Mallahan: Gun ban is OK as long as it doesn't cost the city money

Joe Link · Oct 30, 2009

Original Article Here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ht...an_gun_ban_is_ok_as_long.html?syndication=rss

Posted by Emily Heffter

As long as Seattle doesn't have to pay the legal fees to defend it, mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan is willing to support Mayor Greg Nickels' so called "gun ban," which places signs prohibiting guns in city-owned playgrounds, community centers, sports fields, swimming pools and water-play areas.

The National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups <broken link removed> the city this week over the ban.

Law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has offered to represent the city for free.

Mallahan opposed the ban initially. He said he supports its intentions, but it wasn't worth a long and expensive legal battle. McGinn supports the ban, and attacked Mallahan in robo-calls, saying Mallahan was siding with the NRA.

But Mallahan's spokeswoman, Charla Neuman, said Mallahan doesn't have a problem with the ban, as long as it doesn't cost the city anything in legal fees.

"There isn't much to object to except whether it costs the city a lot of money right now. We would fail to see the harm in it." Neuman said. "You never know if there's something you don't foresee that comes up tomorrow. But right now, the big concern is costs, and if the cost concern goes away, then by all means, if it makes people feel safer..."

TonsOfOregonBrass · Oct 30, 2009

WOW,

It is sad that the only concern is the cost. doesn't matter about the rights of people to defend themselves.

Chee-to · Oct 30, 2009

"then by all means, if it makes people feel safer..."

FEEL SAFER, what good is that ? They're trying to sell an illusion of safety, meanwhile stripping citizens of their constitutional rights, what a bunch of "maroons !!!"................ :s0154:

Spad · Oct 30, 2009

How about the part,"if it makes people feel safer", these are the touchy feely people, yes sir "gun free zone, commit your crime here, much easier," how about someone putting signs up like that, sue the city of Seattle to give equality. Bill

56kninja · Oct 30, 2009

Joey Link said:
Original Article Here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ht...an_gun_ban_is_ok_as_long.html?syndication=rss

Apparently Seattle only has left, and lefter.

Sounds almost like Japan. (Where LIBERALS are the conservatives)

I'd say these men are not good candidates now. They deny rights, and by all means.. They defy logic.

In a perfect world, a terrorist would see a "Gun free zone" and say to his friend "Awww you see that Muhammed? We're going to have to go home and drop off our AKs before we blow ourselves up.

In reallity they are going to be emboldened and start popping AK rounds into civilians that are unable to defend themselves, (And I guarantee the police will have pretty poor luck)