Image by Jason Gillman from Pixabay  “With Republicans in Congress blocking further legislative action to reduce gun violence, we urge you to leverage the full scope of your executive authority on this issue,” they said.  Text of Letter (PDF) September 13, 2023 – Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),
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FIRST ON FOX: Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland step in and protect the Second Amendment rights of New Mexico residents following Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order temporarily banning open and concealed carry.  “Governor Grisham has issued an order which is being used to blatantly trample
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Stacey Tinsley, Bossier Press-Tribune [Editor’s Note: This is a continuing series profiling all candidates seeking political office in the Bossier Parish elections coming up this Fall.] In the upcoming October 14, 2023 election, Bossier Parish residents in Louisiana Senate District 36 will vote on who they want to represent them as their state senator in
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Comment on this storyComment New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order to suspend the open and concealed carry of firearms in her state’s most populous county is blatantly unconstitutional. It’s fair to ask: Is she trying to invent a way for Democratic officeholders to ignore Supreme Court rulings they despise? Lujan Grisham’s order flies
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KPEL News) – The nation’s largest gun lobby has backed a candidate in the race for governor, marking further consolidation of traditionally Republican forces in this year’s election. Jeff Landry received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Tuesday, noting Landry’s “unwavering commitment to expanding and fiercely guarding the Second
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Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was pressed Tuesday over her emergency order to temporarily suspend significant gun rights in the Albuquerque area. During an episode of “CNN This Morning,” host Poppy Harlow countered Lujan Grisham’s justification for the temporary restriction of the right to publicly conceal-carry or open-carry their weapons in the city
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CNN anchor Poppy Harlow whipped out the New Mexico Constitution on Tuesday to ask Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) what empowers her to suspend gun rights. In the interview, Lujan Grisham repeatedly attacked New Mexico law enforcement for opposing her order, which temporarily suspends open and concealed carry rights in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. She
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By Jamie White “It’s not a ban, it’s a temporary pause to make our communities safer,” Gov. Lujan Grisham says. “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t think I had the right. I have the right.” New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Graham (D) doubled down on her decision to impose an executive order suspending the
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After a New Mexico sheriff stated that his office would not enforce a segment of the Democratic governor’s order suspending the right to carry open and concealed guns publicly — echoing the state’s attorney general, who called the move unconstitutional — the governor mocked the sheriff, declaring “It’s not for police to tell me what’s
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) attempted to defend her 30-day executive order blocking open and concealed carrying of firearms, criticizing “narrow” interpretations of both New Mexico’s and the nation’s constitutions. “Well, we’re gonna see,” Lujan Grisham told CNN’s Poppy Harlow Tuesday after being asked how the governor’s order in Albuquerque stands up to both the
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FIRST ON FOX: The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced its endorsement of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry for governor Tuesday, citing the Republican’s “unwavering commitment” to protecting the Second Amendment. “Jeff Landry’s unwavering commitment to expanding and fiercely guarding the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Louisianans is unparalleled. His ambition for Louisiana as an NRA
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The sheriff in New Mexico’s largest metro area has vowed not to enforce an emergency order by the governor to temporarily suspend the right to carry firearms in public in and around the city of Albuquerque.  Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen has slammed New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s move to suspend the carrying of
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CNN’s Poppy Harlow whipped out the New Mexico Constitution on Tuesday and confronted Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on her 30-day ban on Second Amendment rights in Albuquerque. Grisham issued an emergency order banning all firearms from being carried in Albuquerque for 30 days, arguing there is a public health emergency. Both open and concealed carry
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More than 100 protesters openly carried firearms in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Sunday to rally against Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s temporary gun suspension that was enacted under an emergency public health order. “My jaw dropped for a Second Amendment to be suspended. It’s, it’s unconstitutional, we gotta put it that way. A lot of
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The sheriff in New Mexico’s largest metro area vowed Monday not to enforce an emergency order by the governor to temporarily suspend the right to carry firearms in public in and around the city of Albuquerque. “It’s unconstitutional, so there’s no way we can enforce that order,” Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen
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The sheriff who oversees the county that includes New Mexico’s largest city, Albuquerque, vowed Monday not to enforce it, joining the county’s top prosecutor, and the Albuquerque mayor and city’s police chief. “It’s unconstitutional, so there’s no way we can enforce that order,” Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said during a news conference. “This ban
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