Legal Opinion
Doe v. City and County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 13, 1982No. Docket Nos. A018441, A018445PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WHITE, P. J.
These two petitions challenge the validity of the San Francisco Handgun Ordinance [or Handgun Ordinance], adopted June 28, 1982, and effective July 28, 1982. The main contention is that the State of California has passed laws (Gov. Code, § 53071 and Pen. Code, § 12026) which preempt the field. Handgun control is a volatile issue of great public importance, invoking complex policy considerations. While we are sensitive to the political and social overtones of a case such as this, we are here concerned only with the narrow legal question of whether the state Constitution and…
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