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The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) isn’t backing down. They’ve just filed a reply brief in the federal lawsuit against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Her ban on public carrying of arms in Albuquerque is under fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fight, dubbed Fort v. Grisham<\/a><\/em>, joins several cases against the governor’s ban. SAF, the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association, Firearms Policy Coalition, and citizen Zachary Fort are leading the charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re armed with legal firepower from lawyers in Albuquerque and Washington, D.C. The case springs from a U.S. District Court\u2019s temporary restraining order against Grisham’s decree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: New Mexico on the Brink of Adopting Seven-Day Waiting Periods<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alan M. Gottlieb, SAF’s VP, pulls no punches: \u201cGov. Grisham cannot escape the fact that her unilateral restrictions on public carry are in direct violation of the Second Amendment.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No proof or historical law supports her stance, Gottlieb adds, referencing the Heller and Bruen decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Kraut, SAF’s Executive Director, slams the governor’s suspension of the right to bear arms as a constitutional breach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo governor has the constitutional authority to nullify, even temporarily, rights secured under the federal constitution and Bill of Rights,” declares Kraut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019re determined to pursue this case as far as necessary, and we are confident we will prevail,” he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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