Gun Legislation and Law Enforcement
In the Gun Legislation & Law Enforcement section you’ll find news reports and expert articles about the bills proposed regarding gun laws and the most up-to date news on the legislation affecting gun owners and law enforcement.
The bill aims to fix many of the issues with LEOSA
More than a dozen states have laws on the books that allow local law enforcement to seize firearms from people diagnosed as mentally ill
Just as you wouldn’t operate a motor vehicle without liability insurance, you don’t want to carry a firearm without insurance either
The suspect is still at large, police said
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
Another set of bills, including universal background checks, is expected to pass next week
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
Susan Holmes admitted that she lied on the petition and claimed she had a ‘legal theory’ to justify that statement
Police have issued an arrest warrant for a woman accused of lying when she filed a petition seeking to take away the guns of a cop
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
Both proponents and opponents are expected to turn out in large numbers for the bill’s first committee hearing
At least three sheriffs have publicly shown their support, said they believe the law, which came into effect this month, is unconstitutional
Officials outlined a plan to establish a mobile precinct, conduct more patrols and work with federal prosecutors to keep shooters behind bars
The deaths of Officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama have added new urgency to efforts to pass legislation prohibiting lending guns to another person
The bill would allow police to temporarily take people’s guns away if a judge deems them a threat to themselves or others
The bill currently on the state senate floor originated with two sheriffs who said they never wanted to be without their weapons in case of a mass shooting
A spokesman for the Capitol police said there have been no reports of arrests or injuries despite previous threats of violence
A judge previously ruled in favor of the ban after law enforcement identified ‘credible evidence’ that armed groups planned to attend the rally
Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, who previously said he would not serve notice about the petition, said he was ‘pleased’ with the ruling
Gov. Ralph Northam plans to ban all weapons, including guns, from the state capitol’s grounds ahead of a planned rally over gun rights
Sheriff Justin Smith said he won’t serve a petition against a university police officer, calling it a ‘fraud’ in a post online
Sheriff Scott Jenkins said he would swear in ‘thousands’ of auxiliary deputies as a measure of community protection
Authorities say the gun used to fatally shoot two students is unregistered and untraceable
Police are too often put in the middle of political debates
Dmitriy Andreychenko was charged with making a terrorist threat after he showed up at the superstore with a rifle
