New Mexico’s governor has ignited a firestorm after she suspended the right to carry guns around Albuquerque.
Several lawsuits have been filed, along with requests to block the order. No hearings have been scheduled yet in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque.
Republican lawmakers railed against the order, called on the governor to rescind it and threatened impeachment proceedings. Even some influential Democrats and civil rights leaders typically aligned with the governor’s progressive political agenda warned that her well-intended move could do more harm than good to overall efforts to stem gun violence.
Some critics have said it’s concerning that only those who want to curb gun rights have the Democratic governor’s ear. Top law enforcement officials and prosecutors have said they weren’t consulted before Lujan Grisham sprung on them an order that even she admits will be ignored by criminals. Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen is among those worried about the fallout.
The Catholic Church was among the few who joined longtime gun-control advocates on Monday in support of the order. The Most Rev. John C. Wester, archbishop of the Diocese of Santa Fe, insisted the governor is “not attacking the Second Amendment.”
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