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Gun Rights on Trial
The New American ^ | Edwin Vieira

Posted on 08/21/2008 9:58:32 AM PDT by djsherin

A homeowner suddenly confronted by a knife-wielding intruder reaches desperately for a handgun with which to defend himself. But the firearm lies disassembled and unloaded in a drawer, useless. Before the homeowner can reassemble and load his pistol, and confront his attacker, the assailant strikes, and strikes again — with fatal results.

The real cause of the homeowner’s death in this scenario? That he had the misfortune to reside in the District of Columbia. For besides banning most semiautomatic pistols (the type of firearm that most knowledgeable Americans prefer for personal self-defense), the District requires that all registered handguns possessed by its civilian residents remain unloaded and either disassembled or fitted with a trigger lock unless there is a “reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm to the person.”

Precisely how, except as a club, is an individual supposed to use a handgun that is unloaded and disassembled or trigger-locked to protect himself from immediate harm? The District leaves that to speculation. But the District’s attorney general has explained that “we are trying to balance the right to have a handgun for use of self-defense in the home, with protecting our citizens.”

One might have thought that having “a handgun for use of self-defense in the home,” fully loaded and ready to fire at a moment’s notice, is one very good way of “protecting our citizens.” Apparently the District’s officials imagine otherwise, and they intend to enforce their fantasies on the city’s crime-plagued residents, even if the consequence is those citizens’ otherwise preventable deaths or severe bodily injuries at the hands of homicidal criminals.

(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; gunban; guns; heller; johnbirchsociety; washingtondc

1 posted on 08/21/2008 9:59:15 AM PDT by djsherin
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To: djsherin

Let me add; Our founding fathers did not limit the 2A RKBA to the “home.” But because this ruling is based on a DC law that forbid 2A in the home, the ruling reflected this and everybody incorrectly assumes that the RKBA ONLY applies in the home. We need to rectify this soon.


2 posted on 08/21/2008 10:08:45 AM PDT by umgud
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To: djsherin

To have firearms disassembled and unloaded in a drawer is stupid and instigates carelessness on the part of any state that implores it.

Prohibiting people to rightfully defend themselves IN THEIR HOME is unacceptable.


3 posted on 08/21/2008 10:10:38 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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To: djsherin

Let me see now,....how do I “disassemble” my revolver without tools and a lot of torque, etc?


4 posted on 08/21/2008 10:16:59 AM PDT by garyhope (It's world war IV, right here, right now courtesy of Islam. VRWC. TWP.)
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To: garyhope

On the S&W Mdl 10, removing one screw forward of the triggerguard (IIRC) will permit removal of the crane(?) and cylinder.

I do not recommend this procedure on your primary defensive arm.


5 posted on 08/21/2008 10:40:34 AM PDT by ExGeeEye (I'm Right Guard, here to prevent B. O.)
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