The state Department of Transportation announced it has set up roadblocks to restrict traffic going into Gallup from all directions.
Only residents of Gallup, those who work in the city and members of the media will be able to pass through the checkpoints, which are manned by State Police and New Mexico National Guard members.
Under the state Riot Control Act, local leaders, including mayors and sheriffs, can ask the governor to proclaim a state of emergency in an affected area.
While Lujan Grisham issued the emergency order, she did not prohibit the sale of alcohol or ban the possession of guns or other weapons outside personal residences, which are also allowable actions under the law.
Gov. Lujan Grisham issues lockdown order for Gallup
Wow, I hadn’t seen the details before...
Is that Constitutional?!