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Sunday, February 13, 2005
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Well, as you all should know by now, the Board of Supervisors for the City and County of San Francisco wants to ban all handguns and ammunition for said handguns within the limits of the City and County of San Francisco. See one of the many stories on the subject HERE.
Well, the Second Amendment Foundation has a counter-proposal:
“Social do-gooders have gone on the warpath repeatedly against firearms for the most tenuous of reasons,” Gottlieb stated. “The Golden Gate Bridge is a proven killer, and media fascination with jumpers is sickening. It has inspired hundreds of people to end their lives. Anyone can simply walk out there and jump, or be pushed. There are no barriers, no waiting in line, and there is nobody assigned to the bridge who can check the mental and emotional history of bridge visitors. It’s far easier to walk out on the bridge and jump to your death than it is to purchase a firearm in California. At least when a person buys a gun, he or she must complete a background check and endure a waiting period. But nobody screens possible Golden Gate jumpers. Unlike a gun, you can’t even use the bridge to defend yourself against a criminal.
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The SAF's counter proposal - Close That Bridge! See whole thing HERE.
Hat tip: CalTechGirl guest blogging at Baldilocks' place.
Of course, those humorless twits on the Board of Supes will probably register righteous outrage....
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