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Gun Safety

City Attorney using red flag law to remove guns from accused Richmond District synagogue shooter

January 28, 2025February 23, 2023 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
Case serves as an opportunity to remind the public of the importance of gun violence restraining orders

Categories Gun Safety, News, Public Safety

City Attorney David Chiu and Mayor London Breed Issue Joint Statement Regarding Supreme Court Ruling on Gun Restrictions

January 9, 2024June 23, 2022 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
City Attorney David Chiu
City is reviewing San Francisco’s licensing requirements in light of today’s decision, and will continue to enforce all lawful concealed-carry licensing requirements

Categories Gun Safety, News

Statement from City Attorney Dennis Herrera supporting students protesting gun violence

March 14, 2018 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office

Thousands of students nationwide are walking out of their schools to protest gun violence

Categories Gun Safety, News

San Francisco and other major cities sue the Pentagon over gun background checks

January 4, 2018December 26, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera blasted the lawsuit by backers of Sen. Bernie Sanders, saying: “Every violation alleged in this federal lawsuit—literally every single one of them—is factually inaccurate.”
Lawsuit seeks federal court oversight to ensure that military criminal convictions are reported to the FBI database used to run background checks on gun buyers

Categories Gun Safety, News

Herrera secures court order to make California communities safer; gun suppliers must halt sale of high-capacity ammo ‘repair kits’ into state

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Settlement agreement includes a 10-year injunction with additional restrictions 

Categories Gun Safety, News

Herrera sues gun suppliers flouting state law with high-capacity ammo “repair kits”

May 12, 2017February 9, 2017 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Companies are profiting by defying common-sense gun control law designed to limit carnage in mass shootings

Categories Gun Safety, News

Herrera gratified, hopeful with U.S. Supreme Court denial of NRA challenge to S.F. gun law

July 22, 2015June 8, 2015 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Speculating that ‘pendulum’s swing toward unfettered gun access may finally have reached its pivot point,’ City Attorney has high hopes for viability of gun safety laws

Categories Defending S.F. Laws, Gun Safety, News

Herrera hails federal court’s denial of NRA injunction motion on high-cap gun magazines

September 1, 2015February 19, 2014 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
S.F. City Attorney applauds Judge Alsup ‘for a wise ruling that powerfully affirms San Francisco’s rationale for enacting our common sense gun safety law’

Categories Gun Safety, News Tags Gun Industry, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association

Herrera blasts NRA’s latest legal attack on S.F.’s ban on high‐capacity gun magazines

September 3, 2015November 19, 2013 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
NRA is ‘continuing its attack on common sense with its lawsuit today,’ S.F. City Attorney says, vowing aggressive defense of gun safety laws ‘that save lives’

Categories Gun Safety, News Tags Gun Industry, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association

Herrera sues over high-capacity ammo gun ‘repair kits’ intended to skirt California law

September 11, 2015June 10, 2013 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Three gun accessories companies, gun show promoter named in suit for attempting ‘clever end-run’ by selling disassembled but fully functional high-capacity magazines

Categories Gun Safety, News Tags 44MAG Distributing, Gun Industry, Gun Violence

Herrera’s battle with NRA over S.F.’s gun safety laws moves to Ninth Circuit

September 11, 2015March 7, 2013 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Controversial gun lobby seeks to immediately halt City’s enforcement of firearm safe-storage law, ban on the sale of enhanced-lethality bullets

Categories Gun Safety, News Tags Gun Violence, National Rifle Association

NRA’s bid to halt enforcement of S.F. gun laws rejected by federal judge

September 16, 2015November 27, 2012 by S.F. City Attorney's Press Office
Herrera hails ‘thoughtful and persuasive ruling that affirms our position that San Francisco’s gun laws protect public safety’

Categories Gun Safety, News Tags Gun Industry, Gun Violence, National Rifle Association

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