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I don't think SF's ban on airsoft guns reflected a hostility towards gun owners as much as a worry that they'd be mistaken for real guns and get people killed.
by wl 8y ago
I don't think SF's ban on airsoft guns reflected a hostility towards gun owners as much as a worry that they'd be mistaken for real guns and get people killed.
An example of this 50 miles north: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Andy_Lopez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Andy_Lopez
- solidsnack9000 8y agoWas SF a jurisdiction uniquely concerned about that? It seems unlikely. Openly carrying a replica firearm like that can be unwise. In SF, it is still unlawful. It seems like restricting brandishment and not ownership would be the minimal and reasonable legislation.
- wl 8y agoWere there more narrowly tailored laws SF could have passed? Yes. Does the SF Board of Supervisors generally care about overbroad laws? No.