A federal judge blocked Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s ban on carrying firearms on Wednesday, issuing a temporary restraining order to prevent it from taking effect.
According to Reuters, U.S. District Court Judge David Urias stated that the injunction prohibiting concealed and open carry privileges in and around Albuquerque violated a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen.
Lujan Grisham announced a “public health emergency” on Friday, saying she will ban the right to carry for 30 days in reaction to recent gun violence. Even though municipal officials claimed they would not enforce the order, lawsuits were launched in response.
“They just want the right to carry their guns,” Urias said of the plaintiffs contesting the order.
“The violation of a constitutional right, even for minimal periods of time, unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury,” Urias said, according to Fox News.
Urias, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, told the state attorney defending the order, “To be honest with you, I think you have kind of a hard road here to get up,” according to Politico.
Parts of the order that did not affect weapons, such as an order for state agencies to analyze gun sales and firearms use and a mandate to scan wastewater for fentanyl were permitted to remain in effect by Urias.
“The Second Amendment has no exception. It has no part of it that says as long as the state governor can issue an emergency, you’re allowed to take our citizens’ firearms. There’s no historical evidence of that. There’s no support for it,” Jason Bowles, a lawyer for the National Association for Gun Rights, said during the hearing.
According to ABC, State Senate Republican Leader Greg Baca praised the ruling.
“The governor’s malfeasance and utter disregard for the Constitution is alarming,” Baca said in a statement.
“We hope this ruling and the vast backlash to this order sends a clear message to the Governor and her allies — the people have had enough, and we will not stand by idly and allow our freedoms and rights to be eroded,” he said.
The Firearms Policy Coalition, which opposed the order, celebrated the ruling.
“We’re thrilled that the Court has ruled in our favor and upheld the Second Amendment, the U.S. Constitution, and Supreme Court precedent,” Cody J. Wisniewski, FPC Action Foundation’s General Counsel and Vice President of Legal, and counsel for FPC, said on the group’s website.
“Gov. Grisham’s executive order is blatantly unconstitutional and we look forward to continue proving as much in Court,” he said.
According to the Associated Press, the temporary restraining order will be in effect until Oct. 3, when a hearing on the injunction will be held.
According to the New Mexico Chiefs of Police Association, the governor’s concern over gun violence was acceptable, but his repose was not, according to the group’s head, Farmington Police Chief Steven Hebbe.
“The knee-jerk reaction to curtail the rights of every citizen rather than focusing on lawbreakers who plague our communities can’t be justified,” Hebbe said.
The Loony Left will not stop until the 2nd Amendment is abolished… of course, if they succeed, there will no longer be a United States Constitution or a Bill of Rights, since once the 2nd Amendment is repealed, the rest will follow.