2A Coalition Launches Lawsuit To Re-Open NM Gun Shops

Posted at 5:00 pm on April 10, 2020 by Cam Edwards

A coalition of Second Amendment organizations, including the Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association, and Firearms Policy Coalition are suing New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham over her recent emergency order mandating the closure of lawful firearms retailers and gun ranges during the coronavirus pandemic.

The lawsuit filed in federal court is known as Aragon v. Grisham, and it lays out a powerful argument that Gov. Grisham and the New Mexico Department of Health are violating the Second Amendment rights of residents with the order that forced gun shops and ranges across the state to shut down, starting with the fact that the federal government considers gun stores (and the entire firearms industry) to be a critical part of the nation’s workforce.

The closure of licensed firearms dealers under Executive Order 2020- 004 and the Public Health Emergency Order exceeds the scope of power authorized under New Mexico Law and violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

Notably, on March 28, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security, Cyber-Infrastructure Division (“CISA”), issued an updated “ADVISORY MEMORANDUM ON IDENTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 RESPONSE,” under its Web page for “Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce” during the COVID-19 pandemic.The closure of licensed firearms dealers under Executive Order 2020- 004 and the Public Health Emergency Order exceeds the scope of power authorized under New Mexico Law and violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

Notably, on March 28, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security, Cyber-Infrastructure Division (“CISA”), issued an updated “ADVISORY MEMORANDUM ON IDENTIFICATION OF ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 RESPONSE,” under its Web page for “Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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