DC Finally Hops on the Heller Truck

ryanjensen · September 17th, 2008, 01:03 AM

"DC Finally Hops on the Heller Truck"

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Mike DeBonis, one of my colleagues at Washington City Paper, sends word that the D.C. Council has removed the machinge gun clause from the DC gun law, as well as lifted the restrictions requiring that hand guns be kept disassembled:

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The mayor has just signed the emergency gun bill passed earlier today by the D.C. Council, reports mayoral spokesperson Mafara Hobson. That means semiautomatic handguns are now legal and you no longer have to have D.C. police perform a ballistics test before taking your gun home. And once it is home, you no longer have to keep it disassembled or keep a trigger lock on it until you feel a “reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm.”

UPDATE, 7:27 P.M.: The Fenty statement: “The Executive and D.C. Council have worked together to adopt common-sense, reasonable laws to prevent handguns from falling into the wrong hands or being misused. I have signed this new legislation passed by the Council today, and believe it fully complies with both the letter and spirit of the Heller decision. We trust that Congress will recognize that it is appropriate that the District legislate in this area of local law.”

DeBonis is skeptical that the relaxed restrictions will "placate Congress." I guess we'll have to wait and see.

From Hit & Run > D.C. Finally Hops on the Heller Truck - Reason Magazine

NYcarry · September 17th, 2008, 01:17 AM

It's a start.

goawayfarm · September 17th, 2008, 10:07 AM

They didn't 'hop on the bus'.......They were hit by it & are being dragged down the road!

dukalmighty · September 17th, 2008, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by goawayfarm

They didn't 'hop on the bus'.......They were hit by it & are being dragged down the road!

Wonder if the NRA threatening more lawsuits because of their flawed asinine thinking made them rethink their position

HITCH KING · September 17th, 2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dukalmighty

Wonder if the NRA threatening more lawsuits because of their flawed asinine thinking made them rethink their position

Could image the conversation right before signing. It will cost how much to defend this again in front of the SCOTUS?

cvhoss · September 17th, 2008, 01:11 PM

I would imagine that this is also an attempt to prevent the Congress from wresting control of firearms away from the city.

Hoss

Hopyard · September 17th, 2008, 08:00 PM

Too little, way too late.

jualdeaux · September 17th, 2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cvhoss

I would imagine that this is also an attempt to prevent the Congress from wresting control of firearms away from the city.

Hoss

That was my first thought as well.

Old Sarge · September 17th, 2008, 08:13 PM

Now, on to Chicago!

Eagleks · September 17th, 2008, 09:10 PM

They passed it Tuesday, to try to stop Congress from voting on it... it didn't work... they voted . Now ... if they can get a Senate vote on it...

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September 17th, 2008, 10:07 AM	#3
goawayfarm Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fork Union, Virginia Posts: 1,987	They didn't 'hop on the bus'.......They were hit by it & are being dragged down the road! __________________ Quemadmoeum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. "If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. If I have a gun, what do I have to be paranoid about?" -Clint Smith "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

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cvhoss Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 778	I would imagine that this is also an attempt to prevent the Congress from wresting control of firearms away from the city. Hoss __________________ I ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I always was Kahr PM-9 / Sig P-245 / Para NiteHawg / Walther PPK / Beretta Tomcat / Ruger LCP BDA 380 / Taurus 85 / Kel-Tec PF-9 / Am. Derringer 357 / Sig Sauer 239 SAS / Walther PPS .40 NRA Life Member My Web Site

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September 17th, 2008, 01:17 AM	#2
NYcarry Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 299	It's a start.

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Hopyard Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: College Station Posts: 1,180	Too little, way too late.

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Old Sarge Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Paradise Posts: 52	Now, on to Chicago!

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Eagleks Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 615	They passed it Tuesday, to try to stop Congress from voting on it... it didn't work... they voted . Now ... if they can get a Senate vote on it... FOXNews.com - House Passes Rules Easing D.C. Gun Restriction - Politics \| Republican Party \| Democratic Party \| Political Spectrum