EXCERPT:
LUJAN GRISHAM: “And that young 11-year-old, Froylan Villegas, 17 rounds were fired out of that gun. 35,000 rounds are fired at least annually in Albuquerque alone. You are not safe going to work, getting your prescription drugs, or going to a public park. And it wasn’t just about a cooling off period. It’s about making sure that everyone is safer while we do bolder work to get at both the drug epidemic and the gun violence epidemic. And it's not for police to tell me what’s constitutional or not. They haven’t supported one, not one gun violence effort in the state of New Mexico, including domestic violence protections, universal background checks. And I know you want to ask me a question, so I’ll take a breath, but it’s — these are NRA talking points about their rights and not about anybody else’s. And it’s not a ban. It’s a temporary pause so we can make this community safer."