(The Center Square) – At a press conference on Friday, Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that she was amending her controversial gun order to allow open and concealed carry, except in parks and playgrounds “where we know we have high risk of kids and families,” she said.
The move comes a day after a federal judge temporarily blocked the order and fellow Democratic politicians denounced her plan as unconstitutional. Local law enforcement had refused to enforce the order and the state’s attorney general had refused to defend it in court.
Lujan Grisham, citing recent shootings, had declared a public health emergency centered on gun violence. The executive order signed September 8, included an “action plan” that banned carrying a loaded weapon off of private property in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque. The governor’s office threatened fines of up to $5,000 for violations.
The governor made the changes to the order after “listening to the debate in court,” according to ABC.
“I want to point out that the conversation in that court was pretty clear that we are not wrong about this emergency, or about the issues related to violence, gun violence and public safety generally,” she said.
Sorry for your luck woman. The Second Amendment doesn’t allow for exemptions in parks and playgrounds. And even if it did, saying no guns in a given area is like telling a criminal “Come in and have a nice day. Commit whatever crimes you want because nobody can stop you.”
Liberals just can’t THINK that way! It’s like talking to a wall. A wall has no brains also.
Libtards think making more and more gun free zones, will get rid of gun crime.. NOT SEEING THAT THE FACTS ARE exactly the opposite.
Yes. I would instruct my children to steer clear of ANY public parks & playgrounds In Bernalillo county now for fear of getting wasted by a drive-by gang mass shooting. Nice goin’ there “Ms.” Governator.
mathis16891 Well cuz, you go ahead and carry a firearm on a school ground, in a school, in a Federal Courthouses, any Federal Buildings or Federal Parks and maybe your lawyer can get you out of jail in about 3 years.
I am with Mathis.. NO WHERE should be off limits to carry.. IF THEIR OWN ‘guards’ Can carry, why can’t WE who are authorized to CCW..?
… and since these areas are “gun free zones”, the criminal element knows they don’t have to worry about getting shot by a law abiding, conceal carrying citizen. Brilliant. Sadly, this woman will probably get a job with the Biden administration, where she can wreak havoc nationwide.
Ya think? That’s probably what all this “concern for children” is about. Nothing more than a publicity stunt to get face time for national recognition for some “higher office” in the next fraudulently acquired dumbocrat administration.
IF you look at the stats, 90% or more of mass shootings, have occurred IN GUN Free zones.
Does anyone else feel like they never talk about the illegal immigrant invaders that are coming in the USA via the NEW Mexico border. I find that very odd.
I do. The news only seems to mention Texas and AZ..
It is almost as if she just gave criminals permission to attack unarmed citizens in Parks and Playgrounds. If there is a large increase of criminal activity in those places, she will be aiding and abetting. My local Rep, who was dead set against the Keystone pipeline
, and who supported the ghost flights which flew supposed illegal “children” incognito into towns in PA…to protect “them” so they said, now is suggesting PA citizens get “pets” to protect themselves, at home and outside, in lieu of weapons….and not trained protection dogs, but pets. Is that to protect the burglars and rapist, certainly not to protect the homeowners. Shame on the New Mexico. Gov., and the PA Rep., both are lacking common sense, and bordering on dangerous.
Well, that ended badly for her.
TILL she either
A) gets impeached
or B) gets arrested and prosecuted..
i don’t see this as ‘bad’ for her.. She will just turn around and claim this as a win.