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Are Anti-Mask Masks Legal?
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Jonathan TurleyThe anti-masks are made of thin material, mesh or even crochet and are advertised as having no protective qualities for Covid-19. The question is whether they are legal. They appear to be so.
A popular video shows a man wearing a mesh mask to a Tampa Walmart and saying "It was almost like not wearing a mask at all. Nobody cared. That's because it's not about safety. It's all about compliance."
Most laws like Alabama's only refer to a "covering" not a mask with protective qualities:
2. Facial coverings for individuals. Effective July 16, 2020 at 5:00 P.M., each person shall wear a mask or other facial covering that covers his or her nostrils and mouth at all times when within six feet of a person from another household in any of the following places: an indoor space open to the general public, a vehicle operated by a transportation service, or an outdoor public space where ten or more people.
"Facial coverings for individuals.
Effective July 16, 2020 at 5:00 P.M., each person shall wear a mask or other facial covering that covers his or her nostrils and mouth at all times when within six feet of a person from another household in any of the following places: an indoor space open to the general public, a vehicle operated by a transportation service, or an outdoor public space where ten or more people are gathered."