Gov. Gavin Newsom is letting California's 58 counties each decide if gun stores can stay open during the coronavirus shutdown as people line up to panic-buy firearms
as customers panic-buy firearms amid shelter-in-place orders to contain the coronavirus disease.
"The government is trying to do everything it can to keep society intact," 36-year-old Andrew Dominguez told the Chronicle outside Pacifica's City Arms store. "But if society is unraveling, it's up to us to protect ourselves." There was some uncertainty about whether or not firearm stores qualify as essential businesses and could thus remain open through shelter-in-place orders. Regardless, some gun storesOn Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom shed more light on the future of firearm retailers in the state. Instead of designating them as essential or nonessential businesses, he announced that each of the state's 58 counties would be able to decide for themselves.
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