Thursday, February 23, 2006

NRA challenges SF's firearm ban

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:
The National Rifle Association pressed its case against San Francisco's voter-approved ban on firearm sales and handgun possession in court today, arguing that the ordinance flouts state law by requiring law-abiding residents to surrender their pistols.

The city's lawyer countered that a local government is entitled to protect its residents from handgun violence.
What else can city government of San Francisco claim it wants to protect its citizens from?