A gun rights group sued New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) and other state officials on Saturday over an emergency order banning firearms from being carried in public in Albuquerque. The Na…

A gun rights group sued New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) and other state officials on Saturday over an emergency order banning firearms from being carried in public in Albuquerque.

The National Association for Gun Rights, alongside Albuquerque resident Foster Haines, filed suit just one day after Grisham announced the public health order temporarily suspending concealed and open carry laws in the city.

The group argued that the order violates their Second Amendment rights, pointing to the Supreme Court’s decision last year in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    333·
    1 year ago

    Funny enough, the wild West regularly banned the carrying of handguns within city limits.

    It’s why there was a shootout at the O.K. Corral.

    • 30mag@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      Funny enough, the wild West regularly banned the carrying of handguns within city limits. It’s why there was a shootout at the O.K. Corral.

      In Tombstone, it was illegal to carry a deadly weapon without a permit.

      To Provide against Carrying of Deadly Weapons
      Section 1. It is hereby declared unlawful to carry in the hand or upon the person or otherwise any deadly weapon within the limits of said city of Tombstone, without first obtaining a permit in writing.
      Section 2: This prohibition does not extend to persons immediately leaving or entering the city, who, with good faith, and within reasonable time are proceeding to deposit, or take from the place of deposit such deadly weapon.
      Section 3: All fire-arms of every description, and bowie knives and dirks, are included within the prohibition of this ordinance.
      — Tombstone City Ordinance Number 9 Effective April 19, 1881

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral#Relevant_law_in_Tombstone

      That’s not that different from requiring someone to obtain a license to carry.