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Judge Overturns San Francisco Weapons Ban
San Diego Union-Tribune ^
| 6/12/2006
| David Kravets
Posted on 06/12/2006 6:27:55 PM PDT by CAWats
SAN FRANCISCO A state trial judge sided Monday with the National Rifle Association in overturning a voter-approved city ordinance that banned handgun possession and firearm sales in San Francisco.
Measure H was placed on the November ballot by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, who were frustrated by an alarmingly high number of gun-related homicides in the city of 750,000. The NRA sued a day after 58 percent of voters approved the law.
In siding with the gun owners, San Francisco County Superior Court Judge James Warren said a local government cannot ban weapons because the California Legislature allows their sale and possession.
My clients are thrilled that the court recognized that law-abiding firearms owners who choose to own a gun to defend themselves or their families are part of the solution and not part of the problem, NRA attorney Chuck Michel said. Hopefully, the city will recognize that gun owners can contribute to the effort to fight the criminal misuse of firearms, a goal that we all share.
(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: ban; bang; banglist; gungrabbers; nra; overturned; sanfrancisco; weapons
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posted on
06/12/2006 6:27:56 PM PDT
by
CAWats
To: CAWats
Common sense wins the day.
2
posted on
06/12/2006 6:32:57 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
damn.. this is unbelievable.. in San Francisco?
3
posted on
06/12/2006 6:34:09 PM PDT
by
Cinnamon
To: CAWats
...the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, who were frustrated by an alarmingly high number of gun-related homo-cides in the city of 750,000.
4
posted on
06/12/2006 6:35:24 PM PDT
by
Sender
("Why, by God, I actually pity those poor sons-of-b*tches we're going up against. By God, I do".)
To: Cinnamon
It was a State judge. Big difference from a local activist judge.
5
posted on
06/12/2006 6:35:36 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly.)
To: CAWats
San Fran Gun Ban SHOT DOWN!!!!
6
posted on
06/12/2006 6:42:15 PM PDT
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: CAWats
San Fran Gun Ban SHOT DOWN!!!!
7
posted on
06/12/2006 6:42:17 PM PDT
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: CAWats
San Fran Gun Ban SHOT DOWN!!!!
8
posted on
06/12/2006 6:42:18 PM PDT
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: CAWats
Sorry about the accidental triple post....
9
posted on
06/12/2006 6:42:59 PM PDT
by
2harddrive
(...House a TOTAL Loss.....)
To: CAWats
10
posted on
06/12/2006 6:45:22 PM PDT
by
Celtman
(It's never right to do wrong to do right.)
To: DaveLoneRanger
Might want to ping Armed Citizen, Dave.
11
posted on
06/12/2006 6:47:13 PM PDT
by
RhoTheta
(If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't prepare properly.)
To: CAWats
Hell has indeed frozen over.
To: CAWats
13
posted on
06/12/2006 6:48:47 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
(Newt '08!)
To: 2harddrive
No need to apologize. I thought the triple post was appropriate.
14
posted on
06/12/2006 6:49:26 PM PDT
by
Hardastarboard
(Why isn't there an "NRA" for the rest of my rights?)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Man this judge is about to have his house redecorated in the MOST tasteless manner imaginable.
15
posted on
06/12/2006 6:50:18 PM PDT
by
Texasforever
(I have neither been there nor done that.)
To: CAWats
How ironic that this comes a week after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in favor of Denver's assault weapons ban.
-ccm
16
posted on
06/12/2006 6:52:56 PM PDT
by
ccmay
(Too much Law; not enough Order)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Common sense survives in San Francisco! (BTW, I love SF).
17
posted on
06/12/2006 6:56:54 PM PDT
by
ArmyTeach
(NOT ON MY WATCH!)
To: CAWats
If you're going to San Francisco,
Be sure to bear your weapon while you're there...
18
posted on
06/12/2006 6:57:21 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: CAWats
19
posted on
06/12/2006 7:00:30 PM PDT
by
do the dhue
(I hope y'all will help bail me out of jail after I dot Coward Dean's eyes.)
To: CAWats
now try that in NYC... never happen.
20
posted on
06/12/2006 7:05:39 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
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