New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s “public health emergency” order to suspend the right to carry a firearm in and around the populous city of Albuquerque is facing yet another pushback, this time from the state’s top lawyer.
In a letter to the Democrat governor, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said he will not be defending the state in lawsuits challenging the “highly problematic” order, which makes it illegal to carry a gun, either openly or concealed, in Albuquerque and surrounding areas in Bernalillo County, even for those who have valid permits.
