ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Should New Mexico do more to take guns away from people who are a risk to themselves or others? Lawmakers rejected a tougher proposal earlier this year , but ahead of a 60-day session, there are new ideas for how to change the law.
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The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) is one of the leading agencies in the state that has enforced the state’s “Red Flag Law.” Representatives from the department including Chief Harold Medina spent Wednesday morning telling lawmakers about the challenges they’ve encountered.
New Mexico’s Extreme Risk Firearm Protection order, otherwise known as “ERFPO,” has been on the books since 2020; and while some departments like APD use the law: “We have encountered some challenges with this law that we’ve attempted to work through,” said Detective Jeff Jones with the Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU) with APD.