Within hours of New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in Albuquerque and the surrounding Bernalillo County, a federal lawsuit to block the ban was filed, state lawmakers called for her impeachment and even gun-control activists rebuked her for violating the U.S. Constitution.
The governor made the bold move to suspend gun rights for 30 days in response to a wave of deadly shootings in the Albuquerque area, calling it a public health emergency.
The order by Ms. Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, also was criticized by New Mexico law enforcement, a liberal Democratic congressman and a prominent gun-control activist. New Mexico lawmakers accused Ms. Lujan Grisham of trampling on citizens’ rights and said she should be removed from office. Ms. Lujan Grisham argued that the violent crime wave has left parents who have lost children and that they deserve her attention and have the debate about suspending guns during an emergency.When a reporter asked if there are already laws on the books against crime, she responded: “If I’m unsafe, who’s standing up for that right? If this climate is so out of control, somebody should do something.”
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