Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
House committee backs memorial to study firearm safety as a public-health issue
Summary
The House Indian Affairs Committee gave House Memorial 65 a do-pass recommendation after testimony from the sponsor, public-health professionals and community members. The memorial asks the Department of Health and Department of Public Safety to convene a task force, meet monthly, and deliver a report by mid-September on data-driven measures to reduce firearm deaths and injuries.
The House Indian Affairs Committee voted to advance House Memorial 65, which asks the Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety to convene a task force to research firearm safety policies and recommend ways to reduce firearm violence across New Mexico.
Representative Diane Torres Velasquez, sponsor of the memorial, framed the issue as a public-health problem and said the task force would study causes of firearm deaths and injuries, examine data and pilot interventions. “Rather than looking at the issue of firearm safety as gun control or gun rights,” she said, “the suggestion from the group that…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
