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District Leaders Announce New Handgun Regulations
The Washington Post ^ | July 14, 2008 | Robert E. Pierre and Marcia Davis

Posted on 07/14/2008 5:09:07 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy

District residents will be able to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense but that right would be limited to the home and not outside it, city leaders said today, announcing new gun regulations in response to the Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down the city's handgun ban.

Gun owners will have to pass vision and written tests, provide a photo with their application to register a gun, and submit their weapon for ballistics testing. Guns will also still require trigger locks.

Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) and interim Attorney General Peter J. Nickles announced the regulations alongside D.C. Council Chairman Vincent G. Gray (D), Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) and several other council members.

The regulations are an effort to maintain some gun control while complying with the Supreme Court's 5 to 4 ruling last month.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: banglist; dc; fenty; guns; handguns; heller; shallnotbeinfringed
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To: Bubba_Leroy
"Gun owners will have to pass vision and written tests"

The requirement for a written test will exclude about 90% of the D.C. population from owning a firearm.

21 posted on 07/14/2008 5:25:22 PM PDT by Enterprise (Let all Democrats have a half vote. They deserve it!)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
I predict it will stand for a while. The issues of incorporation will take precedence over a Pi$$ing contest with the DC city council.

Residents should be more concerned that today, there is no legal way of BUYING a handgun, since there is no 01 FFL's that are willing to transfer one into the district.

Funny, that one of the arguments DC used to argue against Heller was since they weren't a State, the law didn't apply, but now they will follow Federal law covering States in that one can not buy a handgun outside of one's home State without transferring it through a dealer.

22 posted on 07/14/2008 5:25:22 PM PDT by kAcknor ("A pistol! Are you expecting trouble sir?" "No ma'am, were I expecting trouble I'd have a rifle.")
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To: Bubba_Leroy
District residents will be able to keep a handgun in the home for self-defense but that right would be limited to the home and not outside it, city leaders said today, announcing new gun regulations in response to the Supreme Court's recent ruling striking down the city's handgun ban.

Gun owners will have to pass vision and written tests, provide a photo with their application to register a gun, and submit their weapon for ballistics testing. Guns will also still require trigger locks.

I think it's time for the President to maybe slap thee idiots down hard. Maybe send Cheney in with his shotgun as President of the Senate to explain the facts of life to these idiots.

23 posted on 07/14/2008 5:25:44 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (A citizen using a weapon to shoot a criminal is the ultimate act of independence from government.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy
Trigger locks? How can they even enforce such a mandate?

Thank God, though I live in one of the most liberal, far-left, socialist states in the country (Vermont) we enjoy one of the most least restrictive CCW policies in the country.

What ta hell good is having a handgun if when there is a need to possibly use it, one must search in the middle of the night, in darkness, for a key to unlock your weapon while under stress, and every second could mean the difference between life and death.

F'n moron, libs, would not know the difference between a handgun and a spitball.

IF some day, one of these moonbats (or family member) is subjected to some horrible incident, then, you will see a major about face about what they now advocate.

24 posted on 07/14/2008 5:26:31 PM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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To: Gone_Postal

I say shy of the POTUS, VPOTUS and Speaker of the House no polidiot should have government paid or provided security or personal security details (PSD’s)

Make this trash wade through the same sh*tswamp they force others too cope with every day of our lives. If they want too pack a pistol for personal security make them work within the same laws we have too live with for our own security !

As of right now I say .... RE-ELECT NO ONE.... in congress...........EVER !

Notice has been served !


25 posted on 07/14/2008 5:27:31 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: dynachrome
Geez. Gotta trust the store clerk/owner, then.

Not really. Because one can't purchase a handgun without a valid carry permit. And, if you want a long gun (and you have no carry permit) you have to wait 2 weeks while they do a background check.

With a carry permit, you can walk out with either or.

26 posted on 07/14/2008 5:27:40 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Blackhawk

I thought the same thing, but I remember it was in the context of the requirement to disassemble the gun. Perhaps it was only the disassembly that was struck down.

I simply wouldn’t use the lock. Have the lock handy, but don’t use it.

