Don't Tread On Me

D.C. police will start the gun registration process at 7 a.m. tomorrow, when it opens an office at police headquarters at 300 Indiana Ave. NW.

It is the start of the 180-day amnesty period in which residents may register handguns they have had illegally, or guns from other states.

An officer from the gun unit will meet the applicant at the door and take temporary possession of the gun to ensure safety at headquarters.

Officers will tag the gun and run ballistics tests before returning it to the owner. Paperwork indicating that registration is in process will be provided.

About 14 days later, after an FBI background check, the gun will be officially registered.

I don't think the DC police "get it".  You can't take someone's guns away from them for any period of time.  They can "register" the weapon, but it needs to be returned in a reasonable amount of time, say 24 hours tops.

Otherwise, everyone's going to know "in 14 days, everyone's going to be armed, so we'd better get our crime going during this period".

Idiots.

 

Travis

travis@rightwinglunatic.com