With the COVID-19 pandemic causing serious interruptions to the daily lives of people across the country, many American are acutely aware of how certain civil liberties are being affected by the virus. But what about the right to keep and bear arms? How is this right being affected by the sudden policy changes? Here are three things to know about the Second Amendment and COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. 1. Americans Are Flocking to Gun Stores. That’s Not Unreasonable.