Perhaps someone will get rich inventing a quick-touch lock release.


27 posted on 07/14/2008 5:28:17 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain -- Those denying the War was Necessary Do NOT Support the Troops!)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

You also will only be allowed the right to speak freely inside your own home. And you’ll have to be muzzled when not speaking.

A right to bear arms can no more be restricted to one’s home than a right to worship can be restricted to a church building.


28 posted on 07/14/2008 5:29:33 PM PDT by sourcery (Libertarians are not Conservatives. But then, neither are most Republicans...)
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To: Puppage
It's a law in CT that ALL guns sold have to leave the store LOCKED

In Ohio the gun has to leave the store WITH a lock. I have quite a collected of unwanted/used locks myself. But lately I've been offering to have the clerk follow me out and carry the thing back into the store so I don't have to deal with it!

29 posted on 07/14/2008 5:29:48 PM PDT by kAcknor ("A pistol! Are you expecting trouble sir?" "No ma'am, were I expecting trouble I'd have a rifle.")
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To: dynachrome
"Still in the bag."

Exactly.

30 posted on 07/14/2008 5:29:52 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

Discrimination against the handicapped.

I am serious. Blind folks should be able to keep and bare arms for protection as will.


31 posted on 07/14/2008 5:30:53 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

sue their cans off.


32 posted on 07/14/2008 5:31:55 PM PDT by 4buttons
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To: SECURE AMERICA
Not only are trigger locks a bad idea on weapons for defense, the Supreme Court ruled that provision unconstitutional. So, the D.C. government is trying to stick it to the Court.

This is a "civil right." The D.C. government should be hit with damages and attorneys fees and costs for messing with the civil rights of D.C. residents.

Congressman Billybob

First three in the series, "American Government: The Owner's Manual" are here, and also on FR

Latest article, "Smart as a Whip, Dumb as a Hoe Handle"

33 posted on 07/14/2008 5:33:27 PM PDT by Congressman Billybob ( www.ArmorforCongress.com)
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To: kAcknor
In Ohio the gun has to leave the store WITH a lock

And, don't cha just feeeel safer, too? How come the .45 in my waistband didn't need a lock when I went into the store to get my new Sig P239/9mm? LOL

34 posted on 07/14/2008 5:35:59 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Squantos

Yup, persue criminal charges. The trigger lock part is clearly an intential violation of civil rights under color of law.


35 posted on 07/14/2008 5:36:30 PM PDT by piytar
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To: piytar
The Heller decision said this about trigger locks:

3. The handgun ban and the trigger-lock requirement (as applied to self-defense) violate the Second Amendment.

That means they can write a law that says a gun must be kept with a trigger lock, but you're allowed to remove the lock to shoot a bad guy. Previously, you were not allowed to remove the lock, period. That law was overturned, but it doesn't mean they can't write a slightly different one that would pass.
36 posted on 07/14/2008 5:36:36 PM PDT by publiusF27
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To: Bubba_Leroy

I’m thinking this could be fought on the same basis that poll taxes were fought. “unreasonable restriction”

( on the other hand, I would not be surprised to find a $10k tax per gun and $100 tax per bullet to be found Constitutional)


37 posted on 07/14/2008 5:37:10 PM PDT by dynachrome (Henry Bowman is right)
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To: Squantos

I live in DC. I demand my constitutional rights to self-defense under the Second Amendment! I’m thinking of a civil rights lawsuit against the mayor and city council. Thoughts?


38 posted on 07/14/2008 5:37:26 PM PDT by ConservativeMajority (If war isn't the answer, you're asking the wrong question.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy

Kaaaaaching! Lawyers will rack up a lot of fees and are already planning an extra house in the Hamptons and double trips to the Bahamas, plus braces for the kids and a new Bentley.


39 posted on 07/14/2008 5:37:51 PM PDT by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: publiusF27

If you can’t have a handgun outside your home in DC. How in the name of God are you supposed to buy one and bring it home or remove it from your home to sell it?


40 posted on 07/14/2008 5:38:26 PM PDT by ktime
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