New Mexico Governor Revises Firearm Carry Ban Amid Controversy

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has revised her temporary public health order banning the open and concealed carry of firearms in the Albuquerque metro area after facing backlash and a federal judge blocking the original order. The revised order now limits the ban to parks and playgrounds in Albuquerque and its surrounding county. Lujan Grisham initially issued the order in response to gun violence, which she declared a public health emergency. However, critics argued that the ban was unconstitutional and unenforceable. The governor's latest order replaces the halted one and exempts parklands managed by certain state departments.