{"id":628,"date":"2019-07-29T12:45:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T19:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=628"},"modified":"2019-07-30T10:17:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T17:17:44","slug":"the-safe-storage-of-firearms-ordinance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=628","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Democrats take away 2nd Amendment Rights with City Attorney\u2019s Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A few weeks ago, the San Diego City Council approved \u201cThe Safe Storage of Firearms Ordinance.\u201d San Diego\u2019s City Attorney, Mara Elliott, proposed the city ordinance last month. This injunction requires guns to be stored in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock unless they\u2019re being carried on a person&#8217;s body. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Some have come out in defense of the law, but citizens who advocate for the Second Amendment rights and broader self-defense argue that this ordinance is unconstitutional and unenforceable, while making it more difficult for individuals to access their guns in a time of emergency. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Safe Storage of Firearms Ordinance was first presented at the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting on June 5, 2019, where it was approved to go to a full council vote. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The ordinance passed with Councilmembers Gomez, Bry, Campbell, Ward, Montgomery, and Moreno all voting in favor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Councilmen Chris Cate and Scott Sherman stood with their constituents in defending the rights of San Diego\u2019s citizens. The ordinance had a bizarre beginning, as it was introduced by what is supposed to be a nonpartisan city attorney. The proposal of the ordinance and how it subsequently passed has shown, yet again, that the city attorney and her cohorts on the City Council are putting politics before people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@alex_andrews?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Alexander Andrews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, the San Diego City Council approved \u201cThe Safe Storage of Firearms Ordinance.\u201d San Diego\u2019s City Attorney, Mara Elliott, proposed the city ordinance last month. This injunction requires guns to be stored in a locked container or disabled with a trigger lock unless they\u2019re being carried on a person&#8217;s body. 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