For the Nov. 7 New Mexico general election, SFR will call up candidates to test their knowledge. The rules for Pop Quiz are as follows: No research allowed and if they call back later with the right answer, too bad. To see who answered correctly (or came closest), check out our answer key below.
Questions:
1. Do you own a firearm? Why or why not?
2. Should the Attorney General's Office become more involved in shoring up New Mexico's borders to prevent illegal immigration?
3. What legislation regarding the purchase of cold medicine did the New Mexico State Legislature pass in 2006, and what was the impetus for its passage?
4. What is your favorite movie about crime-fighting and why?
5. What is the AG's Office's Foreign Prosecutions Unit and what are its responsibilities?
Answers:
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Jim Bibb (Republican), 36, is a Major in the Army National Guard.
1. I have a 12 gauge shotgun for skeet shooting.
2. New Mexico needs to be involved in the border issue. Ninety-nine percent of meth is coming across the border. I'm also concerned with human trafficking that goes on across the border.
3. They pulled Sudafed off the shelves. And now you have to show identification. But with so much meth coming across the border, it wouldn't have made much difference.
4. Um, probably
Gladiator
, because he brought down an entire, corrupt government-just like I'm going to do
5. In theory, what it does is that it works to extradite criminals to other countries, Mexico in particular, so that people are held accountable for violating our laws. The FBI has a legal attaché in every embassy and every consulate. That's why they're there. So that's what I will do-work with the experts.
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Gary King (Democrat), 52, a former state legislator, is currently a private practice attorney in Moriarty.
1. Uh, I do. I actually have a couple of rifles that I primarily use for sports shooting. And, to tell you the truth, I haven't had the opportunity to do much sports shooting recently. I used to shoot competitively when I was in college.
2. Uh, yes. Well, I mean, obviously, it's mostly a federal issue. We have to be in accordance with the National Guard and with federal agents on the border, just to make sure the state is cooperating in any way that we can.
3. I actually think they did a good job. They passed legislation that required keeping pseudoephedrine behind the counter. That's because it's one of the major ingredients in making methamphetamines.
4. [Laughs] You know, that's a good one. Let me think about that one. [Laughs] I'll tell you the one that popped into my head is
The Untouchables
. It was a good indicator of what Elliot Ness had to go through to get tough on crime.
5. You know, I've been speaking with a lot of folks on that who've been encouraging me to keep up [the unit]. It coordinates with Mexico to deal with issues of extradition. It's something I'm just getting a handle on.
SFR Key
3. As a result of a law enacted by the state Legislature this year, consumers must now show identification and sign a log at a pharmacy to purchase pseudoephedrine-based medications, like Sudafed. The law is intended to combat the production of methamphetamines.
5. Since the early '90s, the AG's Foreign Prosecutions Unit in cooperation with the Attorney General of Mexico have collaborated to arrest and prosecute Mexican nationals who commit crimes in this state.
