San Diego Has A New, Unenforceable Gun Control Law In Effect

By Cam Edwards

San Diego’s “safe storage” law took effect Thursday, but don’t expect the new ordinance to actually have much of an affect. As it turns out, this is another soundbite solution that doesn’t actually solve anything at all. The ordinance requires all gun owners to keep firearms locked at all times that they’re not “in use” or being carried in your home, which not only dances awfully close to the storage law struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Heller decision, but is utterly unenforceable from a proactive standpoint.

The measure was suggested by San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott in conjunction with the anti-gun group San Diegans for Gun Violence Prevention, and according to Elliott, it’s just “common sense”.

“Safe storage is proven to prevent tragedies and save lives by keeping guns out of the hands of minors, unauthorized users, and individuals going through personal crises that could result in them harming themselves or others,” Elliott said. “We all are safer when this law is followed.”

Unless of course you need your firearm in self-defense and can’t get to your gun in time to use it. A one-size-fits-all ordinance like this means that if you want to protect …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms