So female sized guns are “junk” guns. So that two thousand dollar kimber ultra compact custom .45 is a junk gun. Jesus!

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Officials in San Francisco and Oakland want to ban the sale of ultracompact handguns, palm-sized weapons that fit easily into a pocket but pack the firepower of a larger gun.

Oakland Vice Mayor Henry Chang and San Francisco Supervisor Alicia Becerril plan to introduce ordinances next week that would close a loophole in an existing ban on so-called junk guns.

The proposals, which would not outlaw carrying the weapons, would also make the two cities the first in the nation to ban these tiny handguns, Becerril said.

“We want to send a message out that the manufacturers shouldn’t get too comfortable with these types of guns,” Becerril said in a telephone interview on Monday.

The proposals will go before the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council. Officials said both measures were expected to pass, but the trick would be getting other cities in the region to follow suit. Gun advocates promised to challenge the measures if they were approved.

The ordinances would ban the sale of handguns smaller than 6-3/4 inches long or 4-1/2 inches high. Because these types of guns are better made and carry more safety features, they are not included on a statewide ban on junk guns, or “Saturday Night Specials,” signed into law in August 1999.

Proponents of the new laws said that even though the tiny handguns are better made, they are still dangerous because the weapons are easy for criminals to conceal.

“Because ultracompact weapons can be easily concealed in a coat or under pants, they could not be more ideal for individuals who intend to break the law,” Becerril said.

Two groups, however, said they will file suit to block the laws if the measures are approved.

Chuck Michel, an attorney for the National Rifle Association and the California Rifle and Pistol Association, said the tiny guns were neither defective nor unsafe and that the proposals are rather part of an effort to strip away gun rights.

“Some guns are too small, some guns are too big, no gun is just right,” Michel said. “This is Goldilocks gun control.”

California already has some of the strictest gun laws in the nation and some lawmakers are seeking to pass legislation that would require handgun owners to register their weapons and get licenses to use them, just as they do their cars.