SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Saturday, February 10, as lawmakers prepare for the final stretch, there are a few bills up for discussion in committee. Among those on the agenda for today are a bill to make it a felony to carry a gun in parks and a bill to increase transparency of prescription drug pricing.
Guns in parks
Senate Bill 204 , sponsored by Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto (D-Abq.), would make it a fourth-degree felony to carry a gun in a park or on a playground. There would be exceptions for law enforcement while on official duty.
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The bill is one of several gun-related bills under discussion at the Roundhouse. Others, like a waiting period for gun purchases, have received a fair bit of debate already. But the proposal to keep guns out of parks is just now being scheduled for initial debate in the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee with only a handful of days left in the lawmaking session. You can learn more about the bill in this KRQE News 13 story .