D.C. Council Chairman Gray’s statement of intent to restrict RKBA in D.C.

[jody]

Statement of Chairman Vincent C. Gray In Response to United States Supreme Court Decision in Heller v. District of Columbia

For more than 30 years, the District of Columbia has led the nation in adopting the most protective handgun restrictions allowed under the Constitution. These restrictions regulate the purchase, sale, possession, ownership, registration, transportation, importation, and manufacture of handguns. Do not expect that to change as the Council will continue to meet its obligation to protect the residents of the District of Columbia. Handguns and other dangerous weapons have been regulated in the District for more than 150 years, so I assure you that there will be some form of handgun regulation, and that regulation will be consistent with the Supreme Court decision.

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I have been advised that this decision has no immediate impact on our laws prohibiting the possession and use of guns outside of the home. There is no right to carry loaded handguns in the District. That has not changed. Nor will it. Under existing District law, only persons with valid gun registrations are even permitted to own ammunition.

The Supreme Court’s decision that the Second Amendment confers an individual right to bear arms only makes it possible for a particular District citizen to keep a handgun within his or her home. It does not prevent the District from placing restrictions on that right, and we intend to do just that. We will examine every option that is available. We already require the registration of rifles and shotguns, and we will require that handguns be registered. At minimum, we will enact legislation to apply registration requirements for handguns similar to those currently in place for rifles and shotguns. Components of the law may include registration requirements, minimum qualifications, criminal and mental background checks, medical clearance, training or test requirements, appropriate waiting periods, and procedures for transporting guns outside of the home.

If you happen to visit D.C. and unknowingly have a single round of ammunition in some nook or cranny in your automobile, according to Gray you have committed a felony under D.C.’s law.

[tburnsten]

1. That sucks

I lost a .40 between the passenger seat and the console, and I can't for the life of me figure out how to retrieve it. It's an HST as well. As soon as I dropped it I started thinking about places like Mexico where just having a single .22 Long Rifle or piece of brass gets you jail time, it's really sad that in our own country we have a place where the mere possession of a single tiny piece of brass and lead makes you a felon. I wonder what purpose that law has in regards to keeping the people safe. Is that what it does, or is it just a way to harass people?

[gorfle]

4. That is indeed the point.

I wonder what purpose that law has in regards to keeping the people safe. Is that what it does, or is it just a way to harass people?

It's quite clear that the powers that be in DC are put out over the SCOTUS ruling.

They don't want you to have guns, so they are going to make it has hard for you to own them as they can get away with under the law. Every piece of red tape that can be thrown up as a barrier will be thrown.

[Real_Talk]

7. NYC too

is is a misdemeanor in NYC to possess ammunition unless you have a registered firearm in that caliber. Don't get stopped with an extra round in your pocket.

[nels25]

2. This is why heart land america has a problem to some extent

with progressives.

On one hand we do not understand why they do not vote for our enlightened leadership and in favor of their own well being.

We expect them to follow our lead for the most part because we are smarter than them, and therefor no what is best for them.

Think I am kidding, try reading posts here on DU.

The common american is in no particular order according to some posters here:

A: Sheeple.

B: Christo Fascist

C: Stupid or numerous words meaning essentially the same thing.

D. And a general attitude of superiority.

I want to note that one of the main reasons that Barack is doing well is that for the most part he is not coming off as the general liberal I now everything so much better than you Democrat.

3 of our last 4 nominees (going back to Dukasis in 88) acted as a stereotypical nanny state type of liberal.

New flash, the electorate by and large does not like to be lectured to, Barack understands this.

If after winning all the levers of power we go hard left than we will deserve the fate that have befallen the GOP.

Take drilling for instance, like it or not, the public by and large supports some sort of compromise on allowing drilling as fast as possible due to high gas prices.

We can argue from now to the cows come home on why it may be the wrong approach, the polls the public believes otherwise and demands action. IMHO it is time to cut a good deal and move on,
legislation is the art of compromise when required.

If we want our own way and no other than we should beware of and deserve the consequences of our actions, my guess they will not be positive.

Most of the people I talk to this summer are completely sick of the parties fighting each other, and I have a news flash for you they have hopes that Barack may stop some of it, but they honestly believe that Pelosi, Reid et-al will only take it's revenge out on the GOP (as Pelosi has on the house GOP).

What we forget is that we will most likely not have a majority for 40 plus years like we did the last time. The GOP will have a long memory, and I guarantee you pay back will be a bitch. Which is another reason to use our brains. And again IMHO Barack understands this.

[SteveM]

3. Perhaps Gray has forgotten ...

'Wheel about, turn about,
Do jis so,
An ebery time I wheel about,
I jump Jim Crow!'

Refrain from "Jump Jim Crow," Thomas D. Rice (aka Daddy 'Jim Crow' Rice), as reported by Edmon S. Connor, c. 1820s, and found in The Story of Jazz, Stearns, Marshall W., Oxford U. Press, 1973 reprint.

[spin]

5. Sometimes I wonder if the local pols in D.C. get a kick back...

from the criminals.

They sure seem to go out of their way to protect the bad guys and the hell with the honest citizen.

















edited for punctuation.

[slackmaster]

6. Wow, what an authoritarian asshole

:nuke: