According to a report from Breitbart, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell (D) signed a coronavirus emergency order, which allows the state to ban the sale and transportation of firearms.

The Second Amendment Foundation responded to Cantrell’s claims of emergency powers over firearms.

The Second Amendment Foundation reportedly sued over Second Amendment infringement following Hurricane Katrina.

The Second Amendment Foundation claims they will also sue again, if necessary, during the coronavirus outbreak.

Cantrell is “empowered, if necessary, to suspend or limit the sale of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, and combustibles,” according to the declaration.

On March 16, 2020, Cantrell signed a proclamation that extended her emergency powers to “suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation, of alcoholic beverages.”

Alan Gottlieb, the SAF executive vice president, responded to the news, stating: