Posted on 03/24/2020 1:52:34 PM PDT by KingofZion
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on Tuesday said gun shops are nonessential businesses and if they don’t close their doors, they will be cited and face the loss of their business licenses.
“Gun shops, strip clubs, night clubs are nonessential businesses. We are trying to get them to close their doors,” he said. “If they don’t close their doors, they will be cited,” which could mean the loss of a business license.
This is not a unique decision, the sheriff said, noting that some Northern California counties deemed gun stores nonessential last week and called for their closures.
Villanueva, a gun owner, noted that he supports the 2nd Amendment but said given the spread of the coronavirus in Los Angeles County, which has more than 500 confirmed cases, only essential businesses should be open.
The move comes after county officials strengthened rules ordering all nonessential businesses to cease in-person operations and close to the public. There are exceptions, including food and medical services, transportation, social services and a host of other facilities.
The new order requires nonessential businesses to close their physical premises — specifically, nonessential businesses that are not retail stores. People can still work from home. “We aren’t going to haul people off to jail,” he added.
The department is informing any gun businesses to shut down immediately. To ensure the message is delivered, deputies will talk to owners at any businesses still in operation.
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First Democrat elected to that office in 138 years.
From Puerto Rico.
God bless California......
“Let no crisis go to waste...”
USC section 242 title 18
Deprivation of rights under color of law.
These bums need to get arrested for this crap.
Guess who will not win their next election?............................
Why does every gun-grabbing son of a bitch in the nation insist on putting this lie in what they say?
This carpet-bagging moron no more supports individual rights of the 2nd Amendment than I do abortion at birth.
Clueless POS.
This is actually cheered on by the all the recent socialists on FR.
Abortion clinics are also “essential.”
If I were an gun shop owner, I’d give it to Easter. After that, if the pandemic is receding, and closure still in place, then time to revolt.
How will this fight the spread of the Wuhan virus ?
Just for fun, I stopped by a smaller family owned gun store I frequent, today.
Limited to 10 people at a time in the store. Stock is very low. The guy said they did $50,000 in sales 2 Saturdays ago. 4 day wait for background checks. Limit 2 boxes of ammo, no matter the caliber.
And I say why wait? These MFers have been pushing us far too long as is.
That’s ok. Anyone that knows how and when to properly use a gun already has one.
And the Next Weeks Headlines should read:
Gun Stores Refuse to do Business with All Sheriff’s in Los Angeles
Gun shops, strip clubs the first two on his list. Kinda of telling I’d say.
The county residents did the equivalent of shooting themselves in the head when they elected a liberal/totalitarian as their chief law enforcement office in the county. Let this be a lesson across the country to preserve and protect the sheriff’s office at all costs from the liberal mindset. Make sure to do your homework and know who you are voting for as your sheriff!!
“nonessential businesses”
Why do they get so worked up, any other time, over someone legally owning a gun..if they are “nonessential business”?
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