ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor says he cannot undertake a defense of the governor’s public health order that suspends the right to carry firearms in public.
State Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Tuesday in a letter to the governor that gun violence cannot be rebranded as a public health emergency to justify a blanket prohibition against carrying firearms.
Many of the 70 people gathered on Albuquerque's Civic Plaza wore T-shirts in support of the right to bear arms, while others waved American flags and held signs reading: “Do Not Comply.” “But to ban the largest city and the most populous county in the state simply because bad people engaged in bad behavior seems overkill,” said Abramson, who is also a lawyer. “It's not the law-abiding citizen that is the problem.”
Several lawsuits have been filed, along with requests to block the order. No hearings have been scheduled yet in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque. Local businessman Mike Leathers said at a Sunday rally in Albuquerque's Old Town that having more law-abiding citizens carrying firearms can deter crime. He faulted the governor for taking away that deterrent and for enacting policies that led to less accountability for criminals.
“It is quite irritating for me to see how this this 30-day ban completely overshadowed the robust conversations that we had with the governor and the office on what we are going to do to curb gun violence,” Allen said. “We had arguments. But again, we had solutions.”“We are looking for answers and solutions to this issue,” Joshua Archuleta said in a statement released Monday by his attorney.
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