{"id":2035103,"date":"2023-09-17T10:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T14:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-governor-folds-removes-firearm-carry-ban-from-emergency-order\/"},"modified":"2023-09-17T10:08:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T14:08:53","slug":"new-mexico-governor-folds-removes-firearm-carry-ban-from-emergency-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-governor-folds-removes-firearm-carry-ban-from-emergency-order\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Governor Backtracks, Lifts Firearm Carry Ban in Emergency Order."},"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\">22<\/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-governor-folds-removes-firearm-carry-ban-from-emergency-order%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=2035103&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>New Mexico Governor Reverses Course on Gun Ban, but Still Pushes\u200c for Gun-Free Zones<\/h2>\n<p>Amid mounting opposition and legal challenges, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico has abandoned her plan to prohibit \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-had-a-record-number-of-mass-shootings-in-2020\/\" title=\"US Had A Record Number Of Mass Shootings In 2020\">legal gun owners<\/a> from carrying firearms in Albuquerque and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>However, Lujan Grisham \u2064is not giving up on her efforts \u200bto establish gun-free\u200d zones through her executive order.<\/p>\n<p>On September 8, under the guise of a &#8220;public health order,&#8221; the governor issued a ban on carrying\u2063 guns in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Nevertheless, both local and state \u2064officials refused to enforce the widely criticized ban, and a court issued a\u2062 temporary restraining order against its implementation.<\/p>\n<p>In a news release\u2062 on Friday, Lujan Grisham announced her decision to scrap\u2063 the ban, but she did not\u200d completely renounce\u200c gun restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, her revised \u2062order still prohibits legal\u2063 gun owners from\u200d carrying firearms at playgrounds, parks, and other areas \u200cdesignated\u2064 for children&#8217;s activities. Although the statewide order mentions that this applies to areas with specified levels of violent crime, it effectively only\u2064 covers Albuquerque and Bernalillo \u200cCounty.<\/p>\n<p>Other sections of \u2063the order address \u200cstate agencies responsible \u200dfor\u200b corrections and behavioral health.<\/p>\n<h3>Cracking Down \u2062on Drug Activity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">During a news conference on Friday, Lujan Grisham \u200demphasized her \u2062intention \u2062to \u200bcombat drug activity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">She called for police\u2064 in &#8220;all jurisdictions&#8221; to coordinate their efforts\u2063 in addressing open, illicit substance abuse and drug\u200b use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to Lujan Grisham,\u2062 New Mexico cannot tolerate illicit\u200c drug activity, which has been largely \u200bunaddressed due to various barriers \u200csuch as treatment, incarceration, and\u2064 insufficient resources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Republican state Senator Greg \u200dBaca, leader of the minority party in the \u200dSenate, criticized the governor for excluding \u2064Republicans from the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Baca also \u200cexpressed his frustration with the government&#8217;s partisan blame during the event.<\/p>\n<p>He\u200d argued that GOP-led initiatives to deny bail to criminal suspects and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/half-of-america-moves-to-constitutional-carry\/\" title=\"Half of America Moves to Constitutional Carry\">impose stricter penalties<\/a> on repeat offenders were not adopted in \u200bthis year&#8217;s legislative session.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Baca contended that Lujan Grisham&#8217;s focus on guns is misplaced, particularly in the case of\u200b a child whose murder prompted the initial order.<\/p>\n<p>He called for a greater \u2064emphasis on finding the child&#8217;s killer rather than \u200bsolely targeting firearms.