system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:Why is the sale of alcohol restricted during certain hours?

So I've always known that most counties will restrict the sale of alcohol before (noon?) on Sundays.  However, I just went into a store to buy alcohol on a Tuesday at 02:20 AM and was denied because it was after 2 AM.  I had never known that there was any limitation on alcohol sales aside from Sundays which I had come to terms with.

Why are there restrictions after 2AM?  There are plenty of people who work different schedules, and it's not like this is going to prevent many people from preparing in advance...

This just doesn't seem to make much sense to me.
gpt
Blue Laws. They were enacted because of religious reasons, and are very slowly being rescinded.

Sometimes they make no sense at all, for instance, allowing bars to remain open while closing stores that sell alcohol, thus leading to people going out drinking and then having to drive.