Posted on 11/09/2005 3:09:39 PM PST by cougar_mccxxi
SAN FRANCISCO -- Voters approved ballot measures to ban handguns in San Francisco and urge the city's public high schools and college campuses to keep out military recruiters.
The gun ban prohibits the manufacture and sale of all firearms and ammunition in the city, and makes it illegal for residents to keep handguns in their homes or businesses.
Only two other major U.S. cities _ Washington and Chicago _ have implemented such sweeping handgun bans.
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I am sure all have heard of this already. It is so disturbing however that we must not forget how silly the masses can be and how irresponsible government can be.
This is too good.... I can't wait for the criminals to have a field day..... bwahahahahahahahaha..
They should enact a "homeless" shelter freedom zone, so that all the homeless people can head there as well.....
Maybe even a "jail-free" zone so that we really get rid of all the garbage in our state.
THAT will make the criminals behave, by golly.
Behave badly, that is. Now there is virtually NO threat to the perpetrator that the victim will attempt to defend himself (or herself).
Just like they do in Washington, DC, and Chicago....
this reminds me of that line from LOTR II.. when Eowyn was asked by Aragorn why she carried a sword, and she reponded; "We quickly learned that those without swords can just as easily die by them...."
The left just doesnt get it.
When the muslims take over we know what cities are gonna get hit first. Dumbasses
Hopefully the crooks from Alabama will feel safer over there and go.
Can SanFran also vote to make free speech illegal in the city limits? Free press? Freedom of religion? Or just the right to bear arms?
Anyone have the stats of gun crimes by city (per 100,000 population)?
The silver lining behind this cloud is that we won't be getting too many San Fransiscans in the armed forces.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided, in their infinite(simal) wisdom that the Second Amendment is a "collective right," not individual, and the Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal.
Now we get to see if the 40% that voted against the bill will jealously defend their constitional rights, move, or turn in their spines with their guns.
Hurrah to those that resist this tyranny with all necessary zeal and resources.
"Only two other major U.S. cities _ Washington and Chicago _ have implemented such sweeping handgun bans."
And they are crime-free. /HEAVY sarc
SF is already a homeless shelter freedom zone. Ever walk around there at night?
Flowers and fancy talking don't stop thugs bent on harm.
Zark snickers in the twilight.
Here is a one day report of crimes in Chicago, a safe city
(sarc):
2005 / October / 26
All crimes reported on October 26, 2005
Midnight 43 crimes
1 a.m. 25 crimes
2 a.m. 30 crimes
3 a.m. 13 crimes
4 a.m. 15 crimes
5 a.m. 16 crimes
6 a.m. 16 crimes
7 a.m. 30 crimes
8 a.m. 46 crimes
9 a.m. 38 crimes
10 a.m. 47 crimes
11 a.m. 38 crimes
Noon 43 crimes
1 p.m. 52 crimes
2 p.m. 53 crimes
3 p.m. 58 crimes
4 p.m. 45 crimes
5 p.m. 51 crimes
6 p.m. 51 crimes
7 p.m. 54 crimes
8 p.m. 44 crimes
9 p.m. 34 crimes
10 p.m. 47 crimes
11 p.m. 48 crimes
Time N/A 13 crimes
Important disclaimer: This site is not affiliated with the Chicago Police Department. This site uses crime data obtained from the CPD's Citizen ICAM Web site, which is a publicly available database of reported crime.
You know...I kinda wish SF would have been nerve gassed in the movie "The Rock" know...seeing as how the Friscans dont have any nerve...it would have been an improvement.
I guess that US Senator Diane Fineswine,DA Calif, will have to leave her concealed carry pistol back in Wash, DC when she comes back to SF for her annual visit.
I don't know if it's still true, but SF used to have its own gang problems awhile back. They used to be pretty well-armed. If they are still there, I have no doubt that in short order they will pretty much own the place.
Does this mean that if I am driving from Eureka Calif. down to see relatives in S. Calif. I have to drive around S.F. if I have my gun in the car?
Sure looks that way, doesn't it?
I could only find 2002....and as much as I dispise the politics of SF....there are many many cities with much higher crimes indices then SF......and most big cities in Texas rank higher...so who knows?????.
http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/crime3.aspx
Its culture that causes certain areas to be more criminal, not the availability of firearms or lack thereof. Nevertheless, even if I lived in a crime free paradise, I would like to have my protection just in case a thug passes through, whether they be a criminal or a representative of a despotic government.
yes...I agree with you wholeheartedly.....just answering the guy's question...I live in the East Bay....and though still a Dem bastion is hardly SF.....I've had no problem owning firearms in Calif and I"ve lived in the Bay Area, San Diego and parts of the LA basin..though getting a CCW is harder in metro areas....SF homeless are a bigger problem then the crime stats per se
In New York, you need to APPLY FOR PERMISSION to merely OWN a handgun. This is not the case in California.
I don't have a clue what the city thinks it is doing, but if all goes as it did in the 80's, they will lose again.
really?????......hmmm....even more restrictive. Get out of the big cities and not a problem...in fact as you most likely well know....most of Calif north of SF and Central Valley etc are like most any other small towns in Anywhere USA.....but many out of state don't even realize how rural etc much of Calif is.....they only see the goofy Leftists...and there are enough of them to swing the vote.....DAMN!!!!!!!!!!
You're damn right it is!
That's why Californians need all the help they can get, right now, to put the right to keep and bear arms into the state constitution - http://www.tacr.us/
NY, on the other hand, is hopeless. The rural areas are bleeding population while the city grows. Plus, there are no real "conservative" districts in NY, whereas California has (rather large) pockets of conservatism. Add to the fact that most NY Republicans are anti-gun and you see why I have divided feelings about returning to my home state.
I am sure those peace loving citizens from Oakland are licking their chops. Fools.
no surprises here, from Moscow by the Bay ...
you are right on....and you do know your stuff...I've lived in Calif most of my life though I've been to 40 other states...and though SF and LA are political cesspools, the whole of Calif is not that bad at all except for the housing prices....I live in Contra Costa and have a great life and only earn about 70k/yr.....and not much of this crap effects me....though I will say that I have no children and bringing up kids here is a much tougher nut....hell....I went to public schools here thru the mid 70s and got a great education.......NO MORE though....
This is good news indeed! This should bring gun use in crime to a sudden, screeching halt! What ever will the criminals do now that they can't use guns?
Who cares , We shoot dogs for fun,And we know easy Targets.Screw the West Coast. Let's get Serious.
If you have a CCW they cannot do anything to you in SF. However if you don't have a CCW you better have it in a lock box when you go though and it might be a good idea to avoid SF altogether.
Let's not. I also don't know where you get this idea Freepers shoot dogs for fun.
silentreignofheros
Since Oct 3, 2005
Sniff ozone?
A "collective right" is an oxymoron and is just about as constitutional as another famous oxymoron, "separate but equal". Both of them are bogus legal concepts.
The 2nd. Amendment is a poor step child to the Left, if not a complete b*st*rd. They would repeal it in a NY minute, if it wasn't part of the sacred "Bill of Rights". They know that once any right is removed from these first ten that the rest will soon fall. That's why the Left tries its best at malignant neglect and abuse to the rights that it doesn't like.
As far as I am concerned, the state of California has no "right" to a militia.
ASSHOLE!
Not sure.
I'm not a troll hunter but I think my Freepersense is going all a'tingley.
Be that as it may, that's how the Ninth has ruled and the US Supreme Court didn't see fit to reverse them as usual.
The RKBA amendment initiative is one of the last chances California has left to reclaim the right to armed self-defense which has been steadily stripped away by politicians, judges, and bureaucrats.
Since Oct 3, 2005
Sniff ozone?
Nope, dog crap!
I agree, but it's not our last chance. Since the National Guard traditionally recruits from the "shooting class", I say we boycott the CALARNG. Those now in, should get out when they can. Those considering the Guard, should join in another state. If California wants to guarantee the rights expressed in the 2nd. Amendment with the NG, then let the CA assembly fall out for riot duty.
Anyone who shoots a dog for fun in my presence will wish he had taken the bullet himself.
Stupid is as stupid does!
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