Gun ownership 'very difficult' despite Supreme Court rulings
By Shannon Bream
Published February 23, 2012 | FoxNews.com
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Emily Miller, a senior opinion editor at The Washington Times and also a crime victim, decided to get a gun following the Supreme Court's decision, but says she had no idea how "frustrating" it would be.
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eliminates the five-hour training requirement for gun ownership (...) which cost an average of $200, could not even be legally taken within city limits, calling into question the requirement’s constitutionality.
Washington Times said:Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy Lanier asked the council to end the mandatory classes. She told The Washington Times that her department will instead provide a video online or at the registry office that covers gun safety and local laws. “I think it makes sense,” she explained. “We’ll be more consistent with what other jurisdictions do.”
Washington Times said:Councilman Jack Evans, Ward 2 Democrat, voted for the bill under political pressure. “Council member Mendelson called me last night and said, ‘This is what I believe we have to do in order to accommodate the concerns raised by Congress and, or, the courts,’ Mr. Evans told The Washington Times. “Although none of us like making it easier for someone to have a gun legally, we believe that this is what we have to do.”
In D.C., Baby Steps Toward Gun Law Sanity
Posted on March 2, 2012
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Washington Times Opinion Page Senior Editor Emily Miller, who chronicled the extreme difficulties of purchasing a firearm in our Nation’s Capital, recently wrote an op-ed piece, in which she notes that D.C. officials have no solution for the city’s crime problem. The article reports that violent crime in the District is up 40 percent in the first two months of the year, including double the number of robberies at gunpoint.
The article also notes that at a recent community meeting on the increased violence--held by D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh--one resident asked officials why the city makes it so difficult for law-abiding residents to possess guns and refuses to allow them to carry firearms outside of the home.
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Mike Irwin said:. . . .Maybe she understands them, but I think it's safe to say that DC police still don't understand them, so she's still in danger of being falsely arrested.
Whether she intended to be or not, it sounds like Ms. Miller is fairly well positioned to, ahem, "educate" the DC Police:CowTowner said:I guess the real question here is, "When are the D.C. Police going to be properly educated/trained on the new gun laws?" . . . .
Emily Miller said:. . . . I checked it with firearms attorney Richard Gardiner for his interpretation. Mr. Gardiner represents Dick Heller, . . .
The law was so different than the information provided by the gun registry office that I checked it with firearms attorney Richard Gardiner for his interpretation. Mr. Gardiner represents Dick Heller, who brought the landmark Supreme Court case that overturned Washington’s 30-year handgun ban.