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RandySF

(58,454 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:10 PM Mar 2020

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Texas Declares Gun Stores Essential Businesses

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) declared in a statement that gun stores should be classified as essential businesses, allowing them to remain open amid shutdowns imposed on local businesses to stem the spread of coronavirus.

https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/28/texas-declares-gun-stores-essential-businesses/

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Texas Declares Gun Stores Essential Businesses (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2020 OP

oh gawd.. bc you never know when you need Cha Mar 2020 #1

The police aren't enforcing all the laws right now Shermann Mar 2020 #2

The accidentally-shoot-your-own-dick-off-first-ask-questions-later state struggle4progress Mar 2020 #3

So fucked up. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #4

Declaring a gun store an essential business is about the most Texas thing ever. Aristus Mar 2020 #5

Cha

(296,780 posts)

1. oh gawd.. bc you never know when you need

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:13 PM

Mar 2020

to run out and buy a gun.

Shermann

(7,399 posts)

2. The police aren't enforcing all the laws right now

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:01 PM

Mar 2020

In a week, they'll be enforcing even fewer.
In two weeks, they'll be enforcing fewer still.

Gun control is on a ventilator right now.

struggle4progress

(118,214 posts)

3. The accidentally-shoot-your-own-dick-off-first-ask-questions-later state

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:08 PM

Mar 2020

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

4. So fucked up.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:57 PM

Mar 2020

Aristus

(66,275 posts)

5. Declaring a gun store an essential business is about the most Texas thing ever.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:59 PM

Mar 2020

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