Posted on 11/10/2005 10:40:00 AM PST by neverdem
Plaintiff's say Prop. H steps beyond local government authority, treads on state turf
Gun owners and advocates wasted little time Wednesday in challenging San Francisco's newly enacted prohibition on handgun possession by filing a lawsuit in the same court that tossed out a local handgun ban 23 years ago and vowing to, if necessary, use shotguns to protect themselves.
The lawsuit argues that Proposition H, approved Tuesday by 58 percent of the city's voters, oversteps local government authority and intrudes into an area entirely regulated by the state.
But even with the pending court case, some gun owners are preparing for the possibility of having to give up their handguns on Jan. 1, when the law is scheduled to take effect.
"I have a shotgun. I bought it first thing when I heard this was going on the ballot," said Mike Ege, who also owns two handguns and is a spokesman for the Prop. H opponents. "I'm getting a safety deposit box out of the county (for the handguns)."
The measure doesn't make it illegal for San Franciscans to possess shotguns, like the 12-gauge with an 18-inch barrel that Ege keeps in his home.
Under Prop. H, residents have until April 1 to surrender their handguns to police without penalty. The proposition also makes it illegal to sell, manufacture and distribute firearms and ammunition within city limits.
But the lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association argues that California law, which authorizes police agencies to issue handgun permits, implicitly forbids "local attempts to ban the possession of handguns by law-abiding, responsible adults.''
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit -- filed in the first district state Court of Appeal in San Francisco -- also include California Association of Firearm Retailers, two other organizations and seven individual gun owners. They argue that the new...
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Shotguns are better for home defense anyway.
http://www.sfgate.com/
check out the front page and notice THE QUESTION
My fellow citizens do not like the ban 52% - 34%, we may be crazy but not dumb.
Proposition H? San Francisco? Taking away rights?
Too easy, way too easy.
My advice to anyone normal in San Francisco... run away, now, and don't look back, unless you like salt.
Anybody who turns in their handguns to the authorities out there in Sissytown, CA would be, in my opinion, foolish.
That's swell, then the hoodlums who bring guns to San Francisco won't have to give theirs up.
What jackasses. No offence meant to the 4 legged variety.
they voted for this, but against parental notification for minor girls to have abortions.
that is insanity.
Have him ship it to you.
Nah. Checked baggage only (duh) and in a locked, hard-sided case. Doesn't need to be a gun case, a locked suitcase is fine. Emphatically does need to be a hard case tho'. Declare it when you check your bags. They'll do a hand inspection (so the bag can be re-locked) and attach a form to it. Try to put the form in the bag, not visible on the outside - most carriers will do this. Oh, and don't pack any ammo...
Wrong defense. Under the so-called incorporation doctine of the 14th amendment neither the Congress nor the State nor the local governement should be able to regulate firearms at all.
I oppose Preparation H! To all San Franciscans, BOHICA.... (Bend over, here It Comes Again!)
True, but more crime is committed by criminals preying on individuals walking the streets and in the neighborhoods just outside the home. Can't carry a shotgun with you in those cases.
Don't turn 'em in!
I will be happy to find select handguns a good home!
"Shotguns are better for home defense anyway".
Yeah, I understand the part about the principal of the thing. I was just commenting on the utility of the proposed alternative.
Shotguns are better for home defense anyway.
Just buy an inexpensive lockable case and check it at the check in counter. You have to fill out a form and show them it is un-loaded. Then you lock it. Call the airline first, some may not allow; Continental does.
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