Gun rights organizations sue New Mexico governor over gun violence order
Posted on AllSides September 10th, 2023
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(CNN) — The National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against New Mexico’s Democratic governor and health secretary Saturday over orders declaring gun violence a public health emergency and suspending open and concealed carry laws in cities and counties based on crime statistics. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the emergency order after the shooting deaths of three children from July through September, as well as a pair of mass shootings in the state. The lawsuit, filed in the US district court for New Mexico on Saturday, lists Lujan Grisham...