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| Above, Commissioner Windhorst and yours truly in Grants last Monday. |
Gov. "Malevolent Michelle" Lujan Grisham releases inmates from prisons and jails into the general populace, so it stands to reason that a town's gun stores should be considered essential. Grants, New Mexico, has a nearby prison facilities. The federal Dept. of Homeland Security's guidelines state gun stores should be considered essential.
That doesn't apply to Grants, New Mexico in Cibola County.
Cibola County Commissioner Robert Scott Windhorst posted the following:
Diane and Paul Rowe, owners of Papa's Pawn, were served a civil penalty for $60,000.00 by State Police without any investigation! This is shamefull! Because they own a gunshop MLG is making them an example of what happens when you cross her! Paul is a disabled Vet trying to support his family and provide an essential service as the Governor releases more inmates every day onto the law abiding public!
From the Santa Fe New Mexican:
She [Rowe] was part of a small resistance by owners of stores that have remained open or opened Monday in Grants after the city's mayor, Martin "Modey" Hicks, ordered city employees back to work and encouraged businesses there to reopen in defiance of public health restrictions shutting them down.
Hicks was ordered Thursday by the New Mexico Supreme Court to comply with the health orders and submit a written response to the court.
Also Thursday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced businesses considered nonessential under a previous public health order would be able to reopen Friday by offering delivery or curbside pickup.
But Rowe said that does not apply to Cibola County, where her pawn and gun shop is located.
It also did not apply to McKinley and San Juan counties. The three areas are COVID-19 hot spots in New Mexico, and Lujan Grisham said during a Thursday address that she would not lift restrictions in those areas because of the explosion of virus cases there.
The Republican Party of New Mexico decried the substantial fine in a statement Friday as "a violation of Rowe's civil rights and constitutional rights and another unjust action against businesses trying to survive."To read more, go here.
The Rowes should start a Go Fund Me page to raise funds for their defense.
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UPDATE (5/2/20):
A Go Fund Me page has been started. Go here.
1 comment:
Guess I will have to go shopping for a gun at the store if they are still open or as soon as they reopen. To help them with the cost of a BS fine.
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