Alphecca: Action on SF Gun Ban

December 29, 2005

Action on SF Gun Ban

SAN FRANCISCO - 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.

Since in a round-about way I work for the NRA I won't comment. But you can...

Posted by Jeff Soyer at December 29, 2005 07:06 AM

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Sure, I'll comment:

The NRA should grow a set and not negotiate with these idiots at all. They should have gone straight to court and had this ridiculous ban ended as it's unconstitutional.

Instead, they want to play friendly with these morons.

This is why I much prefer to contribute to GOAL than the NRA....

Posted by: Weebs at December 29, 2005 09:51 AM

Comment on the NRA? This should have been approached steam-roller style and utterly destroyed. Filthy fucking bastards. Forgive me, I haven't had my coffee yet.

Posted by: tkdkerry at December 29, 2005 10:01 AM

This is NORMAL legal procedure. The TRO process is designed to force delayed enforcement of the questioned action. It's an expensive process in terms of time, effort, and fees. And if the TRO is granted, it can be embarassing for the defendent because it indicates that they have a weak case (bad politics in a political case).

NRA got delayed enforcement. THEY WON THIS ROUND. And they did it inexpensively.

Nothing valid to complain about, this time.

Posted by: JOlson at December 29, 2005 10:26 AM

You work for the NRA?

Does Cam pay you??? Cool!!

And I agree with JOLson. NRA wins this time, while I doubt that they would have managed to recieve a TRO in court.

Posted by: countertop at December 29, 2005 05:32 PM

Speaking from the left coast, and being a lawyer in SF for many years, this was a deft move by the NRA, and I am surprised that the SF city Attn agreed. The judges here are elected, and they pander to their constituency. That is, the 58% of morons who voted for the ban. Which way do you think a SF judge is gonna rule on this? The Court of Appeal or Cal SCT will have to decide this one if the gun folks are to win.

Posted by: Ron at December 30, 2005 01:07 PM

Living down the peninsula from where Ron has worked I agree also, and want to note something from the CRPA (Calif. Rifle Pistol Assn.) in regards to the above re: Blame Game.
It seems that the only acknowledged SF Police "violence-reduction" program that has worked in SF is a Federal program called "Triggerlock" based on the NRA-developed "Project Exile", that actually provides for punishment (amazing in SF, considering the current DA!) of felons caught with guns: 10-years prison or even more!

Posted by: -keith in mtn. view at January 3, 2006 03:23 PM

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