A senior prosecutor says he wants nothing to do with the headline-grabbing order issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that prohibited legal gun owners from carrying their firearms in and around Albuquerque.
On Friday, Lujan Grisham issued an order prohibiting people from carrying firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County for at least 30 days. Democrat Lujan Grisham said she made the emergency health order in response to recent shootings that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old kid.
According to the Associated Press, Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman said Saturday that he, like Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Police Chief Harold Medina, would not implement the order.
“As an officer of the court, I cannot and will not enforce something that is clearly unconstitutional,” he said.
“This office will continue to focus on criminals of any age that use guns in the commission of a crime,” he continued.
Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said he is uncertain about the order.
“I am wary of placing my deputies in positions that could lead to civil liability conflicts as well as the potential risks posed by prohibiting law-abiding citizens from their constitutional right to self-defense,” he said.
The first lawsuit was filed against the directive as law enforcement personnel backed down from it.
The National Association for Gun Rights and Foster Haines, an Albuquerque-based member, filed a motion in U.S. District Court to have the order reversed immediately.
The group’s founder and president, Dudley Brown, claimed Lujan Grisham violated the Constitution.
“She needs to be held accountable for stripping the God-given rights of millions away with the stroke of a pen,” he said.
Two New Mexico lawmakers have called for the impeachment of commie gun-grabber Michelle Lujan Grisham:
"Our governor called for open season on law-abiding citizens by subverting the state and federal Constitutions. That needs to be remedied immediately." pic.twitter.com/UC271PZdtQ
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) September 10, 2023
According to KOB-TV, one gun shop owner claimed he couldn’t understand the logic of Lujan Grisham’s decision.
“My initial reaction was kind of fear, because people that have through the concealed carry courses and spent the time learning how to properly handle firearms, they’re not the problem,” said Ryan Burt, CEO of Calibers.
“The individuals that are doing what they’re doing in our community, it’s horrific. Unbelievable. I don’t even know what to say, and it’s those individuals that I don’t believe are going to follow this order,” he said.
Burt said his business has been wounded by the order.
“We’ve received hundreds of phone calls, people canceling their classes, people just not willing to come down because they don’t understand what’s going on. Normally, we would be pretty full on a Saturday. And as you can see, we’re not very full today. So it’s having an impact,” Burt said.
When politicians overstep their authority in a time of crisis, that is how we lose our country.
Governor Lujan Grisham swore an oath to support the U.S. Constitution. She is directly breaking that oath.
This is tyranny, not leadership. https://t.co/kZmy2EI6zX
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) September 10, 2023
Lujan Grisham told The New York Times that she was within her authority.
“I have emergency powers. Gun violence is an epidemic. Therefore, it’s an emergency,” she said.
When she issued the order, she said, “No constitutional right, in my view, including my oath, is intended to be absolute,” according to Fox News.
When asked if she expected criminals to follow her edict, she replied, “Uh, no.”
I don’t follow this so-called “logic.”
(Perhaps because I have a functioning brain)
She is prohibiting folks who have gone through the legal process from possessing a handgun. Did one of these individuals shoot the 11-year-old? I have significant doubts.
And why the random 30-day suspension?
Will the criminals armed with guns comply?
All she did was warn all criminals that it was open season on crime because she only unarmed citizens.
She might discover what karma is all about now.