“That is part of why “opening the economy” isn’t as easy as it seems...Folks were allowed to visit her and get their take-out ice cream, and they were having none of it...”
We have a higher-end restaurant that we often walk by. At the beginning, they tried to go take-out only, but then gave up. Now they’re flat-out closed. People didn’t go there to be handed paper boxes for $40 each.
(not a comment on the policy, just noting the effects, as you did too)
"Gun shops to stay open in Los Angeles amid coronavirus, sheriff says hours after calling them 'nonessential'
“Those that are involved in the security business that still need to do their business ... we want to make sure they're properly equipped," Villanueva said, according to KABC-TV. "However that is not a license for everyone to do panic gun buying and rushing to stores, which is now what we're seeing. That violates the issue of social distancing."
Don't forget the regular citizens who need to buy guns . . .
https://www.foxnews.com/us/gun-shops-to-stay-open-in-la-amid-coronavirus-sheriff-says-hours-after-calling-them-nonessentialordering-closures