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D.C. Officials Weigh Making Semiautomatic Pistols Illegal
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| Monday, July 07, 2008
| Greg Simmons
Posted on 07/07/2008 10:32:35 AM PDT by Joiseydude
WASHINGTON The Supreme Court's repeal of the ban on handguns in Washington, D.C., may be a boon for a segment of the firearms industry whose last major windfall might have been in the heyday of the Dirty Harry movies: those who make and sell revolvers.
The court ruled that a blanket ban on handguns is unconstitutional, but D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and other Washington officials want to keep in place a prohibition on semiautomatic handguns those in which a bullet clip is inserted into the gun's grip.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: banglist; dc; fenty; heller; secondamendment; shallnotbeinfringed
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Such a ban would continue to outlaw 9-mm and other popular pistols that are legal in most other places around the United States. And it would make the classic six-shooter the only legal handgun in the District.
To: Joiseydude
those in which a bullet clip is inserted into the gun's gripMAGAZINE!
Are all journalists idiots?
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:35:21 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
To: Joiseydude
A bullet clip? Try magazine, you moron!
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:35:59 AM PDT
by
Panzerlied
("We shall never surrender!")
To: ASA Vet
99 44/100% pure idiots..............
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:36:25 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: Joiseydude
It also would be ruled illegal if the liberal idiots had read the ruling.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:36:42 AM PDT
by
Beagle8U
(FreeRepublic -- One stop shopping ....... Its the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
To: Joiseydude
They do with without rationale, because such are “in common use” by any standard.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:36:48 AM PDT
by
coloradan
(The US is becoming a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
To: Beagle8U
Exactly. The Court made it clear that a ban of commonly used firearms is unconstitutional.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:37:53 AM PDT
by
B Knotts
(Calvin Coolidge Republican)
To: ASA Vet
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:38:20 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(If we drill deep enough, we can reach the Saudi oil fields from THIS side..........)
To: ASA Vet
SHHHH!!!!
if they ban clip fed handguns, they will hardly be banning anything. GOOD for the residents :)
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:38:43 AM PDT
by
absolootezer0
( Detroit: we're so bad, even our mayor is a criminal)
To: Joiseydude
Goes against the spirit of the SC decision IMHO.
Hope a sane judge will strike this law down too if passed.
After it gets passed they won’t stop there, it will be caliber size then barrel length then speedloaders - the list will be endless once they get going.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:38:51 AM PDT
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: Joiseydude
It looks to me like these morons are going to be back in court before the year is even out.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:39:32 AM PDT
by
WayneS
(What the hell is wrong with these people?)
To: coloradan
Pistols are more common in this day and age than revolvers. Most handguns sold today are pistols. I don’t know how deep into stupidity the DC morons are going to go but the ruling clearly says you can not ban commonly used firearms.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:39:45 AM PDT
by
oldenuff2no
(I'm a retired disabled AB Ranger and I'm damn proud of it!!!!!)
To: coloradan
Pistols are more common in this day and age than revolvers. Most handguns sold today are pistols. I don’t know how deep into stupidity the DC morons are going to go but the ruling clearly says you can not ban commonly used firearms.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:40:16 AM PDT
by
oldenuff2no
(I'm a retired disabled AB Ranger and I'm damn proud of it!!!!!)
To: Joiseydude
I always recommend revolvers for personal defense for rookie shooters anyway.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:40:45 AM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: oldenuff2no
They are just counting on “conservatives” here a FR to get Obama elected so that he “fix” SCOTUS.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:41:40 AM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: ASA Vet
Are all journalists idiots?Surely that's a rhetorical question.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:43:01 AM PDT
by
paulcissa
(The first requirement of Liberalism is to stand on your head and tell the world they're upside down)
To: Joiseydude
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:43:03 AM PDT
by
Sergio
(If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
To: Joiseydude
Do they just not get it? It isn’t that hard to see that not only does banning hand guns (or any guns) make crime more prevalent, but it’s also illegal! And restrictions like this just amount to a half-hearted ban in my opinion.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:43:36 AM PDT
by
djsherin
To: oldenuff2no
I dont know how deep into stupidity the DC morons are going to go.....Deep. DC is going to push the limit as to how far it can go.
Which is bad for DC residents. It's their tax money being spent on useless litigation.
The whole question will come to a head when a resident brings a semi-auto into the police to register.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:44:22 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(When you let what you are define who you are, you create divisiveness.)
To: Joiseydude
Next they’ll get some liberal, idiot, judge to rule that a Revolver is “semi-automatic”, and that single shot handguns in calibers larger than .22 are illegal.
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posted on
07/07/2008 10:45:24 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(Fight B.O. with RIGHT GUARD! Vote McCain!)
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