Summary:

 Senate Memorial 1 (SM 1) requests the Crime Victims Reparation Commission to convene a statewide Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to study gun violence in New Mexico and make recommendations.  

Legislation Overview:

 Senate Memorial 1 (SM 1) requests that the Crime Victims Reparation Commission convene a statewide Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (Task Force).  SM 1 provides statistics on gun-related deaths and injuries in New Mexico and the increase in gun-related violence.  SM 1 further notes the problems schools have with threats, violence and school shootings, and the lack of law enforcement organizations in rural areas including around the Navajo Nation.  
This Task Force will address the root causes of gun violence using a public health approach and bring together stakeholders with diverse perspectives.  The Task Force must be composed of representatives from the Crime Victims Reparation Commission, the Public Education Department, the Higher Education Department, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Health, the Health Care Authority, the Children, Youth and Families Department, the Department of Game and Fish, the University of New Mexico, Indian nations, tribes and pueblos of New Mexico, pueblo law enforcement and federal and local law enforcement agencies, gun advocates and distributors and anti-domestic violence and sexual assault groups.
The Task Force must report its findings to interim legislative committees and the governor.