Gun debate prompts weapons ban at New Mexico state Senate
(WorldNews Mexico)

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico`s state Senate is prohibiting firearms in its public gallery and nearby rooms for the first time on Tuesday as legislators begin deliberations on red-flag legislation that would allow authorities to take guns away from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others. Statehouse rules ordinarily allow the open carry of legally owned firearms without entranceway screening, along with permitted concealed weapons. Restrictions and screenings for weapons have been implemented in recent years in the state House chamber for...