[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Frank D. Russo

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has not only vowed to defend San Francisco’s gun control laws from legal challenges by the National Rifle Association in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision interpreting the Second Amendment’s “right to bear arms” clause in the Heller case. He has announced new initiatives to curtail gun violence in the city, some of which may become a model for other municipalities in the state.

In response to the decision when it was issued by the nation’s high court on Thursday, Newsom said:

“Today, the United States Supreme Court affirmed that the Second Amendment confers an individual’s right to possess a handgun. But as the majority wrote, “It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose.”

“The gun laws that San Francisco has enacted in recent years are reasonable regulations that will be upheld under today’s ruling. I intend to fight any NRA lawsuit that challenges our common-sense gun laws every step of the way.”

He also asked, “Is there anyone out there who really believes that we need more guns in public housing? I can’t for the life of me sit back and roll over on this. We will absolutely defend the rights of the housing authority.”

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