The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented surge in gun sales as Americans seek protection. This surge has overwhelmed the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), causing significant delays for legitimate buyers. The Gun Owners of America (GOA) is advocating for gun stores and manufacturers to be recognized as essential services to mitigate these issues.
This video from Gun Owners of America highlights their efforts to protect Second Amendment rights during the COVID-19 pandemic. It details victories in ensuring gun stores are deemed essential businesses, challenging local jurisdictions that attempted to shut them down, and advocating for constitutional carry. The organization emphasizes the importance of grassroots activism in these legal and political battles.
Jason Ouimet, Executive Director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, discusses how state and local governments are restricting access to firearms for self-defense during the coronavirus pandemic. He highlights the hypocrisy of deeming liquor stores essential while closing gun stores and explains how universal background check laws can prevent lawful firearm transfers when dealers are closed. Ouimet commends President Trump's guidance declaring gun stores essential, which has led to reversals in states like New Jersey.
The Department of Homeland Security has issued guidance urging states to consider workers supporting firearm and ammunition manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors, and shooting ranges as essential. This decision comes amidst varied state and local responses to lockdowns, with some areas initially deeming firearms non-essential. The video also touches on the influx of new gun owners and the importance of proper education, highlighting a resource for new gun owners.
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