This might go against the current sentiments, but I think the sporting goods store that wants to sell firearms in San Carlos may have a point in their lawsuit against the city (“City may face lawsuit for gun store decision” in the Feb. 20 edition of the Daily Journal). I do not know if they were required to “take steps other gun stores in the city were not.” That may be true. It is provable they signed a 10-year lease and spent $125,000 to improve the space when the city said “Oh by the way, sorry for the late heads-up, but you can’t open here.” It is quite possible all these allegations are true and San Carlos will lose this lawsuit to the tune of millions that could be spent better elsewhere. The city moving the goalpost in the middle of the game is OK by some.
More important to “win the issue” than follow established law. Like colluding with the Russians, though illegal, was justified to save the republic in the view of some. That’s different — breaking established judicial precedence is OK, as long as our strong feelings are more important than the other person’s equally strong feelings. At least cities in conservative areas will have some cover to ban Planned Parenthood clinics. I can assure you their community feels as strong about that as San Carlos does about a legal sporting and gun store opening, laws be damned.
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This is a no brainer, the City of San Carlos acted in bad faith. Take the lawsuit to a jury, do not settle.
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