Gun registration begins in District

Article in Richmond Times Dispatch, July 18, 2008 

I would have posted the article I read on the above subject, but The Richmond Times Dispatch does not post all of the articles it has in the paper onto the internet.  (here’s a similar story)

I believe Washington DC prides itself on being the “strictest” place in America on gun owners, more to the point they are confusing strictest with most ignorant. 

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of Mr. Dick Heller and his ability to possess a handgun in the “District”, but now the “District” genius’ have stated that even with the Supreme Court decision a law abiding citizen  “may keep handguns only for self defense – at home, unloaded and disassembled, or equipped with trigger locks. 

This is tantamount to outlawing the weapons in spirit.  The law also bans weapons broadly defined as machine guns that can fire (12) rounds or more (what in the heck are they talking about here, a machine gun is anything with more than 12 rounds?), which rules out most semiautomatic handguns. 

Add to this the only reason a law abiding citizen can: go get the weapon, put it together and use it for the purposes the highest court in the land has stated specifically a citizen can do, this little tidbit was added by the “District”, a weapon can be readied for use only if there’s the “reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm.”

What happened to “in fear of my life or the life of another”, which is much simpler to understand, define and explain.  The “District” has chosen a much more complicated definition because then, no matter how straight forward the aggression and justification for protecting oneself, the “District” gets to decide if it is justifiable. 

Politics can play a greater role in the shooting and sure the home owner protecting his or her self will be released from the criminal charges (hopefully), they will be much more apt to take a plea on something than to risk a murder or manslaughter rap and a full trial and possible jail.  This knocks out their ability to ever have a firearm again and this is when the homeowner is in the right 100%. 

So, it is off to file suit again and go through the same process again for something the Supreme Court should state to all and especially the “District” and that is, law abiding citizens can, should and will possess their firearms no matter what liberal, pink pantied, I wish I was somebody but will never be anybody, my life is lower than a snail’s ass dragging the pavement “District” politicians say. 

And, as Forrest Gump stated so eloquently said, “That’s all I’m gonna say about that.”

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