New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is defending her decision to treat gun violence as...
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday defended her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic, citing statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings, while awaiting a crucial court ruling on a signature effort to suspend gun-carry rights in public parks and playgrounds.
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. On Tuesday, the governor said she has a responsibility to explore opportunities for gun-free “safe spaces' amid shifting judicial precedent. “That’s a question that’s now moving to the courts,” Lujan Grisham said of her proposed gun restrictions.
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