Posted on 03/19/2020 12:14:32 PM PDT by rktman
Amid growing nationwide demand for guns, law enforcement officials in San Jose, California shut down a gun shop on Tuesday, after the city's mayor declared that "gun stores are non-essential," The Mercury News reported.
The gun shop closure was among the first enforcement actions taken in San Jose on day one of a "shelter-in-place" order.
(Likewise, San Francisco Mayor London Breed told CNN on Wednesday that local government has ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses, but that does not include marijuana dispensaries: "We've allowed essential services to remain open like grocery stores, places where people can get gas, banks and pharmacies, cannabis locations for people who need marijuana for medicinal purposes. And for the most part many other businesses are closed," Breed told CNN.)
The Mercury News quoted one customer as saying the gun store should remain open:
“Essential? It’s our right to arm ourselves,” Joshua Wolfe, 37, said. “Toilet paper is essential, right? People are going nuts for that, right?”
Everyone is “on edge,” he said, “because people don’t know the truth of this whole situation. If they’re short on supplies, they’ll come after people who are prepared.”
J.V. Sumabat, 31, of San Jose said he was worried about the same thing.
“I’ve seen people fighting over toilet paper. I’m worried what they will do out of desperation,” he said. “When people start looting stores and they don’t have access to food, they could come into the homes of those they feel are vulnerable. I’d rather be prepared.”
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It’s “non-essential” until your city goes full Philadelphia and stops arresting people under normal guidelines and laws. Then I would say it’s pretty essential.
When the cops are identifying criminals issuing them a summons, turning them lose with the instructions that they will be arrested at a later date on a warrant, the city is taking away the rights of normal law abiding citizens to protect themselves their families, and their homes, with their 2A rights.
Typical liberals.
Think of it as a dress rehearsal for what they fear most.
the libtard sh1t testing continues.
they are seeing what they can get away with.
i hope they don’t sell ammo and weapons to government agents of all levels then.
According to the sales person at our local sporting goods store said that it was taking 4 days for the background check to complete and the “site was down.”
I am willing to bet that they have not closed any Planned Parenthood offices as nonessential businesses.
Trump should declare gun shops as “Essential for National Defense” and issue an Executive Order that they remain open.
Just to make the Left’s heads explode.
Seems to me 5he Mayors office is non essential, even dangerous.
Well, then the mayor or governor will get on tv and say, you don’t need guns, like me, you have your squad of armed security agents to protect yo-....(whispering to aide but caught on mic) - what? you’re telling me they don’t have armed security teams? Like none of them? How the hell do they ...
Anybody want to buy a house in San Jose?
[[I am willing to bet that they have not closed any Planned Parenthood offices as nonessential businesses.]]
Some people are worried about how the coronavirus fallout could hurt abortion clinics
Caution: The Blaze story- https://www.theblaze.com/news/some-people-are-worried-about-how-the-coronavirus-fallout-could-hurt-abortion-clinics
I live in San Jose and am now wondering what gun store it was they shut down. The article omits its name but I shall find out.
Tyranny. Period.
The real SHTF will happen when mandatory quarantine laws meet red flag laws.
“He refused to stay in his house according to the mandatory ‘shelter in place’ law, so we needed to take his guns.”
When that happens, people will shoot back. This is not China, France or Italy.
(Of course, this assumes cops will still be reporting for duty, and following stupid orders, instead of protecting their own families.)
Come over the hill and I’ll loan yo............ Oh, universal background checks. Sorry. :-)
China/Italy/France style mandatory quarantine will not work in the USA. Maybe in Manhattan, but not in Red County USA.
Read this genius thread. Quarantine just delays the pain and hurts the economy more. There are NO good solutions. Many are going to die.
Govts. might think they are in control, but people will act differently in different nations, states and counties. Enforced quarantine as in China, Italy or France will not work the same way in WY or AL.
No matter what govts. try to do, the experiment in “rapid herd immunity” vs. “flatten the curve forever” is going to play out in every community in different ways.
Please read this thread. Max suppression or free range herd immunity, vaccines will not come (if ever) before CV has had its full play.
https://westernrifleshooters.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/ivgdkqj.gif?w=500&zoom=2
Our provincial government just shut down all non-essential retail. So only grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations, restaurant take-outs, and car repair shops can open. Oh yes. And the government monopoly liquor and marijuana stores! Government is desperate for its revenue.
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