New Mexico Governor to Sheriffs: Enforce Gun Law or Resign https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2020-02-25/new-mexico-governor-to-sheriffs-enforce-gun-law-or-resign?context=amp&fbclid=IwAR19SIyRuHOalFGCpMcBdhRy162Ky8e4DgdYajax-e__ekYpOYoTFdNC1XE Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a red-flag gun bill That will allow state district courts to order the temporary surrender of firearms, and she urged sheriffs to resign if they still refuse to enforce it. Flanked by advocates for stricter gun control and supportive law enforcement officials at a signing ceremony, Lujan Grisham said the legislation provides law enforcement authorities with an urgently needed tool to deter deadly violence by temporarily removing firearms from people who pose a threat to themselves or others. Some sheriffs from mostly rural areas opposed the bill in committee hearings as a violation of constitutional guarantees to due process, free speech and the right to bear arms. Public rallies were held for and against the legislation. New Mexico lawmakers last year expanded background check requirements to most private gun sales and banned firearms possession for people under permanent protective orders for domestic violence. This year's red-flag legislation allows police and sheriffs' deputies to petition a court for the surrender of household firearms within 48 hours from people who appear to pose a danger to themselves or others. Resist tryanny