New Mexico has passed several bills advancing firearm safety: background checks bills, an Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO)/red flag law, and a seven day waiting period law. Last session a policy that is a basic Democratic platform tenet–semiautomatic firearm and high-capacity magazine restrictions–failed despite a Democratic trifecta lasting eight years. This article provides context for conversations with your legislators to explain why they should support the policy, discuss potential barriers, and offer support for advancing it.

You Deserve Better. This year has been heavy. Nationally, we’re watching democratic norms erode under Donald Trump — attacks on the rule of law, on immigrant families, on the LGBTQ+ community, and on basic truth itself. It’s exhausting to see cruelty normalized and science sidelined.

The 2026 New Mexico legislative session proved that Democratic leadership means focusing on real issues that impact real people. While national Republicans stay stuck in chaos and culture wars, Democrats here delivered concrete progress across the board.

Now is not the time for silence. Now is the time for action, for unity, and for courage. We must reject the narrative of fear that the administration wants to impose upon us. Fear may be powerful, but our voices, united in purpose and hope, are even more so.

Democrats helped peel onions and donated food last week at the Roadrunner Food Bank. (312 words, 2 mins)