New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic by presenting statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings. The governor said at a Tuesday news conference that she has a responsibility to explore opportunities for gun-free “safe spaces” amid shifting judicial precedent. The state is awaiting a crucial federal court ruling on the governor's attempt
FILE - Demonstrators carry their assault rifles to a Second Amendment rally in response to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s recent public health order suspending the conceal and open carry of guns in and around Albuquerque for 30-days, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, in Albuquerque, N.M. Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope Tuesday, Oct.
Lujan Grisham is confronting a public backlash from critics of her public health order who describe its gun restriction provisions as an assault on constitutional rights that allow a person to carry a firearm for self defense. Corrections Secretary Alisha Tafoya Lucero said her agency is taking custody of 48 high-maintenance inmates from Bernalillo County’s Metropolitan Detention Center to free up staff to help the area contend with violent crime.
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