Sep 13, 2023
While New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham hasn't found much support for her unilateral order banning open and concealed carry in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, her next step may very well involve bringing lawmakers back to Santa Fe for a special session on "gun violence"; an act that could lead to even more 2A infringements being foisted on the state's lawful gun owners. Grisham's order is the subject of a Thursday afternoon hearing in federal court in Albuquerque, and there's a distinct possibility that U.S. District Judge David Urias will grant a restraining order halting whatever enforcement, if any, of the governor's edict has taken place; either from the bench this afternoon or later this week. But Grisham isn't going away even if her emergency order suspending the right to carry is shot down by the courts, so what's her next step going to be? During the waning days of the 2023 legislative session, when it became clear that her fellow D