Wednesday, June 14, 2006
California Guns
A good majority of the citizens of San Francisco voted a while back to ban the possession of hand guns and sales of all guns in their beautiful city. Earlier this week, a trial court judge said not so fast there, kitty cat.
So let's review. In California, a blue blue state, the city cannot violate the state constitution's guarantee of self defense with firearms. However, here in Colorado, at one time considered a red state, it's OK for Denver to ban possession of guns based on cosmetics and price, in the face of specific legislation denying cities the ability to do that and a section (Art. II; Sec. 13) of the state Constitution stating:
The right of no person to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall be called in question...
Got it.
So let's review. In California, a blue blue state, the city cannot violate the state constitution's guarantee of self defense with firearms. However, here in Colorado, at one time considered a red state, it's OK for Denver to ban possession of guns based on cosmetics and price, in the face of specific legislation denying cities the ability to do that and a section (Art. II; Sec. 13) of the state Constitution stating:
The right of no person to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property, or in aid of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, shall be called in question...
Got it.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:12 AM 
