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  • Governor signs 'red flag' bill into law

    Mathew Brock - Staff|Mar 4, 2020

    PORTALES — Roosevelt County officially made its opposition known the morning of Feb. 25, just hours before Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the red-flag gun bill into law. In a news release from her office, Lujan Grisham said the measure enhances public safety and reduces “the risk of mass gun violence.” Senate Bill 5 will allow law-enforcement officers to “temporarily disarm individuals who present a clear danger to themselves or others in emergency situations. It is a proven-effective tool law enforcement officers can use to address...