bout time those looneys up there did somthing right.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/10/state/n050438D28.DTL&type=politics
"A ruling by the state Supreme Court has brought an end to San Francisco's attempts to ban handguns in the city.
In a ruling Wednesday, the court unanimously rejected the city's appeal of a lower-court ruling that sharply limited the ability of localities to regulate firearms.
The ruling deals a final blow to Proposition H, an initiative voters passed in November of 2005.
The ordinance would have forbidden San Francisco residents to possess handguns, as well as prohibit the manufacture, sale or distribution of any type of firearms or ammunition in the city.
Only law enforcement officers and others who needed guns for professional purposes would have been exempted.
The National Rifle Association had opposed the measure, suing on behalf of gun owners and dealers a day after the measure passed."
Actually, I believe that there is only 1 single gun store still left in San Francisco at this point. It is the old store that the late handgun champion and master pistolsmith Bob Chow owned and operated for so many decades. Here is the website:
http://www.highbridgearms.com/english.htm
Bob Chow was a good friend of both of my cousins that won National Pistol Shooting Championships at Camp Perry. He also helped teach me how to shoot a handgun, as well as advising 5 time Men's National Pistol Shooting Champion Steve Reiter. Steve moved to Sparks, NV many years ago, as California became so anti-gun, while I ended up here in Oregon.
If you are ever in San Francisco, you should stop by and give the new owner some kudos for keeping this historic gun store open, despite the nuts in charge of San Francisco.
California is planning some sinister new stuff, though. The latest will require the registration of ALL ammunition sales. You would even have to have a thumbprint taken every time you go buy ammo. All mail order and online sales of ammunition would be made illegal in the entire state. So no more buying ammo from out of state vendors. All sales would have to be face to face.
In addition, you would also have to buy an ammunition purchasing permit every 5 years. And then show that permit to the store, before they would sell you any ammo.
Here is a link to this new bill currently in the California State Senate:
http://nramemberscouncils.com/legs.shtml?summary=ab362&year=2008.
