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CA: SF Board Of Supervisors Approve Ban On 50-Cali
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SF Board Of Supervisors Approve Ban On 50-Caliber Firearms
SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave final approval Tuesday to a ban on the sale of .50-caliber firearms in the city.
An East Bay county passed a similar ordinance in April.
Contra Costa Supervisor John Gioia, who co-authored the ban with Supervisor Gayle Uilkema, had said that .50-caliber rifles are powerful enough to shoot down airplanes and tear through eight inches of concrete from 400 yards away.
Contra Costa became the second county in the state to adopt the .50-caliber rifle ban, following Los Angeles, which passed similar legislation in 2003.
The San Francisco ordinance was sponsored by supervisors Matt Gonzales, Bevan Dufty and Chris Daly.
Copyright 2004 by KTVU.com and Bay City News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
http://www.ktvu.com/news/3858441/detail.html
GEORGE WASHINGTON (First President)
"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the people's liberty teeth keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than 99% of them by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour." (Address to 1st session of Congress)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors gave final approval Tuesday to a ban on the sale of .50-caliber firearms in the city.
An East Bay county passed a similar ordinance in April.
Contra Costa Supervisor John Gioia, who co-authored the ban with Supervisor Gayle Uilkema, had said that .50-caliber rifles are powerful enough to shoot down airplanes and tear through eight inches of concrete from 400 yards away.
Contra Costa became the second county in the state to adopt the .50-caliber rifle ban, following Los Angeles, which passed similar legislation in 2003.
The San Francisco ordinance was sponsored by supervisors Matt Gonzales, Bevan Dufty and Chris Daly.
Copyright 2004 by KTVU.com and Bay City News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
http://www.ktvu.com/news/3858441/detail.html
GEORGE WASHINGTON (First President)
"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the people's liberty teeth keystone... the rifle and the pistol are equally indispensable... more than 99% of them by their silence indicate that they are in safe and sane hands. The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour." (Address to 1st session of Congress)