The Bernalillo County Sheriff on Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Gun Ban: We Will Not Enforce It

Allen Let me be ░░░░░░░░ I hold my standards ░░░░░░░░ and I do not ░░░░░░░░ never will hedge on ░░░░░░░░ is right And I ░░░░░░░░ my oath seriously In ░░░░░░░░ to concealed carry and ░░░░░░░░ carry the Bernalillo County ░░░░░░░░ s Office will not ░░░░░░░░ this segment of the ░░░░░░░░ While I understand the ░░░░░░░░ the temporary ban challenges ░░░░░░░░ foundations of our Constitution ░░░░░░░░ most importantly it is ░░░░░░░░ My oath was to ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution and that ░░░░░░░░ what I will do ░░░░░░░░ governor made it clear ░░░░░░░░ her press conference she ░░░░░░░░ we as law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ not agree with the ░░░░░░░░ and as a result ░░░░░░░░ was solely her decision ░░░░░░░░ than this ban being ░░░░░░░░ here are other reasons ░░░░░░░░ I will not enforce ░░░░░░░░ order One what many ░░░░░░░░ is I have enough ░░░░░░░░ here in Bernalillo County ░░░░░░░░ do not want to ░░░░░░░░ political violence towards my ░░░░░░░░ or here in Bernalillo ░░░░░░░░ My job is to ░░░░░░░░ the peace and to ░░░░░░░░ sure that the citizens ░░░░░░░░ Bernalillo County are safe ░░░░░░░░ I do not believe ░░░░░░░░ this order will help ░░░░░░░░ do so I m ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement professional This ░░░░░░░░ will not do anything ░░░░░░░░ curb gun violence other ░░░░░░░░ punish law abiding citizens ░░░░░░░░ their constitutional right to ░░░░░░░░ defense Let me give ░░░░░░░░ a personal story Last ░░░░░░░░ as I m sitting ░░░░░░░░ as the sitting chair ░░░░░░░░ get a phone call ░░░░░░░░ my brother also was ░░░░░░░░ victim of gun violence ░░░░░░░░ week that many of ░░░░░░░░ do not know While ░░░░░░░░ and my nephew were ░░░░░░░░ in their car they ░░░░░░░░ shot at and their ░░░░░░░░ was impacted by numerous ░░░░░░░░ How can I as ░░░░░░░░ sheriff tell him to ░░░░░░░░ his firearms away and ░░░░░░░░ be able to protect ░░░░░░░░ I have a fact ░░░░░░░░ you Criminals do not ░░░░░░░░ the law or a ░░░░░░░░ health order Never seen ░░░░░░░░ We will never see ░░░░░░░░ follow the law Once ░░░░░░░░ this only punishes law ░░░░░░░░ citizens But I also ░░░░░░░░ to address what we ░░░░░░░░ doing on the gun ░░░░░░░░ here in Bernalillo County ░░░░░░░░ helping in the state ░░░░░░░░ New Mexico It is ░░░░░░░░ irritating for me to ░░░░░░░░ how this 30 day ░░░░░░░░ completely overshadowed the robust ░░░░░░░░ that we had with ░░░░░░░░ governor and the office ░░░░░░░░ what we are going ░░░░░░░░ do to curb gun ░░░░░░░░ and for people to ░░░░░░░░ being victims We had ░░░░░░░░ but again we had ░░░░░░░░ We had an 11 ░░░░░░░░ old that was senselessly ░░░░░░░░ but there are also ░░░░░░░░ other numerous victims of ░░░░░░░░ violence not just here ░░░░░░░░ Bernalillo County but our ░░░░░░░░ A couple of things ░░░░░░░░ I will be asking ░░░░░░░░ do as we get ░░░░░░░░ I will take your ░░░░░░░░ but let me tell ░░░░░░░░ what we re going ░░░░░░░░ do because we do ░░░░░░░░ to not overshadow what ░░░░░░░░ need to do to ░░░░░░░░ our citizens safe I ░░░░░░░░ be asking the crime ░░░░░░░░ director for our agency ░░░░░░░░ Bernalillo County Sheriff s ░░░░░░░░ to lead a task ░░░░░░░░ of various law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ to focus on crimes ░░░░░░░░ firearms I ll have ░░░░░░░░ meetings for early intervention ░░░░░░░░ not only adult but ░░░░░░░░ offenders I am respectively ░░░░░░░░ as an elected official ░░░░░░░░ please consider a special ░░░░░░░░ to specifically address crime ░░░░░░░░ just in Bernalillo County ░░░░░░░░ the state of New ░░░░░░░░ We need to look ░░░░░░░░ solutions to address violent ░░░░░░░░ involving juveniles with firearms ░░░░░░░░ with firearms pretrial release ░░░░░░░░ state penalties for violent ░░░░░░░░ which also involve a ░░░░░░░░ Collaboration and planning will ░░░░░░░░ with the mayor of ░░░░░░░░ Tim Keller chief of ░░░░░░░░ Mexico State Police Troy ░░░░░░░░ chief of the Albuquerque ░░░░░░░░ Department Harold Medina and ░░░░░░░░ Attorney Sam Bregman.”