept more than ten rounds of
155	155	ammunition;
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160	160	folding, telescoping or thumbhole stock; 3) a shroud attached
161	161	to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the
162	162	barrel, allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the non-
163	163	trigger hand without being burned, but excluding a slide that
164	164	encloses the barrel; or 4) the capacity to accept a detachable
165	165	magazine at any location outside of the pistol grip;
166	166	(d) semi-automatic shotgun that has one
167	167	or more of the following: 1) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock;
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196	196	2) any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that
197	197	can be held by the non-trigger hand; 3) a folding or
198	198	telescoping stock; 4) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of
199	199	five rounds; or 5) an ability to accept a detachable magazine;
200	200	(e) shotgun with a revolving cylinder;
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202	202	(f) conversion kit, part or combination
203	203	of parts from which an assault weapon can be assembled if those
204	204	parts are in the possession or under the control of the same
205	205	person; and
206	206	(2) "assault weapon" does not include any
207	207	firearm that has been made permanently inoperable.
208	208	B. A person shall not manufacture, import, possess,
209	209	purchase, sell or transfer any assault weapon.
210	210	C. Subsection B of this section shall not apply to:
211	211	(1) any government officer, agent or employee,
212	212	a member of the armed forces of the United States or a peace
213	213	officer to the extent that such person is otherwise authorized
214	214	to acquire or possess an assault weapon and does so while
215	215	acting within the scope of that person's duties;
216	216	(2) the manufacture of an assault weapon by a
217	217	firearms manufacturer for the purpose of sale to any branch of
218	218	the armed forces of the United States or to a law enforcement
219	219	agency in the state for use by that agency or its employees;
220	220	provided that the manufacturer is properly licensed under
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249	249	federal, state and local laws; or
250	250	(3) the sale or transfer of an assault weapon
251	251	by a dealer that is properly licensed under federal, state and
252	252	local laws to any branch of the armed forces of the United
253	253	States or to a law enforcement agency in the state for use by
254	254	that agency or its employees for law enforcement purposes.
255	255	D. Any person who may not lawfully possess an
256	256	assault weapon commencing July 1, 2023 shall, prior to July 1,
257	257	2023:
258	258	(1) remove the assault weapon from the state;
259	259	(2) render the assault weapon permanently
260	260	inoperable; or
261	261	(3) surrender the assault weapon to the
262	262	appropriate law enforcement agency for destruction.
263	263	E. Any person who violates the provisions of this
264	264	section is guilty of a fourth degree felony."
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