City of Albuquerque - File #: R-23-171

• File #: R-23-171
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/18/2023
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/2/2023
• Enactment date: 10/23/2023
• Enactment #: R-2023-085
• Title: Affirming Support For The Fundamental Right To Keep And Bear Arms, To Urge The Governor To Take No Actions That Violate Constitutional Rights, And To Uphold The Duty Of Government Officials To Support The Constitution And Laws Of The State Of New Mexico And The United States Of America (Lewis, Bassan, Sanchez, Grout)
• Sponsors: Dan Lewis, Brook Bassan, Renée Grout, Louie Sanchez

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/23/2023	City Clerk	Published
10/15/2023	Mayor	Not Signed by the Mayor
10/10/2023	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
10/2/2023	City Council	Passed	Pass
10/2/2023	City Council	Amended	Fail
9/18/2023	City Council	Introduced
9/18/2023	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-171 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Dan Lewis, Brook Bassan, Louie Sanchez, and Ren?e Grout


RESOLUTION
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Affirming Support For The Fundamental Right To Keep And Bear Arms, To Urge The Governor To Take No Actions That Violate Constitutional Rights, And To Uphold The Duty Of Government Officials To Support The Constitution And Laws Of The State Of New Mexico And The United States Of America (Lewis, Bassan, Sanchez, Grout)
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AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, TO URGE THE GOVERNOR TO TAKE NO ACTIONS THAT VIOLATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, AND TO UPHOLD THE DUTY OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, the New Mexico State Constitution, Article II, Section 2, Popular Sovereignty states that, "All political power is vested in and derived from the people: all government of right originates with the people, is founded upon their will and is instituted solely for their good"; and
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 3, Right of Self-government provides that the "people of the state have sole and exclusive right to govern themselves as a free, sovereign and independent state"; and
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 4, Inherent Rights reads, in part, that "all persons ... have certain natural, inherent and inalienable rights, among which are the rights of enjoying and defending life and liberty, ... protecting property, and of seeking and obtaining safety and happiness"; and
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 6, Right to Bear Arms guarantees that "no law shall abridge the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms for security and defense, for lawful hunting and recreational use and for other lawful purposes, but nothing herein shall be held to permit the carrying of concealed weapons," and prohibits a municipality or county from regulating, "in...