New Mexico Governor to Sheriffs: Enforce Gun Law or Resign

New Mexico Governor to Sheriffs: Enforce Gun Law or Resign

New Mexico Governor to Sheriffs: Enforce Gun Law or Resign

By / Politics / Saturday, 09 May 2020 22:08

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a red-flag gun bill Tuesday that will allow state district courts to order the temporary surrender of firearms, and she urged sheriffs to resign if they still refuse to enforce it.

Flanked by advocates for stricter gun control and supportive law enforcement officials at a signing ceremony, Lujan Grisham said the legislation provides law enforcement authorities with an urgently needed tool to deter deadly violence by temporarily removing firearms from people who pose a threat to themselves or others.

 

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