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Environmental Planning Commission recommends prohibiting firearm and ammunition sales in homes

Original post made on Aug 17, 2023

Mountain View's Environmental Planning Commission voted 6-1 on Wednesday to recommend an ordinance that adds firearms and ammunition retailing as a prohibited home occupation use.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, August 17, 2023, 1:29 PM

Comments (5)

Posted by Dan Waylonis
a resident of Jackson Park
on Aug 17, 2023 at 5:34 pm

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2nd amendment might disagree with this restriction. Amazing that most of City Council would support it.


Posted by Clarence Rown
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Aug 17, 2023 at 6:02 pm

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While the Second Amendment does protect the right to bear arms, legal scholars and courts have recognized that reasonable regulations on firearms can still be implemented without infringing upon this right. The amendment doesn't prevent the government from imposing restrictions or regulations on home firearm markets, as long as those regulations are within the boundaries of public safety and constitutional limits.


Posted by ivg
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Aug 17, 2023 at 6:19 pm

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I don't understand what problem this is supposed to solve.


Posted by Greg David
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Aug 17, 2023 at 10:09 pm

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@ivg

Exactly.


Posted by ivg
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Aug 18, 2023 at 12:43 pm

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I can imagine that there may be people with 3D printers at home making and selling ghost guns. But that's already illegal.


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