July 15th, 2008
Same as the old gun law, more or less:
The [District of Columbia] Council unanimously approved emergency legislation last night that ends the strictest handgun ban in the country and voted 12 to 1 to approve the transfer of almost $125 million to renovate schools by fall — two major issues that showed the council’s complex relationship with Mayor Adrian M. Fenty.
The emergency gun bill establishes regulations for residents to keep handguns in their homes legally, an effort to comply with last month’s historic Supreme Court decision that found the city’s 32-year prohibition of handguns unconstitutional.
City leaders say the legislation goes as far as it can on gun regulations while respecting the high court’s ruling. Weapons must be unloaded, disassembled or trigger-locked, except when there is a “threat of immediate harm to a person” in the home (emphasis added).
The legislation also requires that guns remain inside homes. It mandates eye and written exams for gun owners, and ballistics tests conducted by police.
Hypothetically (if not in actuality), a criminal breaks into a D.C. gun owner’s home.
Gun Owner: “Excuse me, could you wait for just a moment? I need to assemble and load my gun.”
Criminal: “Do you have one of those nifty gun locks on it?”
Gun Owner: “Yep. I’ll be ready to fire in a minute or two. Would you mind waiting in the living room for a few moments while I prepare to defend my household?”
Criminal: “No problem.”
The preceding was a hypothetical scenario under the new D.C. gun legislation. Had the preceding been an actual break-in, the gun owner would be DEAD - thanks to the compliance efforts of Adrian Fenty and the D.C. Council!
Washingtonians, do you feel safer now?
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The mayor and city council took an oath to obey the Constitution. They should be jailed.