A federal appeals court on Tuesday halted New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period for gun purchases, ruling that it likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights. The 2-1 ruling by the 10th U.S.

Lawmakers introduced a set of bills designed to add safeguards to handgun purchases and make suicide prevention resources ...

A U.S. Appeals Court on Aug. 19, 2025 reversed a district court decision and paused NM's 7-day waiting period for gun purchases. (Getty Images) Two New Mexico residents, Paul Ortega and Rebecca Scott, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A panel of federal appellate judges ruled in a 2-1 decision Tuesday to block the 7-day waiting period to purchase firearms in New Mexico. The panel ruled the law “likely” infringes ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — A panel of federal appellate judges ruled Tuesday that New Mexico’s seven-day waiting period on gun purchases likely infringes on citizens’ Second Amendment rights, putting the law on ...

A short excerpt from today's long Ortega v. Grisham, by Tenth Circuit Judge Timothy Tymkovich, joined by Judge Allison Eid: New Mexico enacted a law in 2024 that imposes a categorical seven-day ...

FILE - The marquee at a gun shop in Los Ranchos, N.M, flashes in protest of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's order to suspend the carrying of firearms in the state's largest metro area, Sept. 11, 2023.

A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced ...