Current Events in the Gun Industry

“What Rep. Steube has done is introduce a bill that would hold ATF accountable,” he continued. “No more variable wait times that consistently last over a year. We applaud Rep. Steube for his leadership on the matter, and look forward to working with him to help spread the message and push his legislation.”

“The Second Amendment does not require that gun stores be singled out for special treatment and allowed to remain open during the most significant public health crisis of the last 100 years,” said Eric Tirschwell, managing director of Everytown Law.

The gun ban lobby is livid following the Trump administration’s decision to add firearms dealers and manufactures to its list of essential services that should remain open during the COVID-19 crisis.

It went on to add that while 163 cops tested positive, another 1,272 officers around the state were in quarantine and 1,435 were “out for other reasons.”

Inmates across the country who were released to protect prison populations from COVID-19 are already committing crimes in their local communities

Sheriff Howard Sills is fed up with people like this repeat offender taking up resources. Putnam County, Georgia Sheriff’s Deputies apprehended a man who literally broke into a residence Tuesday night. He was shot by the homeowner and is now occupying a hospital bed and tying up resources that could be used to help those suffering from COVID 19.

Amanda Marcotte, a political writer for Salon.com, believes that now is not the time for the public to be arming itself.

“As an industry that prioritizes firearm safety, it is extremely good news to see this record decline in gun-related accidents,” said Joe Bartozzi, NSSF’s President and CEO.

More than a handful of other states have taken the exact opposite approach to ensure gun stores stay open during the crisis so that citizens can continue to exercise their right to keep and bear arms.