{"id":126603,"date":"2020-03-31T16:01:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=126603"},"modified":"2020-03-31T16:01:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T23:01:25","slug":"everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"Everytown on Gun Industry Being &#8216;Essential&#8217;: Guns Don&#8217;t Make You Safer&#8230; You Can&#8217;t Shoot a Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/watts.jpg\" alt=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\" class=\"wp-image-110602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/watts.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/watts-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/watts-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/watts-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, criticized the Trump Administration for making gun shops &#8220;essential.&#8221; (Photo: Shannon Watts Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gun ban lobby is livid following the Trump administration\u2019s decision to add firearms dealers and manufactures to its list of essential services that should remain open during the COVID-19 crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Politicians and law enforcement officials across the country\ntried to close gun shops and manufacturers as part of the nationwide shutdown,\nbut the pro-gun community fought back by threatening lawsuits and asking the\nWhite House to protect the Second Amendment rights of American citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added \u201cworkers supporting the operation of firearm or ammunition product manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges\u201d to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/publication\/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure-workforce\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential\" title=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">list of essential critical infrastructure workforce<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-gun group Everytown for Gun Safety immediately attacked the move in <a href=\"https:\/\/everytown.org\/documents\/2020\/03\/essential-critical-infrastructure-feedback.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential\" title=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">a letter<\/a> to the DHS, arguing that \u201cfirearms won\u2019t make people safer in the face of this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe gun industry has been fear-mongering to stoke gun sales\nthroughout this pandemic, pedaling a fiction that the only way to stay safe\nright now is to buy a gun \u2014 even in a time when there are troubling indicators\nof increased risk of domestic gun violence and gun suicide,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, accused\nthe National Rifle Association of spreading the lie that COVID-19 could be\nkilled with a firearm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s no reason why gun dealers should be deemed as\nessential as police, first responders, and hospital workers\u2013\u2013people who are\nrisking everything to save lives,\u201d he said in a press release.&nbsp;\u201cWhile\nthere is much we don\u2019t know about COVID-19, this much is clear: guns don\u2019t make\nyou safer from it. Because despite what the NRA would like you to believe, you\ncan\u2019t shoot a virus.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/inmates-released-committing-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential\" title=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\">Inmates Released to Protect Against COVID-19 Already Committing Murder<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gun rights groups applauded the move. The National Shooting\nSports Foundation (NSSF) noted that the military, law enforcement, and private\ncitizens all rely on gun makers to supply firearms for protection in times of\ncrisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have seen over the past week hundreds of thousands, even\nmillions of Americans choosing to exercise their right to keep and bear arms to\nensure their safety and the safety of loved ones during these uncertain times,\u201d\nsaid Lawrence G. Keane, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for NSSF. \u201cAmericans\nmust not be denied the ability to exercise that right to lawfully purchase and\nacquire firearms during times of emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second Amendment Foundation founder and Executive Vice\nPresident Alan Gottlieb also praised the Trump administration and hypothesized\nthat the coronavirus threat has forced Americans to reconsider the importance\nof the Second Amendment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt could be that the American public, by heading to gun\nshops and sporting goods stores as the Coronavirus panic spread, reminded\ngovernment officials what the Second Amendment is really about,\u201d Gottlieb\nobserved. \u201cEven people who never before owned a firearm rushed to buy one as\nthe pandemic has spread. Instinctively, people headed to those places where\nthey could buy guns and ammunition, which underscores just how essential those\nbusinesses really are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/ammo-makers-covid-19-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential\" title=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\">Ammo Makers, Gun Manufacturers Issue Statements Responding to COVID-19 Crisis<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the guidance from the DHS is not legally binding, it appears to be having its desired effect. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who had previous ordered gun stores closed and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/los-angeles-county-sheriff-releases-inmates\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential\" title=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">discouraged residents<\/a> from purchasing firearms, <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/l-a-county-sheriff-reverses-closure-order-for-gun-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"everytown-on-gun-industry-being-essential\" title=\"Everytown on Gun Industry Being 'Essential': Guns Don't Make You Safer... You Can't Shoot a Virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">reversed his decision<\/a> on Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Based on further input from the federal government, the\nLos Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department will not order or recommend closure of\nbusinesses that sell or repair firearms or sell ammunition,&#8221; Villanueva\nsaid in a written statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sheriff admitted that the DHS guideline was an advisory only, but &#8220;&#8230;nonetheless, the federal memorandum is persuasive given the its national scope.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>*** \u00a0<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gun ban lobby is livid following the Trump administration\u2019s decision to add firearms dealers and manufactures to its list of essential services that should remain open during the COVID-19 crisis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":110602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,25,593,240],"tags":[132,607],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-126603","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-current-events","9":"category-jordan-michaels","10":"category-this-week","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Everytown on Gun Industry Being &#039;Essential&#039;: Guns Don&#039;t Make You Safer... 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