2018 NM Senate race: on Gun Control


Gary Johnson: More gun laws make us less safe

Q: Support more restrictive gun control legislation?

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Former NRA member, backed legislation to ban bump stocks & deny those on the federal no-fly list.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Says evidence doesn't show that such laws make us safer--actually less safe.

Mick Rich (R): No. "Constitutional right." Wouldn't restrict semi-automatic weapons or silencers.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on New Mexico Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Martin Heinrich: Ban bump stocks; ban sales to federal no-fly list

Q: Support more restrictive gun control legislation?

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Former NRA member, backed legislation to ban bump stocks & deny those on the federal no-fly list.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Says evidence doesn't show that such laws make us safer--actually less safe.

Mick Rich (R): No. "Constitutional right." Wouldn't restrict semi-automatic weapons or silencers.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on New Mexico Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Mick Rich: No restrictions on semi-automatic weapons nor silencers

Q: Support more restrictive gun control legislation?

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Former NRA member, backed legislation to ban bump stocks & deny those on the federal no-fly list.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Says evidence doesn't show that such laws make us safer--actually less safe.

Mick Rich (R): No. "Constitutional right." Wouldn't restrict semi-automatic weapons or silencers.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on New Mexico Senate race Oct 9, 2018

Mick Rich: Background checks on all firearm purchases, no exceptions

Q: Given recent events in New Mexico and across the nation, what would you do to address gun violence?

A: Ensure that individuals who should not have access to firearms don't gain gun access, while also ensuring they receive due process. Background checks on all firearm purchases, no exceptions. Any declared "Gun free zones" become responsible for the safety of their occupants.

Source: League of Women Voters Q&A on 2018 New Mexico Senate race Sep 9, 2018

Mick Rich: 2nd Amendment is a God-given right

Human beings have the God-given right to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. Americans have the Constitutional right to buy, own, and carry firearms. Our Second Amendment rights should allow us undisturbed carry of our firearms no matter which state we live in or travel to. Black guns--often wrongly called "assault rifles"--should have equal legal status as other hunting rifles. And gun owners should be able to protect their hearing by buying silencers without undergoing a background investigation or paying a special tax.
Source: 2018 New Mexico Senate website MickRichForSenate.com Aug 8, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Gun Control:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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