A gun owner leaves the Shoot Straight gun store in Casselberry, Fla., Sunday, March 22, 2020. Gun sales have increased nationwide in response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
March 26, 2020
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March 26, 2020 10:03 p.m.
Are gun shops 'essential' businesses during a pandemic?
In some parts of the U.S., authorities say gun shops aren't essential businesses and should close during stay-at-home orders meant to slow the coronavirus. In other places, officials are stopping background checks for concealed carry permits. Elsewhere, city leaders have invoked emergency powers allowing bans on gun sales.