According to Firearm Chronicles
That sound you hear in the distance is thousands moms and their supporters in the media crying out in horror.
In a bid to minimize personal contact while accommodating the crush of Americans who are still buying firearms at a record pace, our friends at the ATF have authorized gun stores to sell firearms through drive through windows. This is not a late April fools joke
As is more likely to be the case, gun sellers will also be allowed to set up tents or kiosks outside their stores to minimize personal contact and keep the retail traffic moving.
According to USA Today . . .
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, in new guidance to federally licensed firearm retailers, said Friday that dealers can provide drive-up or walk-up service to reduce health risks posed by the coronavirus.
The guidance was issued, the ATF said, in response industry questions about how business transactions could be restricted following the declaration of a national health emergency.
Licensees “may carry out the requested activities through a drive-up or walk-up window or doorway where the customer is on the licensee’s property, on the exterior of the brick-and-mortar structure at the address listed on the license,” the ATF said in a Friday bulletin.
The move was made at the request of the National Shooting Sports Foundation in an effort to expedite background checks and make the firearms sales process as safe for both gun retailers and customers as possible given COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.