{"id":21514,"date":"2020-04-03T07:15:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T11:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=21514"},"modified":"2020-04-03T07:15:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T11:15:45","slug":"nra-sues-new-york-over-covid-19-gun-store-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=21514","title":{"rendered":"NRA sues New York over COVID-19 gun store closures"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NRA<\/a> has filed a lawsuit<\/a> against the state over Gov. Cuomo’s closure of “non-essential” businesses<\/a>:<\/p>\n

… \u201cThere isn\u2019t a single person who has ever used a gun for self-defense who would consider it nonessential,\u201d said Wayne LaPierre, NRA CEO & Executive Vice President. \u201cThis is clearly another assault by Gov. Cuomo<\/a> on the NRA, on the rights of New Yorkers to defend themselves and their families, and on our Second Amendment<\/a> freedoms. The NRA will continue to fight all such attacks until Gov. Cuomo recognizes that constitutional rights are for every New Yorker and every American \u2013 and not just for politicians and their privileged friends.\u201d …<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Attorney General Letitia James issued a response<\/a>:<\/p>\n

… \u201cEveryone \u2014 including the NRA \u2014 must follow the law and all executive orders of New York. We will aggressively defend the state against yet another legal assault by the NRA.\u201d …<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n