Lawsuits Mount Against New Mexico Governor Suspending Gun Rights With ‘Public Health’ Order

Several local officials also expressed unwillingness to join the governor in pursuing the 30-day ban.
Lawsuits Mount Against New Mexico Governor Suspending Gun Rights With ‘Public Health’ Order
A supporter of open carry gun laws wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Jan. 26, 2015. Eric Gay/AP Photo
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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order to suspend all forms of gun carry in and around the state’s largest city in the name of a “public health emergency” has already drawn multiple legal challenges.

Citing the recent shooting deaths of three children, including an 11-year-old boy killed outside a minor league baseball park in Albuquerque in a suspected road rage incident, the Democrat governor declared it would be illegal to open or conceal carry a gun in Albuquerque and surrounding areas in Bernalillo County, even for those who have valid permits.