Gun Shop Closures

<p>A firearms seller and two of its customers <strong><a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gunshopclosures.pdf">lost</a></strong> their suit in a federal court in New York challenging the state’s closure of gun shops during the Covid-19 pandemic. The governor’s executive order deeming firearms retailers non-essential businesses survives intermediate scrutiny. </p>

ALBANY, N.Y. — A firearms seller and two of its customers lost their suit in a federal court in New York challenging the state’s closure of gun shops during the Covid-19 pandemic. The governor’s executive order deeming firearms retailers non-essential businesses survives intermediate scrutiny.

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