Now that Washington D.C. has rolled out its “new” gun law, they used it to retaliate against the man who took the District to the Supreme Court over the unconstitutional gun ban.
Dick Heller is the man who brought the lawsuit against the District’s 32-year-old ban on handguns. He was among the first in line Thursday morning to apply for a handgun permit.
But when he tried to register his semi-automatic weapon, he says he was rejected. He says his gun has seven bullet clip. Heller says the City Council legislation allows weapons with fewer than eleven bullets in the clip. A spokesman for the DC Police says the gun was a bottom-loading weapon, and according to their interpretation, all bottom-loading guns are outlawed because they are grouped with machine guns.
What a crock of used food. A majority of handguns are semi-automatic, bottom-loading weapons.
IMHO, If Heller brought in a .38 revolver or a pea shooter, they would deny him on the spot. D.C.’s actions were an act of retaliation, pure and simple.
It looks like it’s back to the courts — where Heller will win again.
In the meantime, I’m pondering the thought of staying outside of D.C. for the family reunion next summer…
(link via Hot Air)
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