Gun Groups Fight Unconstitutional New Mexico Carry Ban

The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed a brief last week with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Fort v. Grisham, its lawsuit challenging the New Mexico Governor’s total ban on carry in public parks and playgrounds. The brief can be viewed at firearmspolicy.org/grisham. In a July 24th Order, the Court required the parties to file supplemental briefs … Read more

Gun Owners From Everywhere Need To Show Up in New Mexico February 3rd

If you live in New Mexico, or even if you like to visit New Mexico, I encourage everyone who can to show up at an important gun rights rally on February 3. Residents of the state find themselves in a similar situation to the one Virginia faced in 2020, and it’s a disease that can … Read more

Gun Owners Owe New Mexico’s Inept, Authoritarian Governor a Debt of Gratitude

It’s one thing to be a budding authoritarian who doesn’t care about violating state law and individuals’ civil rights. It’s another thing to be an inept, incompetent authoritarian. For that, we call all be thankful for New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Grisham isn’t just your run-of-the-mill anti-gun Democrat politician. She’s also a bumbling fool … Read more

Opponents Prepping Court Challenges, Impeachment After Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Imposes ‘Emergency’ Carry Ban

🚨@RepBlock and I have asked legal counsel to start the impeachment process for @GovMLG for her violation of oath of office by mandating the ban of all firearms (even with concealed carry) in Bernalillo County. However, when asked about a previous impeachment, the last House… https://t.co/0uF5MnXLbM — Rep Stefani Lord (@Lord4NM) September 9, 2023 Yesterday … Read more

Full Authoritarian: New Mexico Governor Attempts to Justify Her Suspension of Constitutional Rights

Governor Lujan Grisham says her duty to uphold her oath to the constitution is “not absolute” pic.twitter.com/Mla4rcNXMX — Beau Hightower (@beauhightowerdn) September 8, 2023 Q: You took an oath to the Constitution. Isn’t it unconstitutional to say, ‘You cannot exercise your carry license’? A: With one exception. And that is, if there’s an emergency, and … Read more

BREAKING: New Mexico Governor Uses ‘Gun Violence Public Health Emergency’ Declaration to Suspend Open and Concealed Carry in Albuquerque

After an 11-year-old was shot and killed in Albuquerque on Wednesday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a “gun violence public health emergency.” Just what that would mean in practice wasn’t immediately clear. As the Governor said in signing the declaration . . . “Today, I join the family of an 11-year-old boy in … Read more

New Mexico Governor Grisham Takes to Cable News to Spout All the Usual Anti-Gun Talking Points…Again…Still

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham knows exactly where to go to get fawning media coverage and an agreeable viewing audience for her all-call gun control platform. Gov. Lujan Grisham joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe just days following the murders of three innocent Americans by a mentally troubled 18-year old. She knew there would be no serious pushback or correcting … Read more

New Mexico’s Push for More Gun Control is Tempered by the Reality of the Bruen Ruling

New Mexico’s Senate Judiciary Committee gathered recently to figure out how much latitude they had to regulate guns after last year’s bombshell Second Amendment ruling from the Supreme Court. Most sounded confused. Some seemed unaware that the laws they passed might not hold up in court if a similar regulation hadn’t been on the books … Read more

Anti-Gun Hero NM Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Interviews for VP With Shannon Watts

By Larry Keane Gun control groups fearmongering about lawful firearm owners better be careful. New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham just destroyed their narrative by saying the quiet parts out loud. Gov. Grisham spoke to Moms Demand Action’s Shannon Watts for Everytown for Gun Safety’s Veepstakes with candidates auditioning to be second fiddle to 2020 presumptive Democratic nominee and former … Read more