Wish I new for sure which federal agency. I’d love to read this ruling!
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An article about it was posted in the forum in the side bar. It’s possible that a search would find the article.
HERE’S SOME RELEVANT ARTICLES REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF GUNS ETC.:
Biden Would Shut Down Gun Stores Amid Pandemic, Surrogate Says
4/22/2020, 11:10:34 AM · by kevcol · 33 replies
Washington Free Beacon ^ | April 22, 2020 | Stephen Gutowski and Graham Piro
Guttenberg told the audience at a virtual town hall Monday that Trump was killing Americans by allowing gun stores to remain open, pointing to federal guidelines that labeled gun businesses “essential.” . . . “You have crowds showing up around these gun stores not only spreading coronavirus, but they’re buying weapons, or they’re buying ammunition,” he said. “And many of them are prohibited purchasers of weapons, or they already have the weapon, and now they’re running out and buying the ammunition to use it.”
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WINNING: ATF Says U.S. Gun Retailers Can Offer Curbside Service During Quarantine
4/12/2020, 11:16:56 AM · by rktman · 21 replies
pjmedia.com ^ | 4/12/2020 | Stephen Kruiser
The United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on Friday issued a statement making it easier for federally-licensed gun dealers to stay open and provide essential services while “safe distance” protocols are still in effect. CTV News: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced on Friday that federally licensed firearms businesses could carry out transactions through drive-up windows and temporary booths in their parking lots or other parts of their property. Those transactions include verifying customer identity, completing paperwork, accepting payment and delivering firearms and ammunition. “An FFL may carry out the requested activities...
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Sheriff Villanueva Backs off Closure Order for Gun Stores, Again
4/4/2020, 8:00:48 AM · by marktwain · 11 replies
AmmoLand ^ | 2 April, 2020 | Dean Weingarten
LA Sheriff Villanueva’s official statement posted on Twitter 26 March, 2020. The Sheriff of Los Angeles County in California, Alex Villanueva, has backed away from his emergency order closing gun stores. This is the second time he has done so. This time he gives the Trump Administration the credit for opening the stores. From ktla.com: He said the move was prompted by memorandum issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Saturday that designated workers supporting the firearms and ammunition industry to be “essential infrastructure” workers.“Based on further input from the federal government, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...
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Trump Administration Includes Firearms Industry as Essential, Critical
4/2/2020, 9:25:51 AM · by marktwain · 32 replies
AmmoLand ^ | 31 March, 2020 | Dean Weingarten
Gun Shop Store Sign The Trump administration, as part of the struggle to contain and slow the spread of the Wuhan Flu, has issued a list of “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers”. The list has come from the Department of Homeland Security. While the list is advisory, is not a directive, and has no penalties attached, it shows the thinking and priorities of the administration.Producers, distributors, and retailers of firearms and ammunition are considered essential. In the excerpt below, the highlighting has been added. From cisa.gov: DHS Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce 03-28-2020 There are many more categories listed...
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Here’s the guidance from the gov. site:
https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure-workforce