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:

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

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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