Washington DC Trying to Enact Most Draconian Gun Laws, post-Heller.
From Kurt at "Armed and Safe", we find out that DC is trying to pass fantastically stringent laws in DC, post-Heller.
Go read his article by clicking the link above, but if you don't have time, here are some salient points:
--As has been mentioned before, ban semi-automatic pistols--they might have trouble upholding this one, since the majority decision refers to the "common use" test as a criterion for judging gun laws;
--Allow the registration of only one handgun per person;
--Require that guns be unloaded and locked up--this is another provision that might have some trouble holding up, as it seems to fly directly in the face of what small protection of gun rights is provided by Heller;
--Require fingerprints, photographs, written test, and vision test;
--Require that firearm undergo ballistic identification testing--which could take "weeks or months"--I wonder if they'll find that as useful as Maryland has in terms of fighting crime;
--Prohibit taking the gun outside--even as far as the porch;
Kurt was being sarcastic when he asked if new gun owners would have to wear a yellow revolver to mark them... Probably not far off.
Posted 07:17PM Jul 15, 2008 by MCSA
