NRA sues San Francisco on public-housing gun ban

[cwo_ghwebb]

Maybe someone can also sue them for taking away PE credits from JROTC cadets.

The NRA has decided not to waste time in the wake of the Heller decision, but to begin pushing on a wide front to dismantle gun bans around the nation. In San Francisco, that means testing a ban on gun ownership in public housing, a new twist on the limits of government intervention in 2nd Amendment affairs.

NRA Sues to Overturn San Francisco's Handgun Ban

A good take on the article:

Where to start deconstructing this? Let’s start with the beginning. Newsom himself admits that the public-housing gun ban has completely failed to keep guns out of public housing. He then wonders aloud who thinks the residents need more guns. I’d guess that it’s the law-abiding tenants who believe that they need to at least have an opportunity to defend themselves against the thugs and criminals who have armed themselves to the teeth while the city created an entire class of unarmed victims.

And then Newsom shows his true colors with his full-throated cry to defend the rights of — whom? The victims? The law-abiding citizens of San Francisco? No, Newsom girds himself for legal battle to defend the “rights” of the government agency that runs public housing. I’m certain that the founding fathers of this nation didn’t include the 2nd Amendment to protect government against the citizens, but the other way around.

How clueless can one get and still remain in office? (That’s a trick question for anyone who doesn’t know San Francisco.)

This case will definitely provide better clarification of Heller. The DC gun ban reflected the limits of states and cities for general gun ownership restrictions, but a court could easily conclude that the government has more expansive rights on public housing. The city owns the housing and rents it to the tenants. However, such a ruling could have a huge and negative impact on the scope of other rights for public-housing residents. Do they have lesser 4th Amendment rights on search and seizure, too? Can the government place tighter restrictions on speech and the practice of religion in public housing?

The NRA has chosen its next battleground well. Too bad San Francisco didn’t put as much thought into electing its mayor.

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Nobody in public housing has guns.......

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Originally Posted by czygvtwkr

Nobody in public housing has guns.......

Except the poor gay guy who needs one for protection against all those who don't have guns in his project.