National Association for Gun Rights Files Lawsuit Against New Mexico Governor Over Emergency Order Banning Firearms
The National Association for Gun Rights has filed a lawsuit against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and other state officials over her emergency order prohibiting people from carrying firearms in Albuquerque.
The lawsuit was filed by the organization and Albuquerque resident Foster Haines one day after Governor Grisham suspended concealed and open carry laws city-wide.
The complaint argues that the order violates the Second Amendment and cites the 2022 Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen.
In that case, the court ruled that New York’s “proper-cause” requirement for a permit to carry a concealed firearm violates the Fourteenth Amendment in that it “prevents law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.”
The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order against enforcement of the measure.
