42 states have issued some form of a stay-at-home order, mandating that nearly all nonessential businesses close. Gun retailers in at least 30 of those states have been allowed to stay open amid pushback from gun groups and the federal government.
The suit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, cited the Second Amendment in arguing that the government may not engage in"
” The 30-page filing also argued it was illegal to"use a public health crisis as political cover to impose bans and restrictions on rights they do not like." Villanueva quickly reversed his initial decision after guidance from the top lawyer in Los Angeles CountyAmbiguity over what constitutes an essential business — most states with stay-at-home orders have allowed liquor stores to remain open along with grocery stores and pharmacies, for example — has prompted gun groups to seize on the uncertainty of declaring firearms retailers necessary during a pandemic.as essential businesses that can stay open.
New York officials, the suit said, are “going out of their way to protect liquor stores and release criminals onto the streets, while ignoring the public’s outcry over the suspension of Second Amendment rights,” the suit says. Cuomo’s office did not respond to questions from NBC News about the suit. The NRA also did not respond to questions from NBC News about the numerous suits it had filed. But Wayne LaPierre, the group’s CEO, said in a statement Friday, “There isn’t a single person who has ever used a gun in self-defense who would consider it nonessential.”
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