Since the Department of Homeland Security placed gun stores in the "essential" category, there shouldn't be any states forcing them to remain closed. Yet some still are, such as New Mexico.
The NRA-ILA posted an article yesterday that the "COZVID-19 [coronavirus] Threatens Health of...Second Amendment".
They begin it with:
Our nation continues to struggle with the widespread impact of the COVID-19 virus. By now, everyone should be aware of the new “social distancing” paradigm, where we are all encouraged to avoid large groups of people, and maintain at least six feet of distance between each other when we do interact. Regular washing of our hands—which we should have been doing already—is now the norm, and anyone caught coughing or sneezing outside of the confines of their own elbow is at risk of being labeled a pariah.
Welcome to the new “normal,” at least for a while.
As we’ve mentioned before, though, Americans are a resilient bunch. We’ll get through this as we’ve made it through other calamities, even if this one seems a bit different.
That said, even with most legislatures having shut down operations, or severely limiting what they are doing in order to focus on responding to this viral threat, there are still those who would seek to exploit the situation and work to undermine the Second Amendment.
These uncertain times have led to many realizing that there could be occasions when they and their loved ones might need protection, and the government simply cannot respond in time. While it has always been true that police are often delayed when responding to an emergency situation, today’s reaction times may be even more dramatically reduced, as local government services are extended by the circumstances of today.
In order to ensure the security of their loved ones, law-abiding citizens are turning more and more to the Second Amendment. Gun stores have had their shelves stripped of stock, and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has been overwhelmed over the past few weeks.
We said recently that the Second Amendment is a constant in times of crisis, and that remains the case.To read more, go here.
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