LA Sheriff Villanueva's official statement posted on Twitter 26 March, 2020. Posted on 04/04/2020 6:00:48 AM PDT by marktwain
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 will not order or recommend closure of businesses that sell or repair firearms or sell ammunition,” Villanueva said in a written statement.
The sheriff said that while the Department of Homeland Security guideline was an advisory only, “…nonetheless, the federal memorandum is persuasive given the its national scope.”
On 24 March, 2020, the Sheriff ordered gun stores in Los Angeles County closed, as “non-essential businesses”.
Then the Count Council ruled that gun shops are essential.
Then on 25 March, 2020, Governor Newsom refused to clarify whether he believed gun stores were essential or not.
On 26 March, 2020, Sheriff Villanueva ordered gun shops closed to the general public, but open to security guard companies, and available for people who already purchased a gun, under California's 10 day waiting period, to take possession of the gun they had paid for.
Several organizations that support the exercise of Second Amendment rights made statements about the likelihood of filing lawsuits against Sheriff Villanueva.
On 28 March, 2020, the Trump administration declared workers at gun stores and gun ranges to be essential and critical. From cisa.gov:
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Amateur week at the LA County Sheriff’s office. >>>
Total tin foil hat Sheriff.
Soon there will be Covid-19 Zombie looters and his department won’t be able to answer the calls becease many deputies will be sick too.
And he wants everyone to be victims?
Buahahahahahahaha.
The man is not thinking straight.
Its a new world out here Mr. Sheriff.
When the crazy crooks come for you or yours Sheriff, light ‘em up!
Just what you want out of a Sheriff. An indecisive pussy. I’m in VA and stuck with Gov Black Face but our Sheriffs are on our side.
The Sheriff was also removed as the head of Emergency operations four days ago. A real power struggle between the Sheriff’s office and County Supervisors is going on
Totalitarian Dictator week.
What they fear is a now-unfriendly (to them) federal court system making a RULING favoring the gun stores. They don’t want that precedent.
Yes, I believe you are correct.
To be strictly correct, the looters won’t be Covid-19 caused. They were Democrat zombies long before; it’s just the street depopulation caused by COVID-19 lets them come out and roam more freely.
it’s just the street depopulation caused by COVID-19 lets them come out and roam more freely.>>>>>>>>>
Agreed. Some will be “survivors” with natural immunity.
Proof that the police quickly become the jack boot enemy during trying times.
JoMa
Guessing he won’t be re-elected.
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