Prohibitions On The Sale Or Transfer Of Firearms And Ammunition During Covid-19
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 9 months ago
Lineberger anticipates sales will start to fall off with the stay-at-home order. He’ll continue to be open for business as he received assurances from Gaston County Sheriff Alan Cloninger and Tracy Philbeck, chairman of the Gaston County Commissioners, that his business was considered essential.
“We do supply firearms and ammunition to the (local) police departments. We must remain open,” Lineberger said.
To which I responded, “Mr. Lineberger, your business is essential regardless of supplying LEOs. LEOs are citizens, and every citizen has the God-given RKBA. If you didn’t supply a single firearm or round of ammunition to LEOs, your business would still be essential.”
David Codrea links a recent AG decision in Texas, in which the AG states as follows.
“Notwithstanding any other law, … a municipality may not adopt regulations relating to:
“(1) the transfer, possession, wearing, carrying, ownership, storage, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories;
“(2) commerce in firearms, air guns, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories; or
“(3) the discharge of a firearm or air gun at a sport shooting range.”
And that’s righteous, regardless of the locale. The N.C. emergency declaration reads “except that this subdivision does not authorize prohibitions or restrictions on lawfully possessed firearms or ammunition. As used in this subdivision, the term “dangerous weapons and substances” has the same meaning as it does under G.S. 14-288.1. As used in this subdivision, the term “firearm” has the same meaning as it does under G.S. 14-409.39(2).”
This is weaker language than the statute in Texas, probably because of the progressives and their republican slave boys in North Carolina.
But it still reads the way it does, and it would be ripe for litigation should anyone declare gun stores to be closed during “stay at home” orders. Not to mention the fact that it would be wicked.
On March 30, 2020 at 5:25 pm, TRX said:
> “We do supply firearms and ammunition to the (local) police departments. We must remain open,” Lineberger said.
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Let me guess, he’s an H&K dealer?
https://monsterhunternation.com/2007/10/09/hk-because-you-suck-and-we-hate-you/
On March 30, 2020 at 8:10 pm, Fred said:
Not a peep here in TN about gun stores being told to shut. One local store with a range has the range closed. The range portion will reopen next week to members and have a limit of 10 clients on the range at a time, for now. Various classes resume soon.