Gun Policy News
San Francisco Handgun Ban Faces Hurdles
17 December 2004
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco supervisors want to make the city the second in the nation to ban the ownership of handguns, but whether such a law would prove to be more than symbolic remains to be seen.
First, legal challenges are being readied by those who see the proposed law — set to go to voters next fall — as bucking state law, which says law-abiding citizens do not need permits or licenses to keep handguns in their homes.
Then there are practical hurdles: How do you... (GunPolicy.org)