OT-San Fran and the NRA

Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005 10:03 p.m. EST

San Francisco, NRA Make Deal on Handgun Ban

The city of San Francisco and the National Rifle Association reached a deal Wednesday under which city officials will delay enforcement of part of a voter-approved handgun ban.

Voters on Nov. 8 approved banning the sale and possession of handguns in the city. Residents must get rid of their weapons by April 1. But the NRA and city agreed to extend from Jan. 1 to March 1 the deadline for banning sales.

In exchange, the NRA agreed to drop its bid for a temporary restraining order and will instead have the issue litigated in court, which should resolve it more quickly.

The measure was put on the ballot by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors, which was frustrated by the number of gun-related homicides. About 58 percent of voters approved it.

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

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Gunner Asch
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This is why North Carolina passed a law that says local city and county governments can't make ANY firearms laws. This way local governments don't get distracted pursuing useless activities.

Steve.

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SteveF

--Well it's a crowded city; I've always favored short swords for urban combat, heh.

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steamer

Thanks San Francisco. You've made my 83 year old, Buchenwald concentration camp surviving father a criminal. He's got a S&W 38 special for home protection 50 yrs ago. Last time someone broke into his home he was 16, in Vienna, and it was the Nazi's. They put a gun to his father's head as his mother begged for mercy. Can't happen here.

Shabtai Evan

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Shabtai Evan

"Never again!"

"a .22 for every Jew"

Gunner, who is fairly, though not totally confidant (it is California afterall) that the "law" will be overturned shortly.

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

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Gunner Asch

Was the Morton Grove ordinance ever overturned?

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J. Clarke

On 30 Dec 2005 18:17:27 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, steamer quickly quoth:

Do you favor the wakizashi (for its light weight and easy maneuverability) or the Roman gladius, a sturdier weapon? Or, perhaps, you prefer the lovely Egyptian khopesh or the sexy scimitar? (I loved the double-curved scimitars used by the Ardeth Bey and the Medjai in the movie "The Mummy")

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Larry Jaques

--I like the gladius; one whack and they don't come back.. ;-)

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steamer

CA has one of those preemption laws, too, the folks that run S.F. just figure they don't belong with the rest of the state, they're somehow superior and all. Hizzoner figures that it'll get overturned at the state Supreme Court level, anyway, from what I've read.

When I left the area, there WAS only one gun shop left, the S.F. Gun Exchange, I've since heard they've run that place out of business. I imagine the dealine extension was to allow the filing of papers at the state level to overturn the ordinance, although you probably won't get that through the normal news channels.

Stan

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stans4

Excellent point. However..a number of others were. I dont recall if Illinois constitution has a 2nd Amendment clause. California however.does.

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire. Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us) off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the shit out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner

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Gunner Asch

On 31 Dec 2005 17:54:09 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, steamer quickly quoth:

Hey, don't be whacking with a gladius. They're thrusting tools.

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Larry Jaques

I wonder if Federal funds could be withheld from Ca. not controlling the Mentally Ill that are in charge in San Fran (I know they don't like the short way) from violating Federal and Constitutional law as well as the Constitution itself.

They cry for one reason and try to stop it with the wrong method.

The gangs will still be armed - They are not legal anyway - and don't respect the law. They and the drug types are the ones killing most. I see far to much 'product of their environment excuse' there. Remember the "Twinkie" 'excuse' case was SFO!

Martin Martin Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net NRA LOH & Endowment Member NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder

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