San Jose To Require Gun Owners To Lock Up All Firearms

By Tom Knighton

th The state of California and most of their larger city governments don’t care about your right to self-defense. They might give a little lip service to it, but it’s not something anyone in those governments thinks about too much.

Take the latest example, which comes from San Jose:

City residents who own guns will have to to lock them up when they leave home under a new law set to take effect in December.

The San Jose City Council approved the hotly-debated ordinance on a 6-5 vote late Tuesday, with some of the city’s elected leaders favoring stronger protections. The San Jose law is similar to safe-storage gun laws in San Francisco, Oakland, Sunnyvale and Berkeley. State law requires that guns be locked up or secured only in homes with young children.

The council vote came amid emotional testimony from some residents who feel it will tamp down gun violence. Louis Pandula choked up as he told city leaders about the worst day of his life: When his daughter was shot in the head six years ago by a fellow San Jose State student.

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But other residents said the measure won’t stop gun violence. One man demonstrated how long it takes …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms