Notable & Quotable: Gun Ban
‘How can I, as a sheriff, tell him to put his firearms away and not be able to protect himself?’ Sept. 11, 2023 5:27 pm ET Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 8. Photo: Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal/Associated Press Kevin Deese reporting for the Washington Examiner, Sept. 11: Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen denounced Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D-NM) decision last week that would impose penalties on anyone lawfully carrying a firearm in the state’s most populous county in response to what she called an epidemic of gun violence. “The temporary ban challenges the foundations of our Constitution, but most importantly, it is unconstitutional. My oath was to protect the Constitution, and that is what I will do,” Allen said. The sheriff provided other reasons for not upholding
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in Santa Fe, N.M., Sept. 8.
Photo: Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal/Associated Press
Kevin Deese reporting for the Washington Examiner, Sept. 11:
Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen denounced Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D-NM) decision last week that would impose penalties on anyone lawfully carrying a firearm in the state’s most populous county in response to what she called an epidemic of gun violence.
“The temporary ban challenges the foundations of our Constitution, but most importantly, it is unconstitutional. My oath was to protect the Constitution, and that is what I will do,” Allen said.
The sheriff provided other reasons for not upholding the governor’s executive order, including a personal story. . . .
“Last week, as I’m sitting here as the sitting sheriff, I get a phone call that my brother also was a victim of gun violence last week that many of you do not know,” Allen said. “He and my nephew were sitting in their car when they were shot at, and their vehicle was impacted by numerous rounds. How can I, as a sheriff, tell him to put his firearms away and not be able to protect himself?”
