DC Gun Ban Update
It looks as though the push to repeal DC’s gun ban has hit a snag (I think that snag is that elections are over) despite gains in Congress by Republicans:
“Really, it was a total victory,” said Martin Green, spokesman for Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., one of the chief sponsors of the bill. “Members of Congress made sure that the rights that the rest of the country enjoy – the Second Amendment – are also enjoyed by those in the nation’s capital.”
Chris W. Cox, chief lobbyist for the NRA, said the firearm-advocacy organization is both pursuing the repeal of the handgun ban legislatively and is assisting several district residents in suing the city for their gun ownership rights.
The lame defense of those that support the ban is to blame Maryland and Virginia:
“Every day I am witnessing someone who’s been shot or murdered on these mean city streets,” said Hannah Hawkins, who runs Child of Mine , a center that counsels at-risk youth in the greater D.C.-metro area. “It’s become more dangerous because of non-restrictive gun laws in other jurisdictions, like Virginia and Maryland,” just over the border.
So, you mean criminals bypass the law? That is odd.
Update: The NRA, in addition to the legislative route, is trying the litigation route. Triggerfinger has the scoop.
