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Video taken by KOB4 and widely spread across social media captured New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) admitting to a reporter that her ban on carrying handguns in cities like Albuquerque will not impact criminals.
Breitbart News reported that Grisham announced the ban on carrying a handgun, openly or concealed, on Friday, September 8, 2023. The ban lasts 30 days and also applies to concealed carry permit holders who carry a gun for self-defense.
In the KOB4 video, a reporter questioned Grisham as to whether her order violated Second Amendment rights.
Grisham responded by stressing her belief that “no constitutional right … is intended to be absolute.”
Later in the video, another reporter asked, “Do you think that criminals are going to hear this message and not carry a gun in Albuquerque, on the streets, for 30 days?”
Grisham responded, “Ah….no.”
Breitbart News noted that gun control activist David Hogg slammed Grisham’s order in an X post, writing, “I support gun safety but there is no such thing as a state public health emergency exception to the U.S. Constitution.”
Two lawsuits have already been filed over the order. One of the suits was filedby the National Association for Gun Rights and the second by Gun Owners of America.
The District Attorney over Albuquerque, Sam Bregman, made clear he will not enforce Grisham’s order out of concern that it is “clearly unconstitutional.”