VICTORY IN NEW MEXICO! @GovMLG just issued an executive order to help implement the state’s Extreme Risk Firearm Protection Order Act, which authorizes law enforcement to petition courts to temporarily remove guns from people who pose a risk to themselves or others. #nmpol 
The executive action follows the deadly shootings of multiple members of the Albuquerque Muslim community.
New Mexico has only filed 7 petitions since the EEPO law passed in 2019. Of the states with red flag Laws, New Mexico has the second lowest rate of implementation. #nmpol
New Mexico has only filed 7 petitions since the EEPO law passed in 2019. Of the states with red flag Laws, New Mexico has the second lowest rate of implementation. #nmpol
The executive order creates an Extreme Risk Task Force charged with creating training materials for state and local officials on filing petitions, training materials for school officials, behavioral health providers, and suicide hotline or other crisis treatment providers. #nmpol
The executive order also allows the New Mexico task force to apply for grant funding, which can be supplemented by federal funding to implement state Red Flag laws via the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a historic gun safety bill signed by President Biden in June. #nmpol
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