U.S. District Judge David Herrera Urias, a Joe Biden appointee, issued a temporary restraining order against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D) concealed carry ban Wednesday afternoon.
Breitbart News reported that Grisham’s ban took effect September 8, 2023, prohibiting open and concealed carry, even for licensed concealed carry permit holders.
Urias issued the temporary restraining order against the ban in a suit brought by Gun Owners of America and other plaintiffs including the National Association for Gun Rights, the New Mexico Shooting Sports Foundation, and the Gun Owners Foundation, among others.
After issuing the temporary restraining order Urias wrote:
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED BY THE COURT that the Defendants New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Department Secretary Patrick M. Allen, New Mexico Department of Public Safety Jason R. Bowie, Chief of the New Mexico State Police and any other New Mexico officials (“Defendants”) are…