New Mexico’s waiting period law, which forces gun purchasers to wait seven days after paying for a firearm and passing the background check, has been ruled unconstitutional by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
HB 129, which was signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2024, mandated a seven-day waiting period on any gun buyer, other than a concealed handgun license holder, who clears an FBI background check to purchase a gun. And another provision made the new law even worse.
The law also states: “If the required federal instant background check has not been completed within twenty days, the seller may transfer the firearm to the buyer.” Under current federal law, if there is a NICS delay and it doesn’t respond within three days of the background check, the FFL can choose to complete the transaction.
On August 19, however, a three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court ruled in the case Ortega v. Grisham that the law violated the Second Amendment. The lawsuit was brought by the National Rifle Association and the Mountain States Legal Foundation.
“Cooling-off periods infringe on the Second Amendment by preventing the lawful acquisition of firearms,” the court ruling stated. “Cooling off periods do not fit into any historically grounded exceptions to the right to keep and bear arms, and burden conduct within the Second Amendment’s scope. In this preliminary posture, we conclude that New Mexico’s Waiting Period Act is likely an unconstitutional burden on the Second Amendment rights of its citizens. We also conclude the other preliminary injunction factors are met and that Plaintiffs are entitled to an injunction.”
It’s called THE CONSTITUTION STUPID! Not the ‘I am a Socialist Pig bastard and I want to disarm All of America!’ KEEP YER FRIGGIN’ DEMONCRATIC HANDS OFF OUR GUNS! ‘WE WILL NOT BE INFRINGED!’
Id be really surprised if California’s laws haven’t been challenged. I know its a liberal of liberal state but still alot of clear thinking folks in it
My daughter visited TX in 2024 and this year. She said what amazed her the most was the sense of freedom. My wife and I are visiting next month to find out what she’s talking about.
In all actuality New Mexico for all it’s faults (too many to list) but here’s some for sh!ts and Grins *what da heck
We are a Purple state (Not quite Demoncrat, Not quite Conservative (we’re a lil bit country a little but Marachi! )
Our Governor Michele Lujan Grisham is an IDIOT! (That doesn’t make her different from the other Blu-Meanies but her STUPIDY makes he less dangerous than the Limelight grabbing, Presidential running, Socialist backing meatballs that dominate the News cycles!. She is like a garden Slug, venturing out into the sunlight when an idiot Aid she employs comes up with an idea (usually STEALING it from he Mentor Gavin Hairhat!) The ‘No Guns in Public Parks’ almost did her in (even if you had a Concealed Carry Mother may I, pretty please with sugar on top License!). Her perchance for holding ‘Special Sessions’ (costing us a HUGE amount of Taxpayer money to try and get MORE….SOME….maybe 1 or 2 …. nah NONE Gun Grabbing ideas through the Roundhouse (Santa Fe’s answer to Sacramento ,CA.) She’s tried Entire City Gun Free Zones—’YOU CAN’T CARRY ANYWHERE!’ (Can you say Lead balloon?), She’s tried everything her Socialist Boyfriend Gavvy Newscum attempted (only watered down because she really doesn’t want to offend anybody. She’d be happy with NO BILLS being passed on her watch as long as she can keep her job, host ‘Garden Parties while ROME burns, and has to show up once a week for her signature signing routine.—yet where he has generally succeeded, Ms. ? Grisham has failed miserably.
Her latest FAILURE is the (10) day waiting…’cooling off’.. why don’t cha think about it buying dat dare pistola!’ INFRINGEMENT! It’s surprising she doesn’t have a permanent hand print on her face from being Bitch slapped all these times? So, yes she is a Socialist (actually a Wanna-Be Socialist as she REALLY hasn’t a Brain to make that commitment (wait one? they need brains? lets just move on shall we?), as a Political animal she is NOTHING where as Colorado, Cali, Illanoid etc really dig their heals in over an Illegal Disarmament decree she is more concerned with being da Social Butterfly to the rich and shameless of Santa Fe. She cried openly (on tape) when she tried to cozy up to the Late Great Gene Hackman and his Wife trying to get invited to the latest Epstein Child Hunt and he told her to ;’DUCK OFF! It was PRICELESS! (He was so anti-Epstein and Biden that she should never have attempted the Meeting) As per usual she never got (or read) the Memo. She got Married during COVID, Held numerous parties also while her Friends in business withered and died on the vines with all those anti-social restrictions. If you look up ‘Rules for thee and not for me’ there’s her picture in glossy color showing off her pepsodent smile, Her latest in Turquoise and Silver jewelry that really makes her seem like the ‘Poser’ she is. She’s a TRUE politician, never really getting anything done, Minimal face time, and a I’m here for the free Chanti engagement because I’m da Governor!.
So we Gunner’s will be OK, the next one may be worse but we cross our trigger fingers and pray nightly once ‘All will be reveled’ that we don’t see another demoncrat in any office EVER!. I know delusion is not a great state of mind but it gets me through!
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