(The Center Square) – Carrying a loaded firearm in public in New Mexico's most-populous county is now enough for police to issue a fine worth thousands of dollars.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, citing recent shootings, declared a public health emergency centered on gun violence. The executive order signed Friday includes an "action plan" that bans carrying a loaded weapon off of private property in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque.
The governor's spokeswoman told multiple news outlets that violators of her new order will be subject to a civil fine of $5,000.
"No constitutional right, including my oath in my view, is intended to be absolute," Lujan Grisham said in a news conference Friday evening attended by KOV4.
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