The San Diego City Council voted six to two Monday for an ordinance saying gun owners must lock up their firearms or disable them in the home.
Fox 5 reports that the council’s six Democrat members all voted for the gun control, which is designed to force firearms to be locked up or be disabled even if no minors are present in the home.
ABC 10 reports that gun owners cannot legally store their firearms in just any lockbox, but they must be in a “Department of Justice-approved lockbox.” No indication was given for how much a DOJ approved lockbox will cost.
Opponents of the ordinance pointed out that locking up a gun or disabling it necessarily adds to the time necessary to have a given firearm ready for a self-defense situation. NBC 7 reports that “the California Rifle and Pistol Association wrote a letter to the council last week, saying the ordinance is not enforceable, unconstitutional.”
The San Diego County Gun Owners PAC contended that the ordinance eliminated the exercise of “choice” in one’s own home.
Monday’s vote was the second of three on the gun storage measure. One more vote will be necessary to pass the gun control ordinance.
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WHO IS GOING TO ENFORCE THIS PIECE OF “LEGISLATION”?
THESE SONOFABITCHES ARE BEGGING FOR THE NOOSE.
Again, it is unlawful for anyone person or persons or any other fiction claiming authority to even have a discussion about my/our rights at any level…!
Treason is treason..! The rope is the rope…!
I encourage more and more and all of these concerned folks to continue to put their names to paper and public knowledge and advocate for such things that violate our Bill of rights.
The trials if we get there, will be short and sweet to the rope..!
Naked tyranny, how nice..!
“The trials if we get there,”………
MY FRIEND, IF WE DON’T “GET THERE”….. THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS TO COME FOR THIS COUNTRY WOULD MAKE THE THINGS WITNESSED BY SOLZHENITSYN AKIN TO WATCHING THE OLYMPIC GAMES……..
Well, that seems to be step 2. Step one was licensing and registration.
“A system of licensing and registration is the perfect device to deny gun ownership to the bourgeoisie.” — Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
Of course, the zio-anerican organized gang we so affectionately call government, is in reality a well organized crime syndicate that pays no attention to the rule of constitutional law. I hope the San Diegans tell the city government to go stuff their gun control rules.