This is a guest post by Leo Hohmann

This is a crucial test being launched by the globalists to see if law-abiding Americans will hand over their Second Amendment rights by complying with an extra-constitutional edict based, not on American law, but on United Nations law.

New Mexico’s Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an “emergency” executive order on Friday suspending the right of law-abiding citizens to open carry and conceal carry any firearms in the crime-ridden Democrat-run city of Albuquerque.

The totally unconstitutional edict also applies to the surrounding county for a period at least 30 days, after Grisham declared a “public health emergency” in response to a spate of recent gun violence.

One sheriff of a county north of the city has already told Governor Grisham to go pound sand.

Sorry, governor, but you are not allowed, no politician is allowed, to “suspend” the Constitution.

Grisham told the Associated Press that she expects challenges, but was “compelled to act” following a spate of recent shootings.

I can promise her that the criminals responsible for the shootings will not be the ones obeying her order. But let’s be real. That’s not why she took this unprecedented step.

This is a major test for we the people. If the people of New Mexico obey this unlawful act by their governor, we are doomed as a country. It will spread to every Democrat city in America, which includes just about every major city of 100,000 or more population.

This governor is being used to test the waters. How much do Americans really value their Second Amendment rights? Whether she knows it or not, it’s obvious by the language she has used who she is working for.

By using the term “public health emergency,” this radical New Mexico governor is testing out a policy straight from the United Nations World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization’s proposed pandemic treaty (some call it an accord or “instrument”), as well as the amendments to the International Health Regulations that will be up for a vote at the World Health Assembly in Geneva next May, include the exact same language. The U.S., E.U., U.N. and most nations are on board with changes that will give the decision-making power to declare a “public health emergency of international concern” or of “regional concern” to the WHO. Right now, only sovereign national governments can declare such an emergency, not the WHO.

I’ve argued before that part of the reason for the vague language, “public health emergency,” is so that they can claim “gun violence” is a dire emergency affecting the public health and thereby suspend all private gun ownership rights under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or any other law anywhere in the world.

This is the back door through which gun rights get demolished in countries where they haven’t already been cast aside.

So to see a governor of an American state using this language to suspend the Second Amendment is frightening. If she is allowed to get away with this, mark my words, you will see similar declarations in other cities and perhaps entire states.

Now is a key moment in U.S. history. All residents of New Mexico should show up in Albuquerque and open carry. Make a show of it. Get out, in numbers, and defy this edict.

Now is the time for Operation Peaceful Non-compliance. If we pass on this opportunity to defy what has to be the most blatant violation of the Second Amendment to date, then we deserve everything that comes our way. We can kiss the Second Amendment goodbye.

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Arming yourself could soon become more costly in the most populous state in the nation.

California legislators have approved new taxes on firearms and ammunition that could see guns become significantly more expensive than they are in other states.

The legislation, passed in the California Senate on Thursday, would levy a heavy 11-percent tax on all firearm and ammo transactions, according to Fox News.

The tax would create a California state tax equivalent to the highest existing federal tax on guns.

The proceeds of the tax will be spent on school safety programs and California’s gun violence prevention programs.

“Don’t let politics stand in the way of saving the lives of our children and providing mental health care in our school districts,” state Sen. Anthony Portantino, a Democrat, said of the idea.

“Fear should not be on the brow of a parent when they send their kids to school.”

NEW: California lawmakers approve new taxes on guns, ammo. pic.twitter.com/zablm8luJH

— LWNC (@LwncNews) September 8, 2023

The text of the legislation itself criticizes the increasing revenue that trade in firearms created for dealers and gun sellers after the coronavirus pandemic.

“The firearm industry has also enjoyed record growth and profits for years,” the law reads.

It’s not a sure bet that the legislation will be signed into law by progressive Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Newsom has proposed creating a 28th Amendment to the Constitution that would ban so-called assault weapons and enact a mandatory waiting period for gun purchases.

A spokesperson for the governor said he would “evaluate the bill on its merits,” according to Fox.

“A spokesperson for Newsom said the governor would ‘evaluate the bill on its merits.'” https://t.co/AZKotN25s5

— Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) September 8, 2023

Newsom has until Oct. 14 to veto or sign the legislation, according to KTLA-TV.

Critics of the legislation predicted it would face rigorous legal challenges if signed into law.

That’s not really true. The NFA included a huge tax on the guns it covered.

Also, the Northern Mariana Islands passed a $1000 excise tax on handguns, which was ruled unconstitutional in Murphy v. Guerrero (2016). We’ll see if California’s 11% survives court challenges, but… https://t.co/52r93gcC6b

— Kostas Moros (@MorosKostas) September 7, 2023

Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, said his organization’s intends to challenge the policy in the courts, according to Fox.

“It’s a poll tax. It’s a tax on exercising a constitutional right.”

“We’re going to have to file a lawsuit to challenge it.”

California already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the Union.

The heavy state tax would make the left-wing state unique even among its peers with restrictive laws on guns.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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