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Many first-time buyers say they鈥檙e turning to guns to keep their families safe. Guns, however, present a danger as well.

Many gun dealers report an influx of new customers taking home a deadly weapon for the first time. In response, long-time gun owners from across the country are helping these newcomers get some safety training in the age of social distancing.

Retailers sold more than 2.5 million firearms in March, a year-over-year increase of 85%, according to estimates from an industry research firm.

State governments are ordering residents to shelter in place. That鈥檚 creating a rift in anti-government circles. But many activists do agree on one thing: don鈥檛 touch our guns.

The Department of Homeland Security is advising states to consider those working in the gun industry essential employees during the effort to slow the spread of Covid-19. States are still free to regulate the gun industry as they choose.

By federal law, if a background check is not completed within three business days, a federally licensed firearms dealer can legally go ahead with the sale.

What does the Second Amendment look like in times of crisis? We may be about to find out.

Vincent Hancock, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in skeet shooting, was looking forward to competing in Tokyo. But the outbreak has put Hancock鈥檚 Olympic aspirations on hold.

Extended social isolation. Layoffs. A run on firearms. These are knock-on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are also conditions that suicide experts say demand more preventative action for at-risk Americans.

鈥淧eople are urged to stay home and to practice social distancing to protect themselves and others from being exposed to COVID-19. Unfortunately, home is not a safe place for many women,鈥� said Susan B. Sorenson, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse.