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CORRECTS TO CULVER CITY, INSTEAD OF LOS ANGELES An employee answers questions at the entrance to a gun shop Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Culver City, Calif. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he would like to see gun shops shut down. "We will be closing them, they are not an essential function," Villanueva said. Adding guns to households where more people are at home during a crisis increases the risk that someone will be shot, he said. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

CORRECTS TO CULVER CITY, INSTEAD OF LOS ANGELES An employee answers questions at the entrance to a gun shop Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Culver City, Calif. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he would like to see gun shops shut down. "We will be closing them, they are not an essential function," Villanueva said. Adding guns to households where more people are at home during a crisis increases the risk that someone will be shot, he said. (AP Photo/Marcio…

March 26, 2020

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Deja vu: LA County sheriff closes gun shops again
March 26, 2020 7:29 p.m.

Deja vu: LA County sheriff closes gun shops again

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time this week, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has ordered gun shops to close, a move that challenges the county legal counsel's finding that the stores are essential businesses that should remain open during the coronavirus crisis.