NM GOP Trolls Gov. Grisham, Raises Money off Her Concealed Carry Ban the Day After Judge Blocked It

The New Mexico Republican Party trolled Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), fundraising off her complaints that they were using her September 8, 2023, concealed carry ban to raise money instead of passing gun control.

At 2:42 p.m. on September 14, 2023, Grisham posted on X:

I’m still waiting on a thank-you note from@NewMexicoGOP. Way to use my call to action around #gunviolence as a fundraiser instead of using it as an opportunity for immediate action to save New Mexican lives.

— Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) September 14, 2023

Just over an hour later, at 2:53 p.m,, the New Mexico GOP responded:

Thanks for the plug, @GovMLG.

We're taking you to court and holding you accountable for violating your oath of office, stepping on the rights of New Mexicans, and taking 4 years to acknowledge the violent crime that has exploded as a result of your administration only to pull a…

— Republican Party of New Mexico (@NewMexicoGOP) September 15, 2023

The exchange between the Democrat governor and the New Mexico GOP occurred one day after a Biden appointee, Judge David Herrera Urias, issued a temporary restraining order against Grisham’s concealed carry ban.

Breitbart News reported that Urias issued the temporary restraining order in a lawsuit 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.

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