Can DC do this? ....Is Ca next?

[nick]

Come on this is reply such bull****.
What part of 'they don't listen to the people' do you not understand?

Example, Wall Street bailout. They heard 'the people' and they still passed it.

Stop with the if they hear from 'the people' crap...

Umm, somebody votes for them?

[dwa]

they should rename DC Gura City hes goona own the whole place soon enough

[rayra]

Obviously the turds in DC sat down after their defeats to obstruct on type, action, brand, length et al and 'brainstormed' about ways that would still massively obstruct legal firearm ownership in DC without running afoul of Heller's overall ruling on the nature of the second and on 'commonly used'.
They've instead chosen to erect more hurdles along the lines of the dearth of FFLs in DC - forming chokepoints to ownership that attempt to make it as burdensome as possible to comply with, so decent folks just don't make the effort.
This sort of malfeasance in office, this sort of ideological fascism masquerading as 'public safety' ought to be vigorously met with tar & feathers, at a minimum.

[jacques]

Isn't it frustrating. They are behaving like little children.

Obviously the turds in DC sat down after their defeats to obstruct on type, action, brand, length et al and 'brainstormed' about ways that would still massively obstruct legal firearm ownership in DC without running afoul of Heller's overall ruling on the nature of the second and on 'commonly used'.
They've instead chosen to erect more hurdles along the lines of the dearth of FFLs in DC - forming chokepoints to ownership that attempt to make it as burdensome as possible to comply with, so decent folks just don't make the effort.
This sort of malfeasance in office, this sort of ideological fascism masquerading as 'public safety' ought to be vigorously met with tar & feathers, at a minimum.

[Window_Seat]

Fixed.

[99sparks]

reasonable

[hawk1]

Umm, somebody votes for them?

Sure they do. We have plenty here at Calguns that vote the same way.
More people everyday voting to fill their pockets first, then for other reasons second.
It's only going to get worse.

[Vectrexer]

Well, I am sure this is going to piss some people off but,,,, I have have to say that I agree in spirit with the idea of requiring training and some range time before gun ownership.

I do not agree with registration of the gun every three years. Once the gun is registered that should be it until the gun is sold. Even then a sale and a letter of notice of non-ownership should be voluntary. More of a CYA than a requirement.


Nor should a background check be required every six years. Once your name is associated with the pistol then other problems in your life should automatically reveal any legal issues. And really folks, do you think automated search processes don't already run on you?


The D.C. regulation (like all regulations) has an acorn of good intent with a whole tree of bad issues. Other bad issues like require photos along with the registration and a whole host of other regulations and restrictions that make the Kali regulations and restrictions seem tame in comparison.

Back to the training issue for te second. I seriously doubt D.C. will allow training on ranges that allow outside of D.C. to count towards the requirement. Yet another way to allow (but not allow) firearms access by the common citizen.

So I have to say I am against just about anything that D.C. has to offer int he way of "protecting the public from itself."

[The Director]

One of the mechanisms of a police state is to turn your rights into privileges, then make you jump through hoops to obtain those privileges.

[hill billy]

Well, I am sure this is going to piss some people off but,,,, I have have to say that I agree in spirit with the idea of requiring training and some range time before gun ownership.

Boats kill thousands of people each year yet you can walk in and buy a boat without even having a driver's license.

[nooner]

Well, I am sure this is going to piss some people off but,,,, I have have to say that I agree in spirit with the idea of requiring training and some range time before gun ownership.

Training isn't required to exercise your freedom of speech.

Liberty is not about what you feel safe with. Freedom has consequences both good and bad. You have to take one with the other, you can't pick and choose AND remain free.

[tcrpe]

In September, the council voted to allow residents to own most semiautomatic pistols, but banned magazines capable of firing more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

That's might generous of them . . . . .

[CHS]

Is this what the “other side” calls “reasonable” gun controls?

No no.. Those aren't "reasonable", they're "common sense"!

[alex00]

Well, I am sure this is going to piss some people off but,,,, I have have to say that I agree in spirit with the idea of requiring training and some range time before gun ownership.

I whole-heartedly disagree with this. Training should not be required to exercise a fundamental right. What's next, require formal debate training before we can speak out against the government? Should we be forced to study case law before we are protected from unlawful search and seizure? Requiring training is an infringement upon a right. What if someone fails training? Do we get to deny them the right?

[bulgron]

I whole-heartedly disagree with this. Training should not be required to exercise a fundamental right. What's next, require formal debate training before we can speak out against the government? Should we be forced to study case law before we are protected from unlawful search and seizure? Requiring training is an infringement upon a right. What if someone fails training? Do we get to deny them the right?

You're ignoring the potential collision of two rights: the right to bear arms in self defense, and the right to remain healthy and alive. If someone exercises the first right irresponsibly, they can easily interfere with someone else's enjoyment of the second.

Not even the founding fathers thought people should be walking around with guns without having some clue on how they work, and how to use them safely.

It would be better for everyone if fathers just taught their children how to use guns. But we can't rely on that anymore. What I'd like to see is our public and private schools being required to ensure children know how to use firearms responsibly before allowing them to graduate. (Kids should be able to "test out" of the class if they receive instruction from someplace other than the school.) That way, we could eliminate the need for training requirements, and therefore for licensing requirements entirely.