The state of Alabama closes all "non-essential" businesses

[misanthrope]

Effective March 28 through April 17. Explicitly stated by Gov. Kay Ivey as exempt are grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies, state-owned liquor stores and gun stores.

Yep, you read that correctly. Liquor and guns are deemed essential in Alabama.

[stonecutter357]

1. it's Likker not Liquor !

[Blue_true]

7. And it's guonz, not guns. Yep, it's Alabama. nt

[SoCalNative]

2. Liquor stores are essential

if you cannot purchase alcohol, or all types of alcohol, at grocery or convenience stores.

Guns, not so much.

[Drumpf hater]

3. There was a court challenge when the governor in one state (NY?) ordered gun stores to close

The argument was that closing gun stores is an Amendment 2 violation.

The governor caved in and added gun stores to the exempt businesses list before it went to trial. I guess he didn’t want to spend the money arguing that gun sales aren’t constitutionally protected.

I’m sure that’s encouraging other states to also allow gun stores to remain open.

[Amishman]

4. That was PA, and mostly because they were also challenging the legal basis of the whole lockdown

And had a fairly decent argument that it was overreaching the governor's authority under PA law.

It was probably a good legal maneuver, he could have lost the ability to force any businesses to close. There are other lawsuits like it but without the state and federal constitutional angle, they will be easier to keep tried up in the courts.

The law firm behind it (Prince) is very close to me and well regarded

[DrToast]

5. Didn't she just say she wasn't going to do that?

I mean, I’m not surprised. Every governor that claims they’re not going to shut everything down will have to eventually.

[rurallib]

13. just yesterday or Wednesday, I believe

and IIRC she was quite defiant about it. ("we are not California&quot

[gibraltar72]

6. She after all was said and done did decide they are California.

[Blue_true]

8. My guess is someone that she knows got sick or died.

Being a senior citizen, she had an "oh shit!!" moment.

[lpbk2713]

9. But ... but ... I thought it was all a hoax.

Isn't that what Rush said?

[Ferrets are Cool]

10. I am so disappointed that she did not go full closings.

This is almost nothing compared to what needs to be done here.

[Initech]

11. Why are gun stores exempt?

[misanthrope]

12. Cuz 'Murka

Make great! Many say.