NRA Loses Court Challenge on Order to Shut California Gun Shops
- Federal judge denies request for a temporary restraining order
- Ruling mostly moot as L.A. sheriff allowed stores to reopen
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The National Riffle Association failed to convince a federal judge that the temporary closures of California gun shops prompted by the spread of the coronavirus was unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte in Los Angeles on Monday denied the NRA’s request for a temporary restraining order to prevent L.A. County from treating gun stores as non-essential businesses during the pandemic.