I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
The National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday in D.C. Federal Court seeking an injunction against a new rule requiring gun dealers in Arizona, New Mexico, California and Texas to inform the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) if a person buys more than one semiautomatic rifle that accepts a detachable magazine and uses ammunition greater than .22 caliber within five days.
Despite fears on the right that Obama would trample the Second Amendment and take people’s guns, his presidency has so far been marked by a string of pro-gun victories and a reinvigorated gun advocacy movement — the result of a Democratic leadership that has proven unwilling to take on powerful firearm interests.
While the National Rifle Association’s campaign advertising disclosure exemption looked like it may have paved the way for the passage of the DISCLOSE Act, The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and 44 other groups (mostly liberal) have sent…
A new campaign finance law that would require corporations and other groups to disclose their names when airing political ads will exempt the National Rifle Association and other groups according to a deal from Congress to the NRA. The law…
It’s a slow day here as we gear up for the special session, so I’ve actually had time to read news published on sites other than my own. Shocking–but true! Here’s what’s got me interested today:
Is that guy who…
“It would be a case of us asking everyone who comes in ‘Are you 21?’ and ‘Are you carrying a concealed firearm?” Al Lucero of Maria’s restaurant in Santa Fe said Monday of a bill that would allow concealed weapons in restaurants that serve beer and wine. Meanwhile, John Nardine, the general manager at Upper Crust pizza in Santa Fe, told The Independent: “I just think it’s a really bad idea.”
Just before sunrise, the House shot SB 40, Concealed Weapons in Certain Restaurants, to the Governor’s desk without much of a bang.
New Mexico is a target in the NRA’s national campaign to paint Barack Obama as a threat to gun owners. John McCain appears to be losing the battle for Hispanics, or it would seem that way in Española.…
After a couple of weeks of back-and-forth about who’s better on the issue of guns, the 2nd Congressional District candidates have both been given A ratings from the National Rifle Association and are both touting gun-related endorsements.
