Only a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Heller case, which struck down D.C.'s ban on handguns and allowed having a firearm in operable condition at home, D.C. has passed "emergency" law and new police regulations intended to retain as much of the ban and storage requirement as possible. The law was crafted in consultation with the Brady Campaign, according to the Washington Post.
There are many objectionable features to the new D.C. law and regulations, but two stand out as particularly egregious. Though the Supreme Court ruled that D.C. could not ban handguns, the new rules would still ban all or most semi-automatic pistols. And in spite of the fact that the court ruled that D.C. cannot ban the use of guns for protection in the home, the District still prohibits having a gun loaded and ready unless an attack within your home is imminent or underway.
Without Congress' intervention, D.C. can violate the intent of the Heller decision indefinitely. That is because under "Home Rule," D.C.'s emergency bills are not subject to review by Congress, and D.C. can reinstitute "emergency" laws every 90 days. The city's officials are already thumbing their noses at the Supreme Court.REPRINT FROM NRA.ORG SITE
2 comments:
Very interesting. D.C. does whatever it pleases regardless of what the supreme court says or what its inhabitants want. Just as many in D.C. want the Right to own firearms, D.C. also will not allow educational vouchers either, even though vouchers are widely wanted by the people in D.C. to get their kids out of failing government schools.
BTW, thanks for the link to my site on your page.
No prob on the link.
The people will have to speak LOUDLY in DC it seems before their gov will act.
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