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Friday, March 29, 2024 | Back issues
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Waiting for Guns

In a lawsuit filed Friday in San Diego County, gun shops and firearms lovers claim California is using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to slow-roll background checks for gun purchases, effectively extending the statutory 10-day waiting period during a time of great civil unrest.

SAN DIEGO — In a lawsuit filed Friday in San Diego County, gun shops and firearms lovers claim California is using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to slow-roll background checks for gun purchases, effectively extending the statutory 10-day waiting period during a time of great civil unrest.

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