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New Mexico governor faces backlash over temporary gun ban, narrows order after legal challenges

  • Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an emergency public health order temporarily banning open and concealed carry in Albuquerque and surrounding county.
  • The order prompted lawsuits from gun rights groups and criticism from Democrats and Republicans citing unconstitutionality.
  • A federal judge blocked portions of the order after determining it violated Second Amendment rights.
  • Lujan Grisham amended the order to focus only on parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque and surrounding county.
  • The governor continues to face calls for impeachment and lawsuits challenging the legality of her actions.
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