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-mexico-governor-folds-removes-firearm-carry-ban-emergency-order\/\">New Mexico Governor Folds, Removes Firearm Carry Ban from Emergency Order<\/a> appeared first on\u200d <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What steps should be taken according to opponents of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-pass-gun-control-bills-that-would-dramatically-increase-wait-times\/\" title=\"House Dems Pass Gun-Control Bills That Would Dramatically Increase Wait Times\">stricter gun laws<\/a> in order to effectively address the root causes of gun violence<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Grounds, houses of worship, and courthouses. \u200dThe governor \u200balso expressed \u200eher intentions to continue pushing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-calls-for-commonsense-gun-safety-laws-after-atlanta-shootings\/\" title=\"Obama Calls For \u2018Commonsense Gun Safety Laws\u2019 After Atlanta Shootings\">stricter gun control measures<\/a>, stating that \u200eshe remains committed to ensuring\u200c public safety and reducing gun \u200bviolence in \u200ethe state.\u200e<\/p>\n<p>This reversal\u2064 comes after intense backlash from gun rights advocates, who \u200eargued that the ban was an infringement on their Second Amendment rights. \u200eCritics also pointed out that the governor&#8217;s executive order failed to provide \u200eany <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-mexico-governor-folds-removes-firearm-carry-ban-from-emergency-order\/\" title=\"New Mexico Governor Backtracks, Lifts Firearm Carry Ban in Emergency Order.\">evidence linking legal gun ownership<\/a>\u200b to the rise in\u2062 crime \u200crates in the \u200eaffected areas. They \u200dargued that law-abiding citizens should \u2064not be punished for \u200ethe\u2062 actions of criminals.\u200e<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico is among several states\u2062 grappling with the issue of \u2062gun control in \u200ethe wake of recent mass shootings. Advocates for \u2063stricter gun laws argue that \u200erestricting access to \u2063firearms \u2062can help\u2062 prevent such tragedies. They point \u200bto \u200estudies that show a correlation between stricter gun control measures and lower \u200erates of gun violence. However, opponents of \u200dthese measures argue that \u200erestricting the rights of legal gun owners will not effectively address the root \u200ecauses of gun violence. \u2063They\u2063 argue that focusing on mental health services, \u200estronger law enforcement, and addressing social issues such as poverty and \u200esubstance abuse would be \u2064more effective in curbing gun violence.\u200e<\/p>\n<p>Despite the governor&#8217;s decision to reverse the ban, lawsuits challenging her \u200eauthority to issue such an order are still pending. Legal experts argue that the \u200egovernor&#8217;s executive order exceeded her authority and that any gun restrictions \u200eshould be legislated through the proper channels.\u200e<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c debate over gun control in the United States remains\u2063 a highly divisive issue, \u200ewith \u2063no easy solutions. \u2063Both sides \u200cof the argument are passionate \u200dabout \u200eprotecting the Second Amendment and ensuring public safety. The question \u200eremains: how \u2063can we strike a balance\u2063 between safeguarding individual \u200drights \u200eand protecting the general welfare?\u200e<\/p>\n<p>In the case of New Mexico, gun rights advocates and legal experts believe that\u200c \u200ethe governor&#8217;s \u2064executive order was a clear overreach of power and a violation of \u200ethe rights of law-abiding \u2062citizens. They argue that any changes \u2062to gun laws \u200eshould be made through the legislative process,\u2064 allowing for public \u2064input and \u200eproper debate.\u200e<\/p>\n<p>While Governor \u200bLujan Grisham may have chosen to\u200d abandon her plan to ban \u200ecarrying firearms in certain areas, her continued\u200d efforts to establish gun-free \u200ezones are\u200d likely to face legal challenges as well. It remains to be \u2063seen how these \u200ebattles \u2062will unfold and what impact they will have on New Mexico&#8217;s gun control \u200elaws.\u200e<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the debate over gun\u200b control will continue, and it is essential that \u200eboth sides work together to find common ground. It is in the best interest of the \u200epublic and the citizens of New Mexico to have a thoughtful and informed \u200econversation about gun control that respects the rights of individuals\u200d while \u200eensuring public \u2062safety. Only through open \u200bdialogue and a\u2063 willingness \u200bto \u200ecompromise can we\u2062 hope to find effective solutions \u2064to\u200d this complex issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With public opinion and legal decisions against her, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico has abandoned her plan to prohibit gun owners from carrying firearms in Albuquerque. Nevertheless, she persists in establishing gun-free zones through executive orders. 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