gun violence

Recent research suggests that gun buybacks don't reduce overall levels of violence, but advocates say that thousands of New Mexicans have brought along guns because they were worried about safety in their homes.

The New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments Monday without issuing a ruling on Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health order regarding gun violence and drug abuse. Detractors say the problems with the order go far beyond the well-publicized gun ban.

New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence unveils new mural to call attention to the public health crisis.

A University of New Mexico project that supports rural healthcare providers is taking on a new topic – violence prevention. The new training program is aimed at health professionals as well as legal personnel and educators.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham gave an update Tuesday on the progress of her public health executive order regarding gun violence and illegal drug use.Arrests and detentions rose last month, following the order issued on September 8th.

Firearm deaths are increasing in New Mexico, nearly doubling in the course of a decade. That’s according to a new report from the New Mexico Department of Health, which released a report on gun violence that Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham called for in her executive order regarding gun violence in September.

Attorney General Raúl Torrez called a meeting of law enforcement and prosecutors in Albuquerque to weigh in on gun violence. This comes after Torrez said he would not defend Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s recent executive order which included a ban on carrying a gun in public in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, and was partially blocked by a judge.

A federal judge Wednesday blocked part of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health order suspending the right to carry guns in public in the Albuquerque metro area. She had already received pushback from the Attorney General, two members of the congressional delegation and other elected officials in the state, many of them fellow Democrats.The governor spoke with KUNM before the judge’s ruling. Lujan Grisham says her executive order isn’t about a political debate over gun control, but rather a response to a crisis in gun violence and how it affects children and their families.

Farmington Police say they’re unaware of any connection between Shirley Voita and mother and daughter Gwendolyn Dean Schofield and Melody Ivie — the three victims in Monday’s mass shooting in Farmington. They say they just happened to be driving down a residential street when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire on passing cars and homes on his block. However, each is being remembered similarly for lives of service to their students, faith communities and large families.

Farmington police Tuesday identified the teen shooter who killed three and injured at least six while walking through a neighborhood Monday as Farmington High School student Beau Wilson. Police have not yet identified a motive.