Temporal Coincidences?
lookie what they’re voting on today in San FranFreakshow!
Prop H: Initiative ordinance prohibiting the sale, manufacture and distribution of firearms in the City and County of San Francisco, and limiting the possession of handguns in the City and County of San Francisco.
...Section 3. Limiting Handgun Possession in the City and County of San Francisco
Within the limits of the City and County of San Francisco, no resident of the City and County of San Francisco shall possess any handgun unless required for professional purposes, as enumerated herein. Specifically, any City, state or federal employee carrying out the functions of his or her government employment, including but not limited to peace officers as defined by California Penal Code Section 830 et.seq. and animal control officers may possess a handgun. Active members of the United States armed forces or the National Guard and security guards, regularly employed and compensated by a person engaged in any lawful business, while actually employed and engaged in protecting and preserving property or life within the scope of his or her employment, may also possess handguns. Within 90 days from the effective date of this section, any resident of the City and County of San Francisco may surrender his or her handgun at any district station of the San Francisco Police Department, or to the San Francisco Sheriffs Department without penalty under this section.
...Section 8. Amendment
By a two-thirds vote and upon making findings, the Board of Supervisors may amend this ordinance in the furtherance of reducing handgun violence.
SF SHOP OWNER: So, if I can’t own a gun, what shall I do when an [illegally] armed robber comes into my shop knowing that I will not have a gun?
SF GUN BANNER: Call the police, of course!
SF SHOP OWNER: It takes 20 minutes for the police to arrive—shall I ask the robber to have coffee? He’ll shoot me with his illegal gun!
SF GUN BANNER: Well, of course—just give the robber the money—your life is more important than money!
SF SHOP OWNER: Will the police get my money back for me?
SF GUN BANNER: ...er, no.
SF SHOP OWNER: So I should look at this as, whaaa? another tax?
SF GUN BANNER:
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