DHS Has Declared Gun Retailers And the Firearm Industry As Essential Business's

In response to local anti-gun politicians using the COVID-19 crisis as a method to violate the Second Amendment rights of the American law abiding people, the US Department of Homeland Security has declared the firearm industry and distributors of firearms as a "critical infrastructure, shutting down local anti-gun bans based on the COVID-19 virus, using that excuse to shut down gun shops such as we have seen in San Francisco.

DATE: March 29, 2020

TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends

FROM: Marion P. Hammer

USF Executive Director

NRA Past President





03.29.20 - The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has included the gun industry in their 'critical infrastructure' advisory list during coronavirus crisis/Feds Add Gun Companies to ‘Essential’ Business List Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

 

People should wait and invest that money into the market instead - much more probable their going to need it for health costs when they're older than they'll need it to shoot someone. Just say'n.

 

Those market investments will mean squat to someone who can't protect themselves should the need to protect oneself arises.

 

Do what you you see fit for you.
I'll do the same for me

 

How will such a move ultimately be resisted, or even defied, by individual states such as California, New York, or Louisiana?

 

Nonsense.

The Governors have the authority to deem gun dealers as "non-essential".

 

Sorry, your incorrect, Federal law and regulations overrides any local laws or regulations.

Get a clue and try again.

 

sorry, these quarantines and shelter-in-place orders are 100% run by the states and they have the authority to close and open ANY store they like.

Trump has only made recommendations. He can say tomorrow its time to reopen the economy and the States can tell him to **** off.

 

And then the states can be sued for violating the Second, which has happened 5 times now causing four states to back down and reopen gun and ammo shops and ranges. .

Trump didn't make the recommendations DHS did with guidance from the gun manufacturers lobby the NSSF.

However you did get one s,all part of your statement but I'm not going to mention what that was.

 

ok, sue us then.

 

Apparently not. Quick search for 'gun store NY' shows some still open.

 

which court has ruled Governors have no such authority?

 

The federal government designated firearm and ammunition retailers as an "essential service," according to its updated guidance, but those guidelines are advisory, meaning states can "add or subtract essential workforce categories based on their own requirements and discretion."

 

It appears so far Cuomo is the only governor with the balls to stand up to the AK-47 Lobby.

I expect he will continue this and the courts will be on his side.

 

Which has already happened. So far, not a single governor that has has won in court. Next?

 

not a single case has GONE to court, all the other governors have simply backed down.

Cuomo, wont back down.

 

I was just noticing some gun stores still open in NY is all.

 

where?

anyways, Cuomo has not backed down and all gun stores can still receive fines in NY for staying open.

 

Then why are there federally licensed firearm dealers currently open for business in the state of New York?

 

name one gun store still open in NY

 

Already been done by the NSSF and a number of governors have since complied with the DHS guidelines.

 

definitely not playing tattle tail for you. go look for yourself

 

Smart decision.

A number of them have skirted the shut down order by operating from another essential location under BATF guidance.

 

the one I found specifically says its open both in google and on FB, and has FB updates advertising various services as lately as Apr 5.

 

not one lawsuit has gone through.

Governors simply caved