{"id":2028120,"date":"2023-09-11T14:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-sheriff-calls-for-special-session-after-governors-unconstitutional-gun-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T14:39:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T18:39:27","slug":"new-mexico-sheriff-calls-for-special-session-after-governors-unconstitutional-gun-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-sheriff-calls-for-special-session-after-governors-unconstitutional-gun-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"NM sheriff demands special session over governor&#8217;s &#8216;unlawful&#8217; gun ban."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-mexico-sheriff-calls-for-special-session-after-governors-unconstitutional-gun-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028120&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>An \u200bAlbuquerque Sheriff Refuses \u200dto Enforce &#8220;Unconstitutional&#8221; \u2064Gun Ban<\/h2>\n<p>An \u2064Albuquerque, New Mexico, sheriff is taking a stand against \u200dan &#8220;unconstitutional&#8221; gun ban imposed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen\u200b is calling\u2064 for a special legislative session to oppose the governor&#8217;s 30-day executive order, which \u2062blocks \u200dopen and concealed\u2062 carrying of firearms.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting \u200cthe\u2062 Constitution<\/h3>\n<p>Sheriff\u2063 Allen firmly believes that the temporary ban not only challenges the foundations of the Constitution but is also unconstitutional itself. He stated, &#8220;My oath was to protect the Constitution,\u200b and that is \u2064what I \u200cwill do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Sheriff Allen shared a personal story that influenced his decision. His brother recently experienced gun violence, and Allen questions how he \u200dcan \u2064tell\u2063 his brother\u2062 to put away his \u200bfirearms and not be able\u200b to protect himself.<\/p>\n<h3>A Call for Unity<\/h3>\n<p>Despite \u200dtheir differences on the executive\u2062 order, Sheriff Allen emphasized \u2063that he and the governor &#8220;work as\u2063 a team.&#8221; He\u2063 believes that a \u2064special session is necessary not only to address crime \u200bin Bernalillo \u200cCounty but also for the entire state\u2063 of New Mexico.<\/p>\n<h3>Protests and Non-Enforcement<\/h3>\n<p>Over 100 \u200cpeople\u2062 gathered at a public park in Old Town to protest the governor&#8217;s order. Many attendees openly carried guns and rifles to express their frustration\u200b peacefully.<\/p>\n<p>Although the order went into effect immediately, local law enforcement, including the Albuquerque Police Department, does not appear to be enforcing fines for \u200cnonviolent offenders. The sheriff&#8217;s office confirmed \u200bthat it would not enforce the order and reported that no fines were issued during\u2062 the Sunday protest.<\/p>\n<h3>A Unified Stand<\/h3>\n<p>Bernalillo County District\u200c Attorney Sam Bregman, appointed \u2062by Governor Lujan Grisham, also expressed his refusal to enforce the order. He stated, &#8220;As \u200can officer of the\u200c court, I cannot and will not enforce something that is clearly\u200d unconstitutional.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Multiple lawsuits \u200bhave been filed\u2064 against the executive order,\u2062 with the National Rifle Association and its \u200cNew Mexico affiliate considering\u2062 legal action seeking \u2062damages for \u2064those affected. Legal experts believe that the governor&#8217;s order may face \u2064challenges\u2064 based\u200b on\u200c the Supreme Court&#8217;s 2022\u2064 decision\u200c regarding gun regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the expiration of the current order, experts \u2062suggest \u200dthat the lawsuits may continue due \u200dto the potential for future gun violence and the governor&#8217;s ability to \u2062issue similar orders in the future.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, a special\u2062 session has not been scheduled, and the governor&#8217;s office has not\u2062 responded\u200c to Sheriff Allen&#8217;s call for one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen of Albuquerque, NM, opposes an &#8220;unconstitutional&#8221; gun ban enforced by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. He urges a special legislative session to counter her 30-day executive order, which prohibits open and concealed carrying of firearms and penalizes lawful gun carriers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2028121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}