Comments on: S.F. Gun Show Ban Justification Shifts

By: Daily Pundit » One of These Comes Along Every Month Or Two, It Seems

Daily Pundit » One of These Comes Along Every Month Or Two, It Seems — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:24:05 +0000

[...] SayUncle » S.F. Gun Show Ban Justification Shifts First they said it was because of illegal transactions in the parking lot. Now it’s because the neighbors demand it be shut down. [...]

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:30:48 +0000

Didn’t the gun ban already get overturned for being unconstitutional?

As Bill Clinton said to his new intern, close but no cigar. The handgun ban (both of them, actually – they tried the same stunt in 1982) was struck down on preemption grounds, not a constitutional challenge. California has no RKBA. Unless, of course, you subscribe to the view that California is part of the United States.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:26:35 +0000

Yet another reason in a looooonnnnng, long list that I give thanks each and every day I was able to leave “Baghdad by the Bay” many years ago. And have never looked back! Oh, and Tyler, are you also willing to give up the other guarantees in our Bill of Rights for the sake of “cosmopolitan living”? Geeze, what a foolish thing to say!?!?!?

By: SF Miguelito

SF Miguelito — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:05:17 +0000

Reality check for Tyler.

I’ve faced-off with an intruder before…my .357 persuaded him to leave post-haste. And, after having my car broken-into last week, I’m convinced I still need to keep my piece at home (SF).

I’ll be keeping my sidearm…regardless of Mark Leno’s illogical ramblings.

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:00:26 +0000

There is no way that citizens would vote for it

Really?

By: Ron Nord

Ron Nord — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:52:19 +0000

” Cosmopolitan living is well worth having at the price of gun rights.” Criminals always have guns don’t you know that Tyler, thats because they are criminals, they don’t care about your stinking laws Tyler and if they can’t shoot you, they just stomp you to death because thats what they do. If they don’t have any stomping boots Tyler, they use a knife or brick and after they croak you, they get your Momma. Guns are for honest people, not criminals Tyler, they are to save your bacon in dire straits. You hope like hell that time never comes because you know that in San Francisco the response time is 15 minutes. Know what can happen in 15 minutes Tyler if you don’t have a gun?

By: mojo

mojo — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:54:29 +0000

You can have all the guns you want, even full-auto! Just move to Sunnydale…

By: Linoge

Linoge — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:37:06 +0000

Permanent answer to NIMBYism: If you do not like what is going on in the property “next door” to yours, buy the damned property.

Case closed .

By: Santiago Valenzuela

Santiago Valenzuela — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:59:16 +0000

Or you can move to a city that provides cosmopolitan living *with* guns!

Born and raised in Los Angeles, here, moved to Dallas the second I turned 18. Have never, ever looked back.

I live in a bad neighborhood (putting myself through school/life) and shoot regularly. Its not an either/or proposition, you lazy man.

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:42:32 +0000

Cosmopolitan living is well worth having at the price of gun rights.

*sprays coffee on monitor*

May your chains rest lightly on you, and not make you look fat.

By: Del Simmons

Del Simmons — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:37:36 +0000

Well, Tyler. We’ll all know that when you loose your rights you’ll be perfectly happy since there is a Starbucks and a small theater right down the street!

Have at it, my friend! If you loose your rights, you’ll be getting what you deserve, with an attitude like that..

By: Tyler Blalock

Tyler Blalock — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:15:20 +0000

Being from the SF area, I can tell you that many of us have guns and like guns and a statewide handgun ban would not pass. There is no way that citizens would vote for it, and if the legislature passed it, it would be declared unconstitutional in quick order.

Personally I think that the benefits of living in SF outweigh any concerns that I would have about not being able to have a gun in the city. Cosmopolitan living is well worth having at the price of gun rights.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:28:47 +0000

A match, a knife, a stone, a stick; a car, a rope, a spike, a brick,

With these, crimes happen every day; but only guns we take away.

Stalin, Hitler, Pol Pot, Mao; all confiscated guns somehow.

Thus suppressed, their people fled or joined 100 million dead.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:37:48 +0000

Philosophical Question:

If you get an Instalaunch on Uncle’s site, is it his instalaunch, or yours?

By: AM Edition

AM Edition — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:31:01 +0000

Ah, the old gun ban mantra: If at first you don’t succeed, move the goalposts.

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:24:47 +0000

I live in Sodom by the Bay (exiled from my home in Southern California–long story). About five years ago, I had a burglary at my apartment while I was at work. When the police asked for a list of stolen goods, I included an un-registered .38 Colt poliece special. When the cops asked why it wasn’t registered, I pointed to my law degree and license, and said “The Constitution.” They laughed and said “good for you.” The beat cop believes in an armed citizenry. Statements to the contrary come from the lefty police union officials. Of course, they’d just as soon see none of the violent felons in Sunnydale and environs armed. Heavy gang territory. Of course, they’re not as influential as the gang at City Hall.

By: sestamibi

sestamibi — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:45:56 +0000

Um, I assume the critter is proposing this as a statewide ban. Isn’t the Cow Palace just across the city line in Daly City?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:08:25 +0000

I need no further proof for myself – to never visit San Francisco.

They just can’t think straight.

By: Ron Nord

Ron Nord — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:43:15 +0000

San Francisco has or had the highest unsolved murder rate in the United States, their clearance rate was less than 30%. What they don’t tell you is that 85% of the deaths are drug dealers or drug orientated and that a very high percentage are gang related. This of course means you should disarm all law abiding citizens for the drug related deaths of gangsters. Makes a lot of sense, this coming from a mayor just caught screwing his best friends wife, a District Attorney who won’t go for the death sentence for a cop killer. Mr. Leno is a nanny type legislator who thinks you can legislate killers out of existence by doing away with the instruments rather than the perpetrator. There is a high murder rate because of people like this, the cops don’t care anymore, they have been brutalized by the nannification of the local PC officials.

By: GG

GG — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:36:58 +0000

Didn;t the gun ban already get overturned for being unconstitutional? This ciry is so nuts it is funny. I am so tired of these fascist supervisors…