San Francisco votes against guns, army recruiters

[Torog]

San Francisco votes against guns, army recruiters-(heh San France)

ap ^ | 11.9.05 | na


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Voters in famously liberal San Francisco overwhelmingly approved measures banning handguns and encouraging schools to keep military recruiters off campus, according to election results on Wednesday.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting results from Tuesday's election, Measure H, which prohibits San Franciscans from owning handguns and bans the sale of all firearms and ammunition in the city, passed with 57.9 percent of the vote.

The National Rifle Association said the measure's passage would prove a "hollow victory" for gun control activists and that it would file a lawsuit challenging the measure.

"Lawful residents of San Francisco are being stripped of their freedom because of an illegal measure that defies common sense. We will fight this outrageous assault on the rights of law-abiding San Franciscans and I believe that we will prevail," association vice-president Wayne LaPierre said in statement.

Measure I, a largely symbolic "declaration of policy that the people of San Francisco oppose the federal government's use of public schools to recruit students for service in the military," passed with 59.7 percent of votes.

The measure will have no effect on military recruiters as they are allowed on school grounds under federal law, according to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ellen Krenke, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Torog Reviewed by Torog on 11-10-2005. San Francisco votes against guns, army recruiters San Francisco votes against guns, army recruiters-(heh San France) ap ^ | 11.9.05 | na SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Voters in famously liberal San Francisco overwhelmingly approved measures banning handguns and encouraging schools to keep military recruiters off campus, according to election results on Wednesday. With 100 percent of precincts reporting results from Tuesday's election, Measure H, which prohibits San Franciscans from owning handguns and bans the sale of all firearms and Rating: 5

[Psycho4Bud]

San Fran.......the U.S. version of France! :smokin:

[Mojavpa]

Its common sense-why would you want army recruiters to come to schools to enlist kids to fight a war that most people agree was handled badly, and has no end in sight? Come on, guys, give the voters some credit.

[eg420ne]

I agree the gun ban is outrageous, but banning army recruiters is fair play considering LordBush lie to go to war with Iraq and is now pumping up more war for the unstoppable war on terrorism, it all a scam for PNAC & the other evil plans by the elite.

[Psycho4Bud]

I agree the gun ban is outrageous, but banning army recruiters is fair play considering LordBush lie to go to war with Iraq and is now pumping up more war for the unstoppable war on terrorism, it all a scam for PNAC & the other evil plans by the elite.

And what other job opportunities do we ban from the schools?

[lemonboy]

And what other job opportunities do we ban from the schools?

Any others that openly descriminate and use poor people as human shields sounds like a good start.

[eg420ne]

Well from what i've been hearing is that the republicans want to do away with everything educational so they can put the money towards the war, i heard it from CSPAN to The Daily Show. Thats just one of the issues that the republicans want to do away with so they will have money to fight the neverending war on terror, nothing like an enemy that does not go away.

[Psycho4Bud]

Any others that openly descriminate and use poor people as human shields sounds like a good start.

Descriminate against who? And who are the human shields your referring to?

[Psycho4Bud]

Well from what i've been hearing is that the republicans want to do away with everything educational so they can put the money towards the war, i heard it from CSPAN to The Daily Show. Thats just one of the issues that the republicans want to do away with so they will have money to fight the neverending war on terror, nothing like an enemy that does not go away.

Which Democrat was stating that? :smokin:

I'm not that high on the government education program as it is. :thumbsup:

[eg420ne]

Ya it boths that are trying to cut funded programs but its the republicans that have control & its bush that need more money for his war on terror..
going From memory these are the cuts that they want- comprehensive school reform, educational technology state grants, even start, . Agriculture department- Ams Biotechnology program, Forest service economic action, NRCS watershed and flood prevention
Commerce department- Advanced technology program, emergency steel guarantee loan program, public telecommunication facilities, planning and contruction programs... try watching CSPAN lots of info.