MichelleNov 15, 2022

If a city bans gun stores, is it infringing on the #constitutionalrights of individuals to bear arms?

That’s what the #SecondAmendment Foundation is claiming that the city of #redwoodcity is doing by establishing a moratorium on #gun retail.

“Simply put, the right to keep and bear arms is meaningless without the right to acquire arms and ammunition,” Executive Director Adam Kraut wrote in a letter to the city dated Oct. 28.

https://bit.ly/3OaJ3ki

Redwood City leaders discussing legal options as possible lawsuit against ban on gun retail looms

A gun rights advocacy group is accusing the city of violating its residents’ constitutional rights

Redwood City Pulse
Show threadfiberdriveNov 15, 2022
@cephira I think that as long as there is a gun store within a decent travel time, then it doesn't infringe much. However if more localities do it, it could start to infringe, in that it would put a huge burden on, especially minority and poor, firearms owners who would have to have the time off work, and the money for the long drive to pickup a gun. Not sure how this works in a legal framework, but I'm one who thinks gun rights are minority rights, and generally oppose this type of legislation.
Show threadMichelleNov 15, 2022
@fiberdrive the closest gun store is the next city over, within a 10-mile radius. Really not that far. They faced a similar challenge years ago when a store wanted to open up there.
Show threadfiberdrive
@cephira One issue I have with the actual access to firearms is that #redwoodcity can't keep that gun store in the next town over open or not, so if they close down, from an accessibility standpoint, the ban in #redwoodcity would be problematic. Again, this is ideological, not legal.
Nov 15, 2022 at 4:11amWeb