(CBS 5) SAN FRANCISCO -- On Wednesday, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a new round of gun control measures.
The announcement comes nearly one year after a judge struck down a law banning handgun possession in San Francisco.
"In the last 24 months, just to give you perspective, we've taken more guns off the street than we have in the last decade," Newsom said.
A total of 2,262 guns since the crackdown began. One part of the measure bans guns from any city owned property, not only in buildings like city hall, but also city parks.
Guns are already banned at some city buildings, such as schools. Mayor Newsom hopes to extend the ban to public housing complexes, but federal laws make that complicated.
The proposed legislation would also require people who commit crimes with guns to sign up with the police department, then probation officers could keep better tabs on them.
Another aspect would require all gun owners to store their arms with a trigger lock or in a lock box. Authorities say lock boxes would help to keep legal guns from being stolen and then later used illegally.
The idea is to remind legal gun owners how to behave.
"Just because you legally possess a gun in the sanctity of your locked home doesn't mean that we're not going to walk into that home and check to see if you're being responsible and safe in the way that you conduct your affairs," District Attorney Kamala Harris said.
San Francisco's only gun shop is also a target. The proposed legislation would require it and any future gun shop to send the authorities a gun sales list every six months.
Even though criminals already don't follow the law, the mayor believes any gun crackdown makes the city safer.
"It is fair to say that a majority of gun crime is committed with illegal guns," Harris said.
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Emphasis mine.
As I've said before:
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge
Stupidity is a lack of intelligence
Ignorance is cured by education
Stupidity is cured by a funeral
Where does active malice fit in there?
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