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Here is an article from The Wall Street Journal detailing the current gun contol policy in D.C.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704093204575216680860962548.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth
To summarize the article:
After the Heller decision, the D.C. city council passed the "Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008"
Under the law, would-be gun owners (just to own, not carry the firearm) must go through a process requiring fingerprints, photographs and the detailing of some job history
Applicants have to take a 20-question test on the District's gun laws and regulations.
There is a five-hour class, including at least one hour at a gun range, although the city doesn't have a public range.
Buyers are required to find trainers from a list approved by police. And, it can take days before an approved trainer calls back to set up an appointment
There is also a 10-day waiting period.
There is a vision exam, and once the process is complete, the gun must be taken back to the police to be fired for a ballistic identification.
The registration expires after three years and must be renewed. If it lapses, the police can seize the gun, and for a first offense, the owner could be jailed for up to one year and fined $1,000.
The law designates certain guns as assault weapons that can't be bought in the city. It limits the size of the ammunition-feeding devices to no more than 10 rounds.
In 2011, the city will require semi-automatic pistols owned in the city to be produced with devices that imprint shell casings with a code or serial number as part of the firing process, even though this new technology for "micro-stamping" does not yet exist.
There are no gun stores in the city. It has few federally licensed firearms dealers—businesses that can transfer a handgun into the city that was bought elsewhere.
It is estimated that the fees for registration, testing, fingerprinting and transfers can double the cost of a gun.
In an intersting note, homicides have dropped by 25% in the first full year since the Heller vs. D.C. ruling.
Finally, it has been predicted that a new D.C. gun case will yet again reach the Supreme Court...this time challenging the new gun registration process.
-Mike Stulce
Champion Firearms - Aggieland's Premier Gun Source Since 1993!
Here is an article from The Wall Street Journal detailing the current gun contol policy in D.C.
quote:
Gun-control supporters say the District is acting within the Constitution, in that Heller didn't outlaw all gun control. "From our perspective, there's a broad range of gun-control steps that can be taken that would be constitutional post-Heller," said Chad Ramsey of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
quote:
Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, said the city's new rules strike against the spirit of the Supreme Court's decision. "Can you go out and buy guns in D.C. and defend yourself as the Supreme Court said you should be able to? No. The citizens can't experience the freedom from a practical level. What good is winning it philosophically?"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704093204575216680860962548.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth
To summarize the article:
After the Heller decision, the D.C. city council passed the "Firearms Registration Amendment Act of 2008"
Under the law, would-be gun owners (just to own, not carry the firearm) must go through a process requiring fingerprints, photographs and the detailing of some job history
Applicants have to take a 20-question test on the District's gun laws and regulations.
There is a five-hour class, including at least one hour at a gun range, although the city doesn't have a public range.
Buyers are required to find trainers from a list approved by police. And, it can take days before an approved trainer calls back to set up an appointment
There is also a 10-day waiting period.
There is a vision exam, and once the process is complete, the gun must be taken back to the police to be fired for a ballistic identification.
The registration expires after three years and must be renewed. If it lapses, the police can seize the gun, and for a first offense, the owner could be jailed for up to one year and fined $1,000.
The law designates certain guns as assault weapons that can't be bought in the city. It limits the size of the ammunition-feeding devices to no more than 10 rounds.
In 2011, the city will require semi-automatic pistols owned in the city to be produced with devices that imprint shell casings with a code or serial number as part of the firing process, even though this new technology for "micro-stamping" does not yet exist.
There are no gun stores in the city. It has few federally licensed firearms dealers—businesses that can transfer a handgun into the city that was bought elsewhere.
It is estimated that the fees for registration, testing, fingerprinting and transfers can double the cost of a gun.
In an intersting note, homicides have dropped by 25% in the first full year since the Heller vs. D.C. ruling.
Finally, it has been predicted that a new D.C. gun case will yet again reach the Supreme Court...this time challenging the new gun registration process.
-Mike Stulce
Champion Firearms - Aggieland's Premier Gun Source Since 1993!
