The lone gun shop left in SF says they are closing their doors because of this.
That would be High Bridge Arms, founded by Olympic shooter Bob Chow back in the 1950s.
High Bridge Arms said that among a variety of reasons, the new regulations helped push them to close.
The ordinance passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors includes requirement of video surveillance equipment as well as weekly reports detailing ammunition sales to police including the type and amount of ammunition.
San Francisco Supervisor Mark Farrell proposed the ordinances saying "I do believe our city government should be very protective and very restrictive around guns, and I'm not ashamed to say that and won't back down."
So San Francisco becomes a city without any over-the-counter gun shops, a rare sight actually.
According to this article, only Chicago, Illinois; Beijing, China; and Freetown, Sierra Leone are at a 0 gun store per capita rate. Mexico City allows gun sales but only through the government.
San Francisco still has two other businesses with the Federal Firearms License required to sell guns. These two businesses however are a gunsmith and an auctioneer, neither sound like a convenient spot to go pick up a pistol for household protection.
The ordinance does require a second board vote.
Further reading on the San Francisco gun ordinance can be found here.
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