Gun Legislation & Law Enforcement

In a year that brought relentless challenges, these are the five events the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he is following a federal advisory listing gun and ammunition dealers as 'essential critical infrastructure workers'

The Wake County Sheriff's Office was struggling to keep up with the influx of new applications, which were coming in at nearly three times the normal rate

Sheriff Alex Villanueva deemed gun shops 'nonessential' and ordered them closed, a move contradicted hours later by the county counsel

An inmate filed a petition against the deputies working in the jail in an attempt to have their non-lethal weapons removed

Chief Susan Ballard asked lawmakers to pass bills restricting ammunition sales and banning rifle magazines holding more than 10 bullets

Earlier this month, Sheriff Corey Helton of Lea County said he would rather go to jail than enforce the law

30 of the state’s 33 county sheriffs opposed the legislation Governor Michelle Grisham said she will sign into law

The federal lawsuit alleges that a felon prohibited from owning a gun obtained one from the Armslist website and used it to kill Commander Paul Bauer

Some bills would expedite mental evaluations of people who have committed misdemeanor or petty misdemeanor offenses

The bill has divided New Mexico’s LE ranks; 30 of the state’s 33 county sheriffs opposing the measure, while the State Police Chief and Albuquerque PD officials support it

The measure stems from the 2018 shooting at Marshall County High School where two students were killed