Title: Establishes Negligently Leaving a Firearm Accessible for a Minor as a Crime
Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Title: Establishes Negligently Leaving a Firearm Accessible for a Minor as a Crime
Vote to pass a bill that establishes negligently leaving a firearm accessible for a minor as a crime.
Establishes that a person is committing a misdemeanor crime when they do the following (Sec. 1):
A firearm is improperly stored and accessible to a minor;
A minor accesses the fire-arm and brandishes it in a threatening manner
Establishes that someone is commiting a felony crime if a minor accesses the firearm and uses it in a manner that causes great bodily harm to or death of the minor or another person (Sec. 1).
Exempts individuals from receiving misdemeanors or felonies if a firearm was kept in the following ways (Sec. 1):
Properly stored in a safe;
On one's person;
In a firearm safety device rendering it inoperable;
If it is stolen out of one’s home;
With authorization from the minor's guardian or parent for hunting purposes.
Title: Establishes Negligently Leaving a Firearm Accessible for a Minor as a Crime
Vote to pass a bill that establishes negligently leaving a firearm accessible for a minor as a crime.
Establishes that a person is committing a misdemeanor crime when they do the following (Sec. 1):
A firearm is improperly stored and accessible to a minor;
A minor accesses the fire-arm and brandishes it in a threatening manner
Establishes that someone is commiting a felony crime if a minor accesses the firearm and uses it in a manner that causes great bodily harm to or death of the minor or another person (Sec. 1).
Exempts individuals from receiving misdemeanors or felonies if a firearm was kept in the following ways (Sec. 1):
Properly stored in a safe;
On one's person;
In a firearm safety device rendering it inoperable;
If it is stolen out of one’s home;
With authorization from the minor's guardian or parent for hunting purposes.
Title: Establishes Negligently Leaving a Firearm Accessible for a Minor as a Crime