U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday, in the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) led a press conference to discuss his newly introduced legislation, the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act (GOSAFE) Act.

The GOSAFE Act is new, pragmatic legislation designed to protect communities from gun violence by regulating firearms based on the lethality of their internal mechanisms, as opposed to focusing on cosmetic features that manufacturers can easily modify. 

Heinrich was joined by U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), along with Co-President of New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence Miranda Viscoli, Executive Director of Moms Demand Action Angela Ferrell-Zabala and Gun Violence Survivor & Activist Aalayah Eastmond.

The GOSAFE Act has the backing of leading gun-safety organizations including Everytown for Gun Safety; Giffords; Brady: United Against Gun Violence; March Fourth; March for our Lives; Sandy Hook Promise; and New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence.

In New Mexico, the GOSAFE Act is also supported by Kim Stewart, Sheriff, Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department; Harold Medina, Chief of Police, Albuquerque Police Department; Elisa Bequeria, Superintendent, Lake Arthur Schools; New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Rio Grande Alcohol Treatment Program; New Mexico Voices for Children; Patrick Nolan, School Board Member, Las Cruces Public Schools; and Taos Alive.

More information on the GOSAFE Act, including bill text, a fact sheet, section-by-section, and more, can be found here.