The new law prohibiting concealed carry of firearms in most public places was allowed to go into effect Jan. 1 as a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality proceeds.
Department of Justice wants high court to find that felons lose Second Amendment rights because of disregard of the law whether or not they’re violent.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stands by her efforts to impose an emergency 30-day order restricting the carry of firearms in public in the name of public health.
Gun sales in the United States have kept up at an elevated level since the past few years despite the federal government’s efforts to introduce gun control measures.