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Martin Kaste

The governor tried banning guns in Albuquerque. The public health emergency continues

Outside the public library in Albuquerque's International District is a memorial mural for victims of shootings. Local police call the neighborhood the "War Zone" because of the frequency of shootings. (Martin Kaste/NPR)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On Sept. 8, New Mexico's Democratic governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, issued a highly unusual executive order.

"We are suspending open and concealed carry," she said. "The purpose is to try to create a cooling-off period while we figure out how we can better address public safety and gun violence."

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