DC Rejects Handgun Application (Heller's)

[Mugu]

wusa9.com

WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- District residents can start registering their guns today. But at least one very high profile application was already rejected.

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.

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[zanne]

1. BWAHAHAHA!

[cobalt1999]

2. "...all bottom-loading guns are outlawed because they are grouped with machine guns"

Stupidest law next to an outright ban. Jeez, it's like they want people to take them to court.

[hendo]

5. Yup

I hope he sues them again on that insanity.

[slackmaster]

6. I thought Heller's pistol was a side-loader

[slackmaster]

3. Back to court it goes...

I'm sure the taxpayers of DC will be happy to pay for another round of federal court challenges.

[depakid]

10. Hate to say it, but it reminds me of the fundies in the South (and elsewhere)

who won't accept court decisions on religion in their (already cash strapped) schools.

While I disagree wholeheartedly with the rationale behind the decision- it's currently the controlling law- and it doesn't make a lot of sense to play these sorts of games.

[Mojorabbit]

4. Time for another lawsuit

that is baloney. Grouped with machine guns? For cripes sake.

[exothermic]

7. I guess top-loaders are different. Grouped with........what?

http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=9935_13987_14006&products_id=85618

[Pavulon]

8. top loader

these DC people are fucking morons.

[exothermic]

11. A Bren! Wasn't the Sten also a top loader?

:rofl:

[Pavulon]

12. side loading..supressed

open bold machine gun. Makes these guys freak.

Like people who go to the trouble to get an NFA registered gun are going to shoot up mcd's

[exothermic]

13. That's right...I should've remembered left-handers didn't like them.

:D

[Pavulon]

14. Modern counterpart..

MP5SD


P90

[Pavulon]

9. This is legal..Revolver..

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