San Diego gun advocates praise DHS guidelines to keep gun stores open

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A San Diego political action committee supporting Second Amendment rights today applauded recent federal guidelines classifying gun shop retailers as essential businesses that should remain open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as firearm sales rise nationwide and in San Diego County.

San Diego County Gun Owners praised the new guidelines issued by the Department of Homeland Security, as local jurisdictions have offered varying guidance on the matter.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said last week that he would not shut down county gun stores, citing a concern that doing so wou...