Posted on 10/06/2011 2:57:45 PM PDT by bkopto
I want a gun. I don't feel safe living in Washington, D.C. and want to protect myself. I'm starting today by going down to City Hall to find the gun permit office to tell them, "I want a gun." This series will follow me as I navigate the city bureaucracy and outdated rules in order to legally buy a firearm.
My desire for a gun started when I had to face down over a dozen criminals on an empty cul de sac in Washington, D.C., armed only with a Blackberry.
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I was alone in an empty house with a useless dog. I spent the night in the master bedroom with a dresser pushed up against the inside of the door. I didn't sleep much. I kept thinking how safer I would feel if I had a gun next to the bed.
The next day, I took to Twitter to ask about how to get a gun. The replies were disappointing: "No 2nd amend in D.C." "Only one guy can sell weapons in DC- good luck with that." "Call the NRA." I knew that the Supreme Court had recently overturned the Washington's gun ban, so I didn't understand why gun owners were so down on my idea. My friends came back the next day, but I sill wondered why I couldn't get a gun.
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"A GUN. I want a gun." I said emphatically. "I don't know what's going on in this city, but apparently no one is listening to the Supreme Court."
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Appreciate the videos posted at your link/blogpage.
This is what happens when the police lose control of the city’s criminal element. She feels a need to grab hold of something that scares her - for survival.
If the government would just lose control of the business element, people would create their own businesses and jobs. Which Amendment is that freedom under?
Emily, how about moving to a better neighborhood? Just a thought.
The series is excellently written for those who have not read anything by Matthew Bracken. Up until I took the plunge with Enemies Foreign and Domestic I considered Steven Hunter to be the premier author in the genre. Bracken is clearly his equal and superior in weapons knowledge and integration. But, as the author has indicated, the plots are timely. So, be prepared for a trip into the frighteningly possibly.
possibly -> possible.
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