Whereas, on September 8, 2023, Governor Lujan Grisham issued an emergency public health order that suspended New Mexicans’ right to open and conceal carry firearms for at least 30 days; Whereas under this emergency order, citizens could be fined up to $5,000 and face civil penalties for exercising their Second Amendment rights and directs State agencies and local law enforcement to coordinate to apprehend any violator of the order; Whereas the Second Amendment to the Constitution states that the citizens right to bear arms shall not be infringed; Whereas all rights secured by the Constitution are absolute, and a direct attempt from a Governor to take away the rights of citizens warrants the condemnation from the Congress; Whereas New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez stated he will not defend this emergency order as it violates the Constitution; Whereas United States District Court Judge David Urias for the District of New Mexico blocked the portion of the emergency order that prohibits lawful firearm owners from carrying their guns in public for 30 days; Whereas in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 595 (2008), the Supreme Court confirmed that [t]here seems to us no doubt, on the basis of both text and history, that the Second Amendment conferred an individual right to keep and bear arms. ; Whereas in McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S.742 (2010), the Supreme Court reaffirmed that [s]elf-defense is a basic right, recognized by many legal systems from ancient times to the present day. ; Whereas Justice Thomas concurred by pointing out that the right to keep and bear arms is a privilege of American citizenship. ; Whereas the Supreme Court further held in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, 142 S. Ct. 2111, 2126 (2022), that the Second Amendment requires the government to demonstrate that a law regulating firearms is consistent with this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation