Gun Control: Gun Banners Want NRA 'Out of San Francisco'

ChronWatch ^ | January 28, 2005 | Howard Nemerov

[neverdem]

Thank you for your comment. Do you have a link to that testimony? Google failed me.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link. I can't believe that The New England Journal of Medicine, one of the two primo medical journals in this country, published that article filled with so many poorly chosen and false comparisons.

[snowsislander]

Check out this bill in Florida. We can't post from that source.

Bill would broaden deadly force rights

There was a thread last week about Florida bill S-436.

[Tarantulas]

Good article and good references too. Facts demolish their emotion-driven arguments.

[neverdem]

LOL! Thanks for the link.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link, but why do you think I want to read lawyerese, let alone the 9th Circus?

[Saundra Duffy]

Makes me want to move to SF to raise some heck. On second thought - nope.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link to ExSoldier's thread.

[PeterFinn]

“statistical aberration.”

Any fact a liberal socialist doesn't like.

[45Auto]

We need to know exactly who the enemies of freedom are - by name - for later reference. Not all lawyers are enemies. That said, I do not trust the judiciary as it is presently constituted. The San Francisco ban/confiscation is interesting. It will be a lot more interesting if the current House of Representatives passes the overturning of the D.C. handgun ban. That would set a precedent. California is a preemption state when it comes to firearm regulation. That alone should nullify the San Francisco ban/confiscation. It is the confiscation part that I would really like to see implemented. That would be spectacular. I think this ordinance is doomed to failure.

[neverdem]

Thanks for your comment. It prompted me to finally make the right entry for Google. I'm too embarassed to say what it was.

The Numbers Speak For Themselves (gun control and murder rates of assorted countries)

Gun control in Mexico is a fascinating case study. Mexican gun laws are simply draconian. No civilian may own a gun larger than .22 caliber, and a permit is required to buy one. All guns in Mexico are registered with the Ministry Of Defense. Guns may not be carried in public, either openly or concealed.

Mexican authorities seem to take a particular delight in arresting and imprisoning unwitting Americans who are not familiar with Mexican gun laws. Americans may not bring legal guns or ammunition into Mexico. Possession of even one bullet can get you thrown in a medieval Mexican prison. The State Department says that at any one time there are about 80 Americans imprisoned in Mexico for minor gun crimes. The State Department even went so far as to issue a special notice to U.S. gun owners, warning about harsh Mexican gun laws. Americans are allowed to hunt in Mexico, but they must first obtain a permit from the Mexican Embassy or a Mexican Consulate before taking their hunting rifles south of the border.

Mexico's murder rate is an eye-popping 17.5. Mexican authorities are fond of blaming the high murder rate on firearms smuggled across the border from the United States. Nonsense. The U.S. has many more personal guns than Mexico, yet our murder rate is far lower than Mexico's. It is Mexico's absurd gun laws that prevent law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves against illegally armed criminals.

[neverdem]

From linked article:

Which linked article?

[Sthitch]

The link in post 1.

[FraudFactor.com]

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