http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/23/san-rafael-smoking-ban_n_4326768.html?ir=Business
Summary: Last year, the city council of San Rafael, California, unanimously voted to ban smoking in "dwellings that share a wall with another unit, including apartments, duplexes and condominiums." It is the city's hope to eliminate secondhand smoke that annually kills 50, 000 Americans, according to a US Surgeon General report. The ban took into effect last week. Some residents oppose the ban, while the American Lung Association calls the law "groundbreaking".
Analysis: Just weeks ago, the New York City instated a law prohibiting people under the age of 21 buying/using tobacco products. Now, on the other side of the country, those living in condos, apartments, lofts, duplexes and apartments aren't allowed to smoke cigarettes in the privacy of their home. That's outrageous! They pay rent for their shelters and should be allowed to do have a smoke in the place they pay for. The government continues to take away smokers freedoms. This should be considered an abuse of power. It's so tyrannical and controlling.
--Tyra Harris, 5th period
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