Council Gun Hearings For Gun Owners In DC

You gotta be shitting me. Check this out.

The gun ban left the District with some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, restricting ownership of most guns that were not registered before 1977. Privately owned rifles and shotguns were required to be kept at home and stored unloaded, disassembled or bound by a trigger lock or a similar device.

What the hell's the point of owning a gun for defense if it's disassembled? The point of having weapons available is so that if you need to defend yourself or a loved one, that it's easily available to you. My guns are locked away, but are easily available within 2 seconds. However, it's my CHOICE to lock these weapons away. It's my home, I decide how things are ran.

It amazes me that Washington DC even has this problem. A federal appeals court recently stated that the Second Amendment applies to individuals as well as "well regulated militias".

Council member Mary Cheh, Ward 3 Democrat, called the proposal to allow guns for self-protection a "dangerous, nutty experiment" that would only increase violence.

Really? Another Democrat trying to take away your Constitutional right to own a weapon? Big shocker, I know, but give me an example of how allowing people to exercise their rights would be "nutty."

Washington DC has one of the highest murder rates in the country, so allowing law abiding citizens will make that rate go even higher? It's a ridiculous notion and this person needs to be voted out of office.

If you don't want to be around guns, fine. Don't buy one. But don't infringe on the rights of others and expect them to roll over and play dead.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com