Commenting on my post calling the Supreme Court’s Heller decision a victory for gay rights, a reader points out that the plaintiff (joined by the National Rifle Association and the Washington state-based Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms) suing the San Francisco Housing Authority “in a bid to overturn a rule forbidding gun possession in public housing units” happens to be gay.
Cites a New York Times article on the various challenges to bans on handguns being filed in the wake of Heller, Tom Maguire calls this is a “clever choice of plaintiff.” In addition to providing details on the San Francisco ban, Times reporter Jesse McKinley observes:
In an interesting turn in a city known for its embrace of gay rights, the chief plaintiff in the suit against the city is a gay man living in a public housing development, owned by the federal government, who wants to have a gun to protect himself from potential hate crimes.
A gay man wanting to protect himself from potential hate crimes. While this decision on its face may not seem a victory for gay rights, it does make it a lot easier to defend ourselves against those who would assault (or otherwise attack) us because of our sexual orientation.
Glad to see the Times picking up on this angle, even if perhaps elliptically.
I wonder how many gay websites will address this issue, particularly given the sexuality of the San Francisco plaintiff. Or how this many gay organizations will consider the gay angle.
Let’s hope the court rules in favor of this gay man so he can feel just a bit safer in his own home. And so gay-bashers become aware that gay people are taking measures to defend ourselves.
So, if you’re gay, and some dude is fixing to mess you up, are you better off being able to point a legal firearm at him, or yelling, “Don’t you know you’ll be subject to increased penalties under our government’s hate crimes statutes?”
Well, V, the second. Only bitter religious people want guns…
Seriously, I never understood the overall tendencies of both Jews and Gays to be anti-gun. Or women too. Trusting in the kindness of strangers while unarmed seems, well, suicidal.
It’s conservatively-estimated that over 2-million robberies, assualts, rapes and/or murder attempts are thwarted by the possession of the firearm…and the willingness to use it…by the intended victim. Not all are in the home, and not all are with handguns….but most of the troglodytes and trolls out-there are cowards and don’t want holes made in them by their intended prey.
Bruce,
I’ve seen studies that legal handguns do save lives,but I lack the stats to know if the science is good.Still,heinlein’s dictum is certainly applicable.I don’t think non american Jews are suicidal or trusting anymore.And many Americans wouldn’t know a Torah if ti hit them ion the face.
Still,the last couple of times I was in SF,it struck me as a city that was economically destabilized I hope I live another 50 yrs,so I can watch what happens
Hopefully, more raping and home-invading monkeys will cease in this behavior or be blown away as they well deserve. The world will be MUCH better with more of this scum dead.
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absurd thought –
God of the Universe says
you may not defend yourself
guns are for criminals
just hope police show in time
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absurd thought –
God of the Universe says
prosecute citizens
when they kill home invaders
threatening their families
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absurd thought –
God of the Universe thinks
women shouldn’t carry guns
their attackers and rapists
don’t deserve their brains blown out
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Philosophy of Liberty Cartoon
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While I’ve never actually seen a Toray, if you whacked me in the face with a huge scroll, I’d have a pretty good idea. 😉
As far as projects go, I used to volunteer at a fire department in Houston. Our district included a rather large project called Haverstock Hill. Whether for medical or fire emergencies, we always had law enforcement sent with us. Not only that, but somebody had to stay with the apparatus to make sure they weren’t stolen. “Haverstock Hell” used to have security guards. Now they have an HPD substation. I won’t bore you with the stories I’ve heard from police officers, fire, & EMS in regard to the projects in other cities. Ask Pete if he would go through 5th Ward or feel comfortable at LBJ or Ben Taub emergency rooms.
Long story short, as a private citizen, there’s no way in hell I would set foot in projects without at least a .38. An HK MP5 would be better.
Torah, sorry.
And speaking of SFO, they recently decided that ROTC doesn’t count as PE credits. Bet if they had a competetion to see who could bob on Gavin Newsome and make him cum the fastest, that would count.
#6 – “Ask Pete if he would go through 5th Ward or feel comfortable at LBJ or Ben Taub emergency rooms.”
Well, Rob, I’m assuming it would be in broad daylight if I visited the Fifth Ward. If not, ixnay on that unless I had a concealed handgun (which incidentally is legal in Texas) or accompanied by a resident who would vouch for me.
I can’t say for sure about the LBJ hospital, but Hubby works for the Harris County Hospital District (which encompasses Ben Taub), so I would not be an unbiased source for that one.
Suffice to say that I’ve had my sister treated there 15 years ago for a gunshot wound, and that I’ve said goodbye to a good friend with AIDS who had to be treated there since he had no insurance. Both times, the Ben Taub people were first-rate. Their triage system is the best in the nation.
Regards,
Peter H.
Q: Why do drag queens carry purses?
A: Where else is a fag* going to carry his gun?
* Note to PC Thought Police: “Fag” here is used in a salty, in-crowd way (somewhat like “nigger” among black youth). I heard this joke some years back on SF’s Polk St. which for decades was, to some extent still is, the slummier gay part of town. Take it or leave it.
A pejorative is a pejorative is a pejorative.
#11 – Tell that to Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy and other black comedians who use the word “nigger” as often as I use toothpaste.
Regards,
Peter H.