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[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 50 points 2 years ago

What a silly hill to die on. This is blatantly unconstitutional. That's obvious to everyone, even those of us who might agree in spirit. So it's just a waste. A waste of time and tax payer money. New Mexico is gonna spend time and resources on this that could be better spent elsewhere.

What's more it wastes political capital. Capital that is gonna be needed soon for the Democratic party. So I can't fathom why she's doing this. She just gave conservatives the high ground and a huge rallying call.

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago

With the current court, it is unconstitutional. Several states banned public carry when the country was founded including Virginia so it's not like that was unheard of at the time.

[-] Kaliax@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago

100% this. It feels like sabotage.

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[-] deconstruct@lemm.ee 39 points 2 years ago

A judge has already issued a temporary order to block the ban.

[-] blazera@kbin.social 30 points 2 years ago

Thank goodness, the murders can continue

[-] sudo22@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

I know right, this governor should have made murder illegal instead touches forhead

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[-] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

For a second there I worried my children could die without firearms!

[-] Poob@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 years ago

Open or concealed carry is insane. You Americans are unhinged.

This is from a gun owner.

[-] sudo22@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Believing a politician can unilaterally suspend a right protected by both the federal and state constitution is unhinged.

[-] Poob@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

I wasn't commenting on that, I was commenting on carrying a gun in public

[-] sudo22@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Licensed concealed carriers have a lower violent crime rate than the general public. So its unhinged to ban these individuals from carrying thinking it'll stop criminals.

[-] Poob@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

Again, I wasn't commenting about the ban. Just the desire to carry a gun in public.

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[-] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Licensed concealed carriers have a lower violent crime rate than the general public.

Than the general public in America maybe, but legal gun owners in other countries have a violent crime rate of functionally zero, since they're properly vetted through laws that aren't dogshit.

But even giving you that point, what about all the violent crime those permissive laws enable?

Over 70% of mass shooters use legal firearms. Of the remaining, most are teenagers who took the poorly secured firearm of a family member.

There is no magic gun fairy distributing illegal firearms. Every firearm in the hands of a criminal was either bought legally, stolen from a "responsible gun owner" who didn't secure it, straw purchased or purchased through a loophole.

Nevertheless, the pro-gun community opposes more robust background checks, mandatory safe storage laws or the closing of loopholes.

And what does the public get in return? Mostly just shot because none of the pro-gun promises have come true.

Good guys with guns intervene in 3% of shootings. The crime rate remains the same as comparable countries. The country is no more free when measured by any metric except guns. The government spies on and kills its own citizens.

The gun laws are a failure.

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[-] missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 2 years ago

From what I saw, even the Democrat AG of New Mexico won't support or defend this in court.

[-] sith_lord_zitro@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah, she's also lost the support of many of her party members.

[-] theostermanweekend@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Goddam...we love our guns, though.

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