New Mexico’s Ban on Carrying Guns in Parks Upheld by US Judge

The groups in September challenged an order from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks in Albuquerque, N.M., on Nov. 3, 2022. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

New Mexico’s new ban on carrying guns in some parks was upheld by a federal judge on Oct. 11.

U.S. District Judge David Urias, an appointee of President Joe Biden, rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction entered by gun rights groups and gun owners.