• In March of 2020, much of the Country went into a lockdown, because of Covid -19. Most businesses were closed for two weeks and only businesses deemed "essential," were permitted to remain open. Each state made decisions regarding what it deemed "essential."
• Regarding the Second Amendment, in general states took three approaches.
• Some states, such as California, determined that the sale of guns was not "essential" and required that stores selling guns had to cease selling guns.
• Other states, including Texas, determined that gun stores could remain open, equating those stores to being "essential" during the pandemic.
• New Jersey, determined that gun stores could remain open, but because of the pandemic, required stores to limit their hours. In addition, prospective gun purchasers were required to make an appointment to limit people in these stores.
• Which of these approaches is most appropriate, given the pandemic and the SCOTUS holdings in Heller and McDonald. You need to review the cases and discuss all three approaches, before concluding which approach you believe is appropriate.

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