The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Thursday sued New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo44 percent of high earners have considered leaving New York City: poll Media's anti-Trump coronavirus spin has real consequences In defense of Trump's efforts to quell pandemic panic MORE (D) for deeming gun shops nonessential, forcing them to close during the coronavirus outbreak.

Cuomo made the designation on March 20, labeling only grocery stores, liquor stores, pharmacies and restaurants that do takeout as essential, ordering all other businesses to close amid the pandemic.

New York has become the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S., with more than 92,000 confirmed cases and more than 2,600 deaths, according to The New York Times.

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The complaint calls Cuomo's decision a "pointless and arbitrary attack on the constitutional rights of New York citizens and residents," adding that the governor, "indefinitely suspended a key component of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution."

The powerful pro-gun group's suit follows a similar suit that they filed against California last week after Gov. Gavin Newsom Gavin NewsomBen Shapiro's Daily Wire leaving California: 'Terrible governance has consequences' Who's right on climate change: Trump or Newsom? The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump, Biden couldn't be more different on climate change MORE (D) issued a similar order.

“Municipalities who target lawful gun stores for closure aren’t promoting safety—by weaponizing their politics to disarm you and your loved ones, these shameless partisans are recklessly promoting a gun-control agenda that suffocates your self-defense rights when you need them most," Jason Ouimet, the executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, said in a statement at the time.

Many states around the country have forced businesses deemed nonessential to close as they implement stay-at-home orders to stem the spread of COVID-19.