San Francisco Antique Arms Auctions Await Gun Ban Decision
Published March 11th, 2006
US Auction News
Two major San Francisco auction houses are holding their breath awaiting a judge’s decision as to whether a new anti-gun law will let them continue selling antique and sporting firearms in the city.
In municipal elections on November 8, 2005, 58% of San Francisco voters approved Proposition H, a ban of the sale and possession of firearms and ammunition within city and county limits. Unlike the federal government rules, which defines any firearm made before 1899 as an antique and thus immune to regulations and restrictions, the San Francisco law covers all guns, regardless of age or condition.
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