New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is facing a wave of backlash after her decision to try and suspend the Second Amendment rights of citizens in Albuquerque.
Grisham created an emergency order suspending the rights of citizens to carry firearms in or around Albuquerque for 30 days.
Her tyrannical decision did not sit well with citizens, or Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen for that matter.
He stated in no uncertain terms that he will not enforce the ban on open and concealed carry:
“It is unconstitutional. My oath was to protect the Constitution and that is what I will do.”
The citizens of Albuquerque also openly defied the tyrannical governor.
This is what it looks like when good men do something:
WATCH: Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen announcing that he will not enforce New Mexico Governor's concealed carry and open carry ban.
"It is unconstitutional. My oath was to protect the Constitution and that is what I will do…
This order will not do anything to curb gun… pic.twitter.com/lY3lY7RU36
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) September 12, 2023
🚨 #BREAKING: Democrat Bernalillo County, NM Sheriff John Allen says he will REFUSE to enforce New Mexico Gov. Michelle Luhan Grisham’s ban on on carrying firearms in public spaces.
Should more Sheriffs refuse to enforce orders like this? pic.twitter.com/Qoc91sITER
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 11, 2023
The good people of Albuquerque had their own response for the looney governor’s power grab:
JUST IN: Residents in Old Town, Albuquerque OPENLY DEFY New Mexico Governor's emergency Executive Order BANNING THE OPEN AND CONCEALED CARRY of firearms…
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) September 11, 2023
⚠️ Instead of Backing Down After Their Woke Governor Put A 30-Day Ban on The 2nd Amendment… THE PEOPLE OF NEW MEXICO DID THIS THE NEXT DAY❗️ pic.twitter.com/5B2OzWhoJt
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) September 11, 2023
As for Grisham, she may want to think about stepping down immediately.
She’s facing some serious scrutiny, as well as potential legal repercussions.
She’s already being sued over her unconstitutional decision.
Mayor, police chief and DA of Albuquerque refuse to enforce Democrat governor's anti-constitutional suspension of lawful gun rights. https://t.co/tE9SpA13mT @JohnRLottJr @SheriffClarke
— Vicki McKenna (@VickiMcKenna) September 11, 2023
Newsmax has the details:
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque drew an immediate court challenge from a gun-rights group Saturday, as legal scholars and advocates said they expected.
The National Association for Gun Rights and Foster Haines, a member who lives in Albuquerque, filed documents in U.S. District Court in New Mexico suing Lujan Grisham and seeking an immediate block to the implementation of her order.
The challenge was expected, but even so, the governor’s action Friday was an attempt to “move the debate,” said Jessica Levinson, a law professor at Loyola Marymount’s Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, after Lujan Grisham announced that she was temporarily suspending the right to carry firearms in her state’s largest city and surrounding Bernalillo County.
The governor, a Democrat, said the 30-day suspension, enacted as an emergency public health measure, would apply in most public places, from city sidewalks to parks.
She said state police would be responsible for enforcing what amount to civil violations and carry a fine of up to $5,000.
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, who once served as a Democratic party leader and was appointed by Lujan Grisham, on Saturday joined Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and Police Chief Harold Medina saying they wouldn’t enforce the order.
No politician can suspend the Constitution for a “public health emergency.”
New Mexico’s governor should be ashamed of herself.
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) September 11, 2023
Do not comply with the witch Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham. Resist
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) September 11, 2023
Is New Mexico a test run for a nationwide “health emergency” where gun rights are suspended for all in the name of public health?
This is what happens when the federal govt does something insane like declaring gun violence an epidemic (which is ridiculous) & making it a “health… https://t.co/R94MU0t3H7
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) September 11, 2023
New Mexico's governor isn't the only one who thinks the Constitution and an oath to it isn't absolute; so does every single sheriff and DA in the state who hasn't arrested her yet.
Their oath requires them to remove her. Every second spent not fulfilling it shows their true…
— Drunk News Anchor (@DrunkNewsHQ) September 11, 2023
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