A victory, sort of
The measure, which advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 6-4 vote, would allow residents in communities that prohibit handgun ownership to use handguns in their home for self-defense, even though local law may bar them from owning the weapons in the first place.
So, it’s legal to own a gun when you really, really need it. Otherwise, it’s illegal.
February 12th, 2004 at 5:28 pm
Yes, instead of doing the logical thing and pre-empting local laws from being more restrictive than the State laws, they come up with pretzel-logic ideas like this.
My fear for our Republic spikes when I see stuff like this.