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San Juan sheriff probes advocacy group's gun buybacks in Farmington
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San Juan sheriff probes advocacy group's gun buybacks in Farmington
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether a Santa Fe-based gun violence prevention organization violated a state law on firearms transactions — raising questions about the legality of the group’s gun buyback program that for years has received accolades.
New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence had championed a bill creating the law, which requires background checks for most private firearms transactions.
“I don’t have anything against the New Mexicans [to Prevent] Gun Violence folks,” San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari said Monday.
“I just need to make sure they’re operating lawfully like everyone else,” added the sheriff, who said he personally doesn’t believe gun buybacks curb crime.
The investigation comes after the organization posted late Saturday on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, it had gone house by house in Farmington to dismantle “unwanted firearms” after the city government pulled the plug on a gun buyback event.
“Our gun buyback was canceled by the City, but local residents asked us to show up anyway,” states the post, which included a photo of several firearms that had been cut in half.
The post, which has generated more than 1 million impressions so far, led to calls for an investigation, including from Rep. Stefani Lord, R-Sandia Park.
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