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United States District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. ruled on Monday afternoon that the closure of gun stores resulting from California Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) executive order does not infringe the rights of “ordinary people.”

NRA Media Relations Director Amy Hunter stressed to host Joel Pollak on Breitbart News Sunday that gun stores are essential because “acquisition” of a firearm is part of what the Second Amendment protects. 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) told reporters he is “immune to NRA lawsuits,” and wishes New Yorkers could develop a similar immunity to the coronavirus.

One person was killed Friday night and at least nine others wounded as bullets once again tore through streets in gun-controlled Chicago.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed suit Thursday against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) for keeping gun stores closed during the coronavirus crisis.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) is counting gun stores as non-essential and keeping them closed despite the Trump administration’s guidelines to the contrary.

Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) is allowing gun stores to reopen amid the coronavirus shutdown, following the Trump DHS’s issuance of guidelines labeling such stores “essential.”

FBI figures released Wednesday show March 2020 shattered the single month record for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) checks conducted in one month.

Michael Bloomberg’s gun control groups Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety are urging governors around the country to ignore the Trump Administration’s labeling of gun stores as “essential” business.

A Deltona, Florida, mother shot an intrusion suspect during a 911 call with police early Tuesday morning. The injured assailant later explained he was “running from dinosaurs” at the time of the incident.

An employee in Virginia’s Arlington Smoke Shop is in jail and being held without bond after using a gun to fend off three alleged robbers Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m.

The government in Victoria, Australia, reacted to the surge in firearm “permit to acquire” applications by shutting down gun sales altogether during the coronavirus crisis.

Superior Court Judge A. Graham Shirley ruled March 31, 2020, that North Carolina’s Wake County Sheriff’s Office must accept and process applications for pistol purchase permits during the coronavirus crisis.

Remington Arms sent Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) a letter, offering to use its Ilion, New York, factory to build respirators during the coronavirus crisis.

A woman armed with a 9mm handgun shot an intrusion suspect in the neck Sunday night in Bloomington, Indiana. 

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he will not be closing gun stores now the Trump administration has declared them essential business.

The NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Coalition are suing Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City of Los Angeles for alleged violation of constitutional liberties during the coronavirus shutdown.

Governor Phil Murphy (D) reversed course after the Department of Homeland Security labeled gun stores as essential, and announced the businesses will be allowed to reopen despite his statewide shutdown.

A concealed carry permit holder shot and killed an alleged attacker in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Friday night, thwarting a mass shooting in the process.

Cities across the United States are releasing hundreds of criminals amid the coronavirus outbreak, prompting gun owners to stock up on guns and ammo. And over the weekend, “Monty Python” star and British actor John Cleese mocked those Americans preparing to defend themselves. 

A New Mexico High School wrestler ran toward a commotion at a convenience store Wednesday and ending up taking down a kidnapping suspect, pinning him to the ground until police arrived.

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) called for Mississippi to do “something similar” to the lockdown that South Korea did for “gun shops and a lot of other places, not the necessary businesses that we

President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security declared gun manufacturers and retailers “essential critical infrasturcture,” which means they are to stay open and operational nationwide during a Chinese coronavirus shutdown.

The NRA, Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Coalition filed a suit Friday against California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), pointing to gun store closures to claim state and local policies and enforcement measures are violating Second and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) says local governments cannot act to shut down gun sales in their municipalities and counties during the coronavirus emergency.

President Trump tweeted Friday that Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) empowers “radical left Democrats” in the “war on the Second Amendment.”

Delaware Governor John Carney (D) changed his statewide shutdown order on Thursday, recognizing gun stores as “essential” and allowing them to remain open.

Georgia State Rep. Matt Gurtler (R) is asking his Governor Brian Kemp (R) to suspend the handgun carry permit requirement during a state of emergency so Georgians can freely carry open or concealed during days of unrest.

An unidentified citizen called out New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) for availing himself of armed protection even as he issued a coronavirus lockdown order that resulted in the suspension of gun sales in the state.

An alleged knife-welding intruder was shot by a Putnam County, Georgia, homeowner on Tuesday night.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s efforts to close all gun stores in the county have been suspended pending Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) reconsideration of what constitutes an “essential business.”

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) signed Executive Order 2020-12 recognizing gun stores as “essential businesses” and exempting them from a coronavirus shutdown.

An armed citizen who saw a suspect allegedly shooting at police in Fresno, California, on Tuesday evening pulled out his handgun, took aim, and fired, driving the suspect to the ground.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has released 1,700 inmates from county facilities and is ordering gun stores to in the county to close.

On March 24, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) augmented his list of “life-sustaining” businesses to include gun dealers, allowing them to remain open as long as they adhere to certain restrictions.