The next day, the National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against the state’s governor and health secretary over the suspension, arguing the orders violate the Second Amendment.īy Wednesday, a federal judge had granted a temporary restraining order on the suspension, blocking portions restricting the public carrying of a firearm.Ī second lawsuit was also filed against Lujan Grisham and other state officials by Bernalillo County resident Randy Donk and the Gun Owners of America. Grisham said she expects legal challenges but was compelled to act because of recent shootings, including the death of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week.(Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP) Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal/APįederal judge temporarily blocks portions of New Mexico governor's gun ban Michelle Lujan Grisham announces an order restricting people from carrying guns in Bernalillo County for 30 days during a news conference in the Governor's Office on Friday, Sept. “And when New Mexicans are afraid to be in crowds, to take their kids to school, to leave a baseball game – when their very right to exist is threatened by the prospect of violence at every turn – something is very wrong.” “The time for standard measures has passed,” Lujan Grisham said. The order temporarily banned the carrying of guns on public property with certain exceptions. Last Friday, the governor, a Democrat, declared gun violence and drug abuse a public health emergency, which included the suspension of open and concealed carry laws in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. The suspension follows a recent spate of gun violence, including two deadly mass shootings in Farmington and Red River in May and the recent shooting deaths of three children in July through September. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an updated public health order Friday temporarily suspending firearms near playgrounds and parks in Albuquerque and the surrounding county after a federal judge temporarily blocked a broader order.
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