SENATE BILL 546

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Linda M. Lopez

AN ACT

RELATING TO FIREARMS; REQUIRING LICENSED FIREARMS DEALERS TO POST A NOTICE REGARDING FAILURE TO SAFEGUARD A FIREARM; REQUIRING LICENSED FIREARMS DEALERS TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO BUYS A FIREARM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A SAFETY LOCK OR LOCKED CONTAINER FOR FIREARM STORAGE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] FIREARMS DEALER--REQUIRED SIGN ON BUSINESS PREMISES.--A federally licensed dealer of firearms shall prominently display in a conspicuous place on the dealer's business premises the following sign, to be printed in letters not less than one inch in height:

"KNOWINGLY OR NEGLIGENTLY FAILING TO SAFEGUARD A FIREARM THAT ENDANGERS THE LIFE OR HEALTH OF A CHILD COULD BE A VIOLATION OF NEW MEXICO LAW (SECTION 30-6-1 NMSA 1978)".

     SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] FIREARMS DEALER--SAFETY LOCK OR LOCKED CONTAINER--INFORMATION REGARDING SAFE STORAGE OF A FIREARM.--

          A. A federally licensed firearms dealer shall affirmatively offer a person who buys a firearm with the opportunity to purchase a safety lock or a locked container for the firearm. A person who buys a firearm shall be provided a written form from the firearms dealer that acknowledges that the firearms dealer provided the buyer with the opportunity to purchase a safety lock or a locked container for the firearm.

          B. A federally licensed firearms dealer shall provide a person who buys a firearm with a written form that advises the person of safe storage practices for firearms.

          C. The department of public safety, after consultation with the department of health, shall draft a standard text for the forms required by Subsections A and B of this section to be used by firearms dealers and shall adopt rules regarding the forms.

     SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2015.

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