Amanda Marcotte, a political writer for Salon.com, believes that now is not the time for the public to be arming itself.
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Salon Writer: ‘The Last Thing Anyone Should Be Doing… Is Buy A Gun’
Published: March 26, 2020 { 74 comments }
NSSF: Firearm Accidents Reaching Record Low Level
Published: March 26, 2020 { 1 comment }“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.
Map Shows States That Have Shuttered Gun Stores
Published: March 26, 2020 { 22 comments }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.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds the Governor’s Forced Closure of Gun Shops
Published: March 24, 2020 { 16 comments }The Pennsylvania Supreme Court refused on Sunday to review the governor’s “stay at home” order, effectively upholding a ban on gun shops and curtailing Pennsylvania citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
LA Sheriff Shuts Down All Gun Stores, Releases 1,700 Inmates
Published: March 24, 2020 { 115 comments }“We will be closing them, they are not an essential function,” Villanueva told FOX 11. “I’m a supporter of the 2nd amendment…
New York Suspends Pistol Permitting, Shuts Down Remington in Response to COVID-19
Published: March 23, 2020 { 136 comments }States across the country have swiftly adopted draconian measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, including an indefinite suspension of their citizens’ Second Amendment rights.
SAF Sues NJ Governor for Deprivation of Rights
Published: March 23, 2020 { 1 comment }The order does not include licensed firearms dealers on its list of “essential” businesses that may continue operating during the crisis.
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom: ‘We have the ability to do martial law…if necessary’
Published: March 19, 2020 { 22 comments }“I don’t want to get to the point of being alarmist, but we are scaling all of our considerations,” he continued.
San Jose Authorities Shut Down Gun Shop, It’s ‘Non-Essential’ Per Mayor
Published: March 19, 2020 { 19 comments }“We are having panic buying right now for food. The one thing we cannot have is panic buying of guns,” San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said Wednesday.
Philly Will Delay Arrests for Certain Crimes, Allow Lawbreakers Back on Streets
Published: March 18, 2020 { 13 comments }The city of Philadelphia is going to stop putting certain criminals behind bars effective immediately, officials announced this week.