Cam Edwards at Bearing Arms updates us on the New Mexico Governor's "temporary" edict telling New Mexicans that they can't carry in Bernalillo County and Albuquerque in particular. Apparently, the 'temporary' part was said with tongue-in-cheek. You can find Edward's report at New Mexico Governor's Never-Ending 'Emergency' On Guns.
When Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s declared a “public health emergency” due to gun violence back in September, she made a lot of noise about the order being temporary. In fact, that was one of the main arguments deployed in her attempt to keep her ban on concealed carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County in place. Grisham’s attorney failed to convince a U.S. District Court judge that a total ban on lawful carrying comported with the Constitution, even temporarily, but the judge did allow for the governor’s revised order prohibiting concealed carry in parks and playgrounds in the city and county to be enforced while the lawsuit against her order continues.
The litigation is still ongoing, and as it turns out, so is the governor’s “temporary” declaration. After renewing her public health order in October and November, the governor has once again declared the carry ban will remain in effect at least through the end of the year.
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The problem for Grisham, at least when it comes to her stated justification for declaring a public health emergency based on “gun violence”, is that the number of homicides in Albuquerque was already trending lower than last year when she made her announcement on September 8th. According to APD statistics, the city had recorded 74 homicides from January 1st through September 8th this year; while in 2022 the city had investigated 94 homicides through September 8th.
The drop in murders is undeniable, but there’s absolutely no evidence that Grisham’s public health order has anything to do with it; particularly her ban on lawful concealed carry in parks and playgrounds. Though the governor has touted the number of arrests made, guns seized, and traffic citations issued since she issued her declaration, her office has yet to send out a single press release highlighting a citation handed out to someone caught carrying a concealed firearm at any of the locations she unilaterally declared to be “gun-free zones.”
This is an attempt by a devilcrat Governor to see how far she can go in infringing on New Mexicans right to arms for self-defense. It was totally illegitimate, and I have confidence the courts will find it such. I think she was also trying was to see how far the 'public health emergency' excuse went. Could a 'public health emergency' allow any executive action? Too many people complied with the lockdowns that were said to be 'temporary.' Fool me once, shame on you: fool me twice shame on me. Meanwhile, it apparently is not being enforced. Thank goodness someone there has some common sense.
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