https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/18/coronavirus-san-jose-orders-gun-store-to-close-in-one-of-first-tests-of-essential-under-shelter-order/ > SAN JOSE — Despite what some might have seen during the Bay Area’s first day under a sweeping stay-at-home order to limit the spread of COVID-19, authorities say gun shops are not an “essential’ provider of goods or services. > As residents navigated the labyrinthine exemptions for who could be out and which businesses could stay open, gun dealers throughout the region leaned toward the latter, according to many reports.