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Sheriff Villanueva Backs off Closure Order for Gun Stores, Again
AmmoLand ^ | 2 April, 2020 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 04/04/2020 6:00:48 AM PDT by marktwain

LA Sheriff Villanueva StatementLA 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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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: banglist; ca; constitutionalleo; sheriff; villanueva
Amateur week at the LA County Sheriff's office.
1 posted on 04/04/2020 6:00:48 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

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!


2 posted on 04/04/2020 6:08:30 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: marktwain

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.


3 posted on 04/04/2020 6:09:49 AM PDT by albie
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To: marktwain

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


4 posted on 04/04/2020 6:17:18 AM PDT by DAC21 ( and Naflet had demint)
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To: marktwain

Totalitarian Dictator week.


5 posted on 04/04/2020 6:17:40 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world but loses his soul?)
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To: marktwain

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.


6 posted on 04/04/2020 6:18:48 AM PDT by BobL
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To: BobL

Yes, I believe you are correct.


7 posted on 04/04/2020 6:31:08 AM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: Candor7

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.


8 posted on 04/04/2020 7:22:45 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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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.


9 posted on 04/04/2020 8:55:14 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism)http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2009/05/barack_obam_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: marktwain

Proof that the police quickly become the jack boot enemy during trying times.

JoMa


10 posted on 04/04/2020 9:20:39 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks.)
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To: Candor7
The man is not thinking straight.

Of course not. He's a democrat.
11 posted on 04/04/2020 9:37:05 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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To: marktwain

Guessing he won’t be re-elected.


12 posted on 04/04/2020 9:49:02 AM PDT by bgill (Idiots. CDC site doesn't recommend wearing a mask to protect from COVID-19)
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