LanceOregon
Moderator
Well, it looks like the city of Washington DC is going to thumb their nose at the US Supreme Court tomorrow. For they are passing a long list of new gun laws to impose on the citizens of their city.
Yes, you will be able to register your handgun. However, you have to go through an application process that well may take months. You will have to pass a written test, and provide certification from a doctor of your good vision. You will also have to be fingerprinted, and last, but not at all least, you will have to submit your gun to the authorities to have ballistic tests done on it. No details on what exactly will be done, but the test results will apparently be compared with some existing database, to insure that your gun has never been used in a crime before. That alone will be a rather lengthy process, I would estimate.
If you manage to get through all of this ( the cost of the process has not yet been revealed ), you are then allowed to keep your handgun INSIDE your house. It cannot be taken outside of your dwelling, even if it remains on your own property. In addition, the gun must be stored unloaded, and either have a trigger lock installed, or be disassembled.
Only if there is a "reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm”, will it be legal for you to load your handgun inside your home. Otherwise, having the gun loaded would be a violation.
Is this planned legislation in compliance with the Heller decision??? I wonder...
Here are some news links about these developments:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/14/AR2008071401332.html
http://www.nbc4.com/politics/16876021/detail.html
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/...easonably-perceived-threat-of-immediate-harm/
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Yes, you will be able to register your handgun. However, you have to go through an application process that well may take months. You will have to pass a written test, and provide certification from a doctor of your good vision. You will also have to be fingerprinted, and last, but not at all least, you will have to submit your gun to the authorities to have ballistic tests done on it. No details on what exactly will be done, but the test results will apparently be compared with some existing database, to insure that your gun has never been used in a crime before. That alone will be a rather lengthy process, I would estimate.
If you manage to get through all of this ( the cost of the process has not yet been revealed ), you are then allowed to keep your handgun INSIDE your house. It cannot be taken outside of your dwelling, even if it remains on your own property. In addition, the gun must be stored unloaded, and either have a trigger lock installed, or be disassembled.
Only if there is a "reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm”, will it be legal for you to load your handgun inside your home. Otherwise, having the gun loaded would be a violation.
Is this planned legislation in compliance with the Heller decision??? I wonder...
Here are some news links about these developments:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/14/AR2008071401332.html
http://www.nbc4.com/politics/16876021/detail.html
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/...easonably-perceived-threat-of-immediate-harm/
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