To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And
One may be a citizen of a State, and not an U.S. citizen. Conversely, one may be a Federal Citizen, and have no State citizenship. (i.e. born on a military installation overseas)
An individual (currently) volunteers to place themself under the UCMJ, just as one runs for Federal office. As the Constitution does confer some privileges to elected officials:
They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
they also (should) give up their right to bear arms when they voluntarily travel to D.C.; as do all who choose to live there.
In D.C. and other Federal areas; they make the rules and any rule they make is Constitutional. Federal citizens have only those rights confered by the Kongress. If you don't like it, move to Texas.
Come on, despite all that legal mumbo fango loopo holo jargon, don't you believe that the US bill of rights applies to all US citizen regardless of what federal police state they live in?
Is DC's absurd position regarding gun control versus gun violence the result of congressional rulings or the limited authority of it's mayor and administration?
(I already knew that DC is under federal jurisdiction but can't see congress mandating restrictions beyond the constitution there and not being successful in doing the same elsewhere. Particularly since the norm is for government to lay fewer constraints on itself than on us common folk)