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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Morgan Lee

New Mexico governor amends order suspending right to carry firearms to focus on parks, playgrounds

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday narrowed an order that broadly suspended the right to carry firearms in and around Albuquerque to apply only to public parks and playgrounds where children and their families gather.

The governor’s announcement Friday came days after a federal judge blocked part of the order with criticism mounting over the Democratic governor's action and legal challenges by gun-rights advocates.

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