Florida: Public housing ban on guns challenged

GGReporter · 10-24-2009, 07:32 AM

Despite the seemingly national groundswell in favor of gun ownership, Johnie E. Lewis, a 73 year old man living in public housing in Fernandina Beach, could face eviction for his desire to bear arms. Under a Housing Authority of Fernandina Beach lease agreement that tenants must sign, they agree not to display, use or possess any firearms under penalty of eviction for now, anyway.

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Cyrano · 10-24-2009, 01:51 PM

I seem to remember that the NRA fought this same issue against the San Francisco Housing Authority earlier this year and won the case, thereby requiring the SF Housing Authority to leave gun owners who live in public house administered by San Franscico alone; that SF can't void leases or evict them for owning guns. Why was this precedent not mentioned in the article?

murdok48 · 10-24-2009, 03:56 PM

Is he living in a Goverment funding housing if so owning a fire arm is not allowd which is a bunch of????? but that is the way it is . Granted its not right .You do have the right to bear arms in this country . Its another way the goverment is trying to controll its people its B,S. but what can ya do...

hay1 · 10-24-2009, 04:54 PM

What's the worse they could do if they caught a renter posessing a gun? Eviction? Jail? What would happen if the hapless renter had to use the firearm for self protection? Again, what would happen? I would rather take my chances that i would not get caught with the firearm in my posession while living there, as opposed to being a victim of a senseless crime while unarmed and waiting for the police. Some laws are just silly and some are stupid in regard to self protection. I have to wonder what some of the anti-gun nuts would do if they were unarmed and confronted by a perp. I'll bet that most would be armed and dangerous waiting for the next time. Crime has a way of bringing out the best in firearm self protection.

cjleete · 10-25-2009, 07:39 AM

Is it just me or does it seem like civil service in the US attracts the anti-gun types more than any other sector? I know many exceptions, but they are a drop in the bucket

G. Green · 10-25-2009, 04:07 PM

I think a lot of it is there are so many Dems in office that people who think like them get the jobs. Whenever you see an anti gun chief of police he/she has almost always been appointed by a Dem mayor.

10-24-2009, 07:32 AM	#1
GGReporter Magazine Staff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,276	Florida: Public housing ban on guns challenged Despite the seemingly national groundswell in favor of gun ownership, Johnie E. Lewis, a 73 year old man living in public housing in Fernandina Beach, could face eviction for his desire to bear arms. Under a Housing Authority of Fernandina Beach lease agreement that tenants must sign, they agree not to display, use or possess any firearms under penalty of eviction for now, anyway. More...

10-25-2009, 07:39 AM	#5
cjleete Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 351	Is it just me or does it seem like civil service in the US attracts the anti-gun types more than any other sector? I know many exceptions, but they are a drop in the bucket __________________ "Yeah I'm playing with a full deck, all Jokers of course"

10-24-2009, 01:51 PM	#2
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 6,936	I seem to remember that the NRA fought this same issue against the San Francisco Housing Authority earlier this year and won the case, thereby requiring the SF Housing Authority to leave gun owners who live in public house administered by San Franscico alone; that SF can't void leases or evict them for owning guns. Why was this precedent not mentioned in the article?

10-24-2009, 03:56 PM	#3
murdok48 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Is he living in a Goverment funding housing if so owning a fire arm is not allowd which is a bunch of????? but that is the way it is . Granted its not right .You do have the right to bear arms in this country . Its another way the goverment is trying to controll its people its B,S. but what can ya do...

10-24-2009, 04:54 PM	#4
hay1 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: republic of Texas Posts: 50	What's the worse they could do if they caught a renter posessing a gun? Eviction? Jail? What would happen if the hapless renter had to use the firearm for self protection? Again, what would happen? I would rather take my chances that i would not get caught with the firearm in my posession while living there, as opposed to being a victim of a senseless crime while unarmed and waiting for the police. Some laws are just silly and some are stupid in regard to self protection. I have to wonder what some of the anti-gun nuts would do if they were unarmed and confronted by a perp. I'll bet that most would be armed and dangerous waiting for the next time. Crime has a way of bringing out the best in firearm self protection.

10-25-2009, 04:07 PM	#6
G. Green Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NE OK Posts: 464	I think a lot of it is there are so many Dems in office that people who think like them get the jobs. Whenever you see an anti gun chief of police he/she has almost always been appointed by a Dem mayor.