Wednesday, November 09, 2005

They've Got the Worst [bleep]ing Attorneys

The Angry Clam notes that amid the other election news last night was this tidbit: The city of San Francisco passed a ballot measure banning the sale of all guns in city limits.

Never mind that this runs contrary to state law and that the city lacks the authority to do so. As the Clam says,
Problem: they tried this in the 1980s, when Feinstein was mayor. It didn’t work then, because the California Court of Appeal ruled that state firearms regulations preempt such local regulations, and localities lack the power to ban guns. Likewise, when West Hollywood tried to ban “Saturday Night Specials,” a different district of the Court of Appeal rejected the law as preempted by state law.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What? Does anyone not expect the "9th Circus" to support SF? Common... those justices have undone what little respect those of us in the sciences have for "law". Heh.

Anonymous said...

The ballot measure? Oh God. It's in my office, next to the hot plate with the frayed wires. I can't believe he's gone!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING!!!

Anonymous said...

This will be litigated in state court because they are dealing with the California Constitution and California state statutes.

Anonymous said...

Hey, Anon #2, what the hell was that?

Anonymous said...

Hey, Jonathan, you aren't one of those silly men dressed like a woman, are you?