{"id":92251,"date":"2020-03-31T06:29:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T13:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=92251"},"modified":"2020-03-31T06:30:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T13:30:17","slug":"sheriff-gives-up-trying-to-close-down-l-a-county-gun-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/03\/31\/sheriff-gives-up-trying-to-close-down-l-a-county-gun-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff gives up trying to close down L.A. County gun stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_86225\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86225\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86225\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Alex-Villanueva-Twitter-1-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Alex-Villanueva-Twitter-1-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Alex-Villanueva-Twitter-1.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheriff Alex Villanueva<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>LOS ANGELES &#8211; Los Angeles County Sheriff <strong>Alex Villanueva<\/strong> says he will stop attempting to order gun stores to close as non-essential businesses under the &#8220;Safer At Home&#8221; order.<\/p>\n<p>The change comes after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued an advisory memorandum Saturday that included firearm and ammunition manufacturers, retailers, importers, distributors and shooting ranges as essential.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although explicitly advisory in nature, nonetheless the federal memorandum is persuasive given its national scope,&#8221; Villanueva said.<\/p>\n<p>Villanueva had previously ordered gun stores to close, then suspended those efforts after the county counsel&#8217;s office declared gun stores essential businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Villanueva ordered all gun stores to close in unincorporated areas of the county and the 42 cities where the Sheriff&#8217;s Department provides law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Villanueva said Monday evening his department will no longer order or recommend businesses that sell or repair firearms or sell ammunition to close.<\/p>\n<p>The department will continue to &#8220;investigate reports of improper health practices such as poor sanitation or failure to maintain social distancing at all businesses,&#8221; according to Villanueva.<\/p>\n<p>Previous related stories:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/03\/27\/nra-sues-villanueva-newsom-over-access-to-firearms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>NRA sues Villanueva, Newsom over access to firearms<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2020\/03\/24\/villanueva-gun-stores-arent-essential-must-close\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Villanueva: Gun stores aren\u2019t \u2018essential,\u2019 must close<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES &#8211; Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he will stop attempting to order gun stores to close as non-essential businesses under the &#8220;Safer At Home&#8221; order. 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