New Mexico Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has been criticized by members of her own party after temporarily suspending open and concealed carry across Albuquerque under an emergency health order.
“I support gun safety laws. However, this order from the Governor of New Mexico violates the US Constitution. No state in the union can suspend the federal Constitution. “California Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu tweeted.
Lujan Grisham temporarily suspended open and concealed carry laws in Bernalillo County for at least 30 days, beginning Sept. 8. -baby girl in August and an 11-year-old boy this month.
“As I said yesterday, the time for standard measures has passed,” the governor said, according to a press release from his command office. “And when New Mexicans are afraid to be in large crowds, to take their children to school, to leave a baseball game – when their right to exist is threatened by the prospect of violence at every turn – something is wrong.”
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New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks during an interview at her office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Thursday, August 8, 2019. (Photographer: Steven St John/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Liberal gun control activist David Hogg responded to Lieu saying that he “agrees” that the order violates the Constitution, and followed that Lujan Grisham’s argument for the temporary ban holds no water.
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Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) speaks during a press conference with incoming House Democratic Leadership at the US Capitol on Dec. 13, 2022 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
“I support gun safety but there is no such thing as a state public health emergency exception in the US Constitution,” Hogg posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Hogg appeared to follow up on another post saying that “one of the things I really appreciate about the Democratic Party is that we’re not in a cult,” and members have different interests. well on issues like gun control.
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“It’s a good rule of thumb to make sure you don’t agree with someone 100% because no one is all the way. [sic] especially for me. I will tell you this though, I will say and do what I feel is right no matter how unpopular it is. If Dems aren’t doing enough on gun violence I’m here to tell you. If I feel they approach it in a way I don’t agree with I will also tell you,” he posted.
David Hogg, co-founder of the March For Our Lives, delivers remarks at the 60th Anniversary of the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial on August 26, 2023 in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
Lujan Grisham’s press secretary Caroline Sweeney told Fox News Digital on Sunday that the order “does not suspend the Constitution but rather state laws over which the governor has jurisdiction,” when asked about Lieu and Hogg’s posts.
“The governor is looking for proactive partners to bring solutions to the table – not naysayers who don’t have real answers to the gun violence epidemic we face,” Sweeney continued. “He was elected to serve the people of New Mexico, and not a day goes by that he doesn’t hear from a constituent asking for more to be done to stop this horrific violence. If Ted Lieu is very interested in solving this issue, we have invited him to join our next police academy class in January.”
The governor on Sunday also responded to Lieu’s tweet, inviting him to a police academy class to help “prevent gun violence.”
“Hey Ted, carry and open carry are the laws of the state I have jurisdiction over. If you’re really interested in helping prevent gun violence, I welcome you to join our next police academy class,” Grisham tweeted.
Conservatives and social media commentators were quick to mock the New Mexico governor for losing support from two liberal gun control champions, while others, including Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, expressed shock at a Democrat’s concession on the gun issue.
Two Republican lawmakers in New Mexico, Reps. Stefani Lord and John Block, called for the impeachment of Lujan Grisham in the order for a “disgusting attempt to impose a radical” agenda on residents.
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“I am calling on the attorney general to begin the impeachment process against Governor Grisham,” Lord said.
“This is an ugly attempt to impose a radical, progressive agenda on an unwilling population. Instead of tackling crime at its core, Governor Grisham is restricting the rights of gun owners obeys the law. Even Grisham believes that this emergency order will not prohibit criminals from carrying or using weapons; a fundamental claim that it will only put New Mexicans at risk because it does not they can protect themselves from violent crime,” Lord continued.
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks at the Arcosa Wind Towers, August 9, 2023, in Belen, New Mexico. (AP)
The New Mexico governor has also been hit by several lawsuits from Second Amendment groups, including The National Association for Gun Rights, whose president said Lujan Grisham “threw the middle finger to the Constitution.”
The NRA also criticized the order as “shocking” in an exclusive comment to Fox News Digital, and called on the governor to tackle “soft-on-criminal policies” to tackle crime trends instead of banning guns.
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“In a shocking move, Governor Lujan Grisham has suspended Second Amendment rights by administrative fiat, ignoring the US Constitution and the New Mexico Constitution. policies that actually endanger its citizens,” said by NRA-ILA Executive Director Randy Kozuch on Fox.
