Screenshot: Michelle Lujan Grisham\/KOB4<\/p>\n
In a controversial move, Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared gun violence a public health emergency in response to the shooting deaths of a thirteen-year-old girl on July 28, a five-year-old girl on August 14, and an eleven-year-old boy on September 6.<\/p>\n
One of the most troubling aspects of this public health order is the temporary suspension of open and concealed carry laws in Bernalillo County. This action directly infringes upon law-abiding citizens\u2019 Constitutional right to bear arms. The Governor has carved out exceptions for licensed security guards and law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe action plan includes a suspension of open and concealed carry laws in Bernalillo County, temporarily prohibiting the carrying of guns on public property with certain exceptions. Exceptions include for licensed security guards and law enforcement officers. Citizens with permits to carry firearms are free to possess their weapons on private property (such as at a gun range or gun store), provided they transport the firearm in a locked box, use a trigger lock, or some other mechanism that renders the gun incapable of being fired,\u201d according to the press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n The public health order also directs:<\/p>\n The Regulation and Licensing Division to conduct monthly inspections of licensed firearm dealers to ensure compliance with all sales and storage laws. \u201cAs I said yesterday, the time for standard measures has passed,\u201d said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a statement. \u201cAnd when New Mexicans are afraid to be in crowds, to take their kids to school, to leave a baseball game \u2013 when their very right to exist is threatened by the prospect of violence at every turn \u2013 something is very wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n Lujan Grisham said the restrictions \u201care going to pose incredible challenges for me as a governor and as a state.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI welcome the debate and fight about how to make New Mexicans safer,\u201d she said<\/a> at a news conference.<\/p>\n A reporter confronted Grisham on this ridiculous order.<\/p>\n Reporter: All the examples you cited are crimes. Kids shooting at other kids shooting from cars. So what\u2019s the value of the civil order? Why not just do better law enforcement?<\/p>\n Grisham: Both, the value of the order is that it gives me three things. One, it says it\u2019s a statewide issue, and it\u2019s a message to everyone to start leveraging your resources and arresting people. Two, the jurisdictions come at this, including with the DOJ restrictions differently without the leveraging and the additional resources, arresting. And where do they go? We got to make sure that everyone is bumping up their services. It\u2019s a message to the Metropolitan Detention Center. It\u2019s a message to the HMOs, you better figure out treatment. We have been sort of stalled out. To your point, this order basically says to stop stalling out. And to your point, just arrest everyone. Well, I also have to have the ability I can\u2019t arrest everyone. There are literally too many people to arrest.<\/p>\n Reporter: If someone\u2019s got a concealed carry permit in Albuquerque walking down a public street, they\u2019re not going to get arrested.<\/p>\n Grisham: I can make the point that maybe they should be. And this is the point. I\u2019m willing to do anything and everything within a shred of evidence based effort. Because if you\u2019re not horrified that on any street corner in too many cities in New Mexico, there is someone with a gun sticking out of their waist or their belt. And I\u2019ll tell you, if you\u2019re a young person, you\u2019re not allowed to have a handgun.<\/p>\n Reporter: It\u2019s a crime already.<\/p>\n Grisham: I got it. But we won\u2019t be able to arrest all of them. So imagine just in a perfect world, if this was upheld, it gives all of these police officers the ability to focus on the real criminals.<\/p>\n Reporter: You took an oath to the Constitution. Isn\u2019t it unconstitutional to say you cannot exercise your carry license?<\/p>\n Grisham: With one exception, and that is if there\u2019s an emergency, and I\u2019ve declared an emergency for a temporary amount of time, I can invoke additional powers. No constitutional right, in my view, including my oath, is intended to be absolute. There are restrictions on free speech. There are restrictions on my freedoms in this emergency. This eleven year old and all these parents who have lost all these children, they deserve my attention to have the debate about whether or not in an emergency, we can create a safer environment. Because what about their constitutional rights? I took an oath to uphold those, too. And if we ignore this growing problem without being bold, I\u2019ve said to every other New Mexican, your rights are subrogated to theirs. And they are not in my view.<\/p>\n Reporter: Wait a minute, you\u2019re talking about crimes. There are already laws against the crime.<\/p>\n Grisham: But again, if I\u2019m unsafe, who\u2019s standing up for that right? If this crime is so out of control, somebody should do something. I\u2019m doing as much as I know to do.<\/p>\n Reporter: Madam Governor, do you really think that criminals are going to hear this message and not carry a gun in Albuquerque on the streets for 30 days?<\/p>\n Grisham: No.<\/p>\n Governor Lujan Grisham says her duty to uphold her oath to the constitution is \u201cnot absolute\u201d pic.twitter.com\/Mla4rcNXMX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Beau Hightower (@beauhightowerdn) September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n By issuing a sweeping public health order that suspends the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens in Bernalillo County, Gov. Grisham effectively sidesteps the actual causes of gun violence and drug abuse. There\u2019s no evidence to suggest that legal gun owners are contributing to these violent crimes. Instead, this decision disproportionately impacts those who rely on their Second Amendment rights for self-defense, potentially leaving them vulnerable.<\/p>\n The post UNCONSTITUTIONAL: New Mexico\u2019s Democrat Governor Suspends Second Amendment Rights in Albuquerque with 30-Day Ban on Open and Concealed Carry<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Screenshot: Michelle Lujan Grisham\/KOB4 In a controversial move, Democrat Gov. 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\nThe Department of Health, along with the Environment Department, to begin wastewater testing for illegal substances such as fentanyl at schools.
\nThe Department of Health to compile and issue a comprehensive report on gunshot victims presenting at hospitals in New Mexico, which shall include (if available): demographic data of gunshot victims, including age, gender, race, and ethnicity; data on gunshot victim\u2019s healthcare outcomes; the brand and caliber of the firearm used; the general circumstances leading to the injury; the impact of gunshot victims on New Mexico\u2019s healthcare system; and any other pertinent information.
\nA prohibition on firearms on state property, including state buildings and schools. This also includes other places of education where children gather, such as parks.
\nThe State Police to add officers in Albuquerque with funding for overtime provided.
\nThe Children, Youth and Families Department to immediately suspend the Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative and evaluate juvenile probation protocols.<\/p>\nWATCH:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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