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Committee advances measure to ban concealed guns at certain San Francisco public gatherings
Summary
Supervisor Catherine Stefani introduced an ordinance to bar concealed firearms at some public gatherings; the committee accepted an amendment lowering the attendance threshold from 50 to 20 and continued the item for further consideration by the board.
Supervisor Catherine Stefani told the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee on April 18 that she introduced an ordinance in February to amend the Police Code and prohibit concealed firearms at certain public gatherings, saying the change would protect people exercising their First Amendment rights. “When you are in San Francisco, you are free to exercise your first amendment rights without intimidation or fear from those carrying concealed firearms,” Stefani said.
Stefani framed the measure as a response to recent protests and to a…
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