A coalition of gun rights advocates Tuesday asked a federal judge to grant an injunction blocking California authorities from shuttering gun shops during the coronavirus pandemic. The motion is part of a lawsuit filed Friday by the National Rifle Association and other groups against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alexander Villanueva
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Social distancing guidelines and stay-at-home orders have been implemented in most of the country, greatly limiting where Americans can go. Businesses classified as “essential services” include grocery stores, pharmacies and even gun stores. On Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released guidance on essential and critical businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Within the public
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department now says that gun shops are essential business and can remain open during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, a reversal of an effort to shutter firearms and accessories stores during the “Safer at Home” order enacted by county and state officials. It also comes days after the Department of Homeland
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Customers queue outside a LA county gun shop Los Angeles County is reopening gun shops to the public after a federal memo listed them as “essential” businesses. Sheriff Alex Villanueva closed shops last week, but reversed course on Monday, following the guidance. The LA county closures had prompted a
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced Monday that he would no longer order or recommend that gun stores be closed as part of the county’s “safer at home” order. The reversal was the second time Villanueva announced businesses dealing in firearms and ammunition may reopen, after he twice ordered them to close since last
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories and debates. What’s happening In the dictionary, the word essential has a simple definition. Merriam-Webster defines essential as an adjective meaning “of the utmost importance.” The coronavirus outbreak is proving that, in practice, deciding what’s essential is much more complicated. States and cities across
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG)- Gun shops and firing ranges are among the businesses deemed essential in new guidance from the Department of Homeland Security. According to the guidelines on their website, “workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges,” should be allowed to continue working. DHS updated its
Civil libertarians say governments have the power to take extraordinary measures to stop the pandemic, but the power is not without limits. Trump declared on Saturday he was considering quarantines over New York, New Jersey and Connecticut but pulled back after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other officials questioned the lawfulness of such a
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG)- Gun shops and firing ranges are among the businesses deemed essential in new guidance from the Department of Homeland Security. According to the guidelines on their website, “workers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges,” should be allowed to continue working. DHS updated its
After California Gov. Gavin Newsom delegated authority on whether to allow gun stores to remain open or force them closed as “non-essential” under the state’s stay-at-home order to local sheriff’s, differing views by sheriff’s are leading to contrasting policies between Southern California counties. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva ordered gun stores closed earlier this
The NRA has openly stoked fears about the coronavirus in a bid to drum up gun sales. But the pandemic has forced the cash-strapped group to scrap additional upcoming events, according to an internal memo obtained by Newsweek. The right to buy weapons and ammunition during the coronavirus pandemic has become a major rallying point
After California Gov. Gavin Newsom delegated authority on whether to allow gun stores to remain open or force them closed as “non-essential” under the state’s stay-at-home order to local sheriff’s, differing views by sheriff’s are leading to contrasting policies between Southern California counties. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva ordered gun stores closed earlier this
In the midst of state and local authorities in some areas moving to close gun shops during the coronavirus emergency, the Trump administration stepped in Saturday to make clear such outlets are “essential.” The Second Amendment which guarantees private gun ownership as a constitutional right in the U.S. also extends protections to commercial gun sellers,
(CNN) — The National Rifle Association and other gun-owner groups are suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials after gun stores were deemed non-essential businesses and ordered to close during a statewide stay-at-home order to curb coronavirus infections. The lawsuit seeks to have gun stores declared essential businesses. It was filed Friday by the NRA, a
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alexander Villanueva after the state’s order to close nonessential businesses has affected firearms retailers. On Wednesday, Newsom’s order
The NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Conference filed a suit Friday against California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), pointing to gun store closures to claim state and local policies and enforcement measures are violating Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The suit also names Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who
McConnell depends on you to forget. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell has staked his entire political career on a single bet: Voters will forget by the time they vote. He never would have lasted in the House of Representatives because elections are held every two years. A six-year term in the Senate provides plenty of time
The National Rifle Association has joined forces with other Second Amendment advocates to sue several California officials over the forced closure of gun shops in the state amid shut-down orders imposed during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. What are the details? The NRA and its fellow plaintiffs sued California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles County Sheriff
On Tuesday, the PBS show Frontline debuted an hour-long documentary titled NRA Under Fire. It bashed the NRA for the whole hour, and wrapped up with bold little debate speeches by Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. New York state Attorney General Letitia James is the PBS hero, investigating the seamy finances of the NRA, and
US gun industry groups are engaged in an intense attempt to persuade state and federal lawmakers that gun shops should be considered “essential” businesses during the coronavirus crisis, and therefore allowed to stay open. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), one of the largest US pro-gun ownership groups, told its members this week it had
Officials in Los Angeles have suspended efforts to close gun stores after pushback from firearm enthusiasts, despite the state being under orders to close non-essential businesses to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The move follows a surge in gun sales across the US as cities and states establish stay-at-home measures during the pandemic, prompting prospective
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Gun sellers in the US say sales are exploding as Americans rush to protect themselves from a possible coronavirus panic. Buyers are purchasing guns and ammunition in the event they have to defend themselves from people who become desperate and unpredictable over the deadly virus, say retailers. ‘We have had about an 800 percent increase
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Feeling the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, the National Rifle Association is planning to lay off staff and taking other cost-cutting measures in the face of “extraordinary challenges” from COVID-19, Wayne LaPierre, the chief executive of the NRA, announced to the group’s board of directors on Monday. The belt-tightening in response to the virus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff said Tuesday gun shops are not essential businesses and ordered deputies to make sure they were closed during the coronavirus crisis — a move that was contradicted hours later when the county’s top lawyer said the shops could be open. Los Angeles, the nation’s largest county
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – As coronavirus concerns continue to grow, more and more people are heading to gun stores – some for the first time. “I’m very fearful about what I’m seeing,” Kris Brown said Monday. Brown is the president of Brady, a gun violence prevention group. Brown said she’s heard about the long lines and
The Committee for Stronger Rural Communities (CSRC), a Super PAC founded to support Rep. Collin Peterson’s re-election bid, aims to raise $1,000,000 this cycle and is already half-way there. Organized late last year by representatives of American Crystal Sugar Co., a farmer-owned cooperative based in Moorhead, the Super PAC aims to keep the Seventh District
The National Rifle Association hit back at criticism of its latest Second Amendment rights advertisement after a top Senate Democrat called the ad “sickening.” What’s this ad? Over the weekend, the NRA published a video featuring cancer survivor Carletta Whiting. In the video, Whiting — who says she has a fibromyalgia disability — highlighted the
NRA posts video of disabled cancer survivor urging people to stockpile weapons amid coronavirus pandemic as Democrats call it ‘sickening’ The National Rifle Association released a video showing a disabled woman with a semi-automatic firearm warning of politicians who might ‘exploit’ the pandemic Breast cancer survivor Carletta Whiting who is also disabled features in a four-minute