Judge Overturns S.F. Weapons Ban
SFGate.com reports: “A state trial judge on Monday overturned a voter-approved city ordinance that banned handgun possession and firearm sales in San Francisco, siding with gun owners who said the city did not have the authority to prohibit the weapons.”
Measure H was placed on the November ballot by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, who were frustrated by a rising number of gun-related homicides in the city of 750,000. San Francisco recorded at least 94 murders last year, a 10-year high.
The National Rifle Association 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.”
Liberals can’t distinguish, so don’t hold your breath.
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June 13th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
By the way, the California state court of appeals already ruled in 1982 that cities and counties cannot ban guns. Only the state has that power here. But, true to form, the SF city attorney is thinking of appealing.
June 13th, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Judge overturns San Francisco weapons ban
Believe it or not, A San Francisco Judge upholds the Constitution.
A state trial judge on Monday overturned a voter-approved city ordinance that banned handgun possession and firearm sales in San Francisco, siding with gun owners who said the city did …
June 13th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
They will lose and the liberals will be back to complaining