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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's bid to block lawful concealed carry in public parks in the state's most populous city and county took a major hit on Monday when the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected her request to stay a lower court injunction and allow law enforcement to start issuing civil fines to licensed concealed carry holders caught with a pistol in parks in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. Firearms Policy Coalition @gunpolicy · Follow LEGAL ALERT: The Tenth Circuit has denied the New Mexico Governor's motion to stay the preliminary injunction against her public park carry ban, which...

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is now saying she’s going to keep the COVID practices in place even after a vaccine is available. Grisham says, “These are good public health behaviors that will prevent the spread of influenza.” New Mexicans are enlisting legislators to call for an extraordinary session. Here’s a post from NM Extraordinary Session Facebook page (posted August 8 at 2:31 pm): “This week, the Governor stated that she wants to continue all of her current restrictions whether we get a COVID vaccine or not. Let’s be clear about what that means. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s orders have been...

GALLUP, N.M. — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized the lockdown of Gallup at the mayor’s request. The governor will invoke the state’s Riot Control Act, which will authorize her to enact further temporary restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 in that city. The order goes into effect on Friday at 12 p.m. and will expire on Monday at noon. The lock-down will order all roads into Gallup be closed, businesses in the city will close from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. and vehicles can have a max of two individuals. Residents are ordered to remain in their residence...