In a unanimous vote, the city of San Francisco formally adopted a resolution designating the National Rifle Association a domestic terrorist organization.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors charged in the resolution passed Tuesday “the National Rifle Association spreads propaganda that misinforms and aims to deceive the public about the dangers of gun violence.”
It recommends that the city and county no longer do business with any entity that has dealings with the gun-rights group.
The declaration was written by District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani after the July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in which three people were killed, reported local KTVU-TV.
“The NRA exists to spread dis-information, and knowingly puts guns into the hands of those who would harm and terrorize us,” Stefani wrote.
In an interview with KTVU, she said the NRA “has it coming to them, and I will do everything that I possibly can to call them out on what they are, which is a domestic terrorist organization.”
After the Gilroy shooting, said Stefani, the “next weekend we had Dayton, Ohio. We had El Paso, Texas. Now we’ve had Odessa, Texas, and people are dying every day in this country.”
“And doing nothing is not an option, and that it what the NRA continues to do.”
The NRA responded with a statement.
“This ludicrous stunt by the Board of Supervisors is an effort to distract from the real problems facing San Francisco, such as rampant homelessness, drug abuse and skyrocketing petty crime, to name a few,” the statement said.
“The NRA will continue working to protect the constitutional rights of all freedom-loving Americans.”
The declaration calls on San Francisco to urge other cities, states and the federal government to adopt similar declarations.
