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Democrats advance assault weapons ban through State Senate

Democrats advanced an assault weapons ban through its first legislative committee last night over the objections of Republicans, gun dealers and 2nd Amendment advocates concerned it would ban some of the most popular firearms sold and transferred in New Mexico today. โ€œThis bill represents perhaps the worst mockery of the Second Amendment in state history,โ€ […]

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New Mexico court strikes down “Homewrecker Law,” ending husband’s suit against ex-wife’s new boyfriend

The New Mexico Supreme Court has unanimously abolished the stateโ€™s century-old โ€œalienation of affectionsโ€ law, commonly referred to as “Homewrecker Laws,” that allowed spouses to sue third parties for the failure of a marriage. In an opinion authored by Chief Justice David Thomson, the court unanimously ruled that the law is “outdated” and ordered a […]