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Bills Introduced in Congress to Americanize D.C.’s Gun Laws
In April, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jon. Tester (D-Mont.), and Reps. Travis Childers (D-Miss.) and Mark Souder (R-Ind.), introduced the "Second Amendment Enforcement Act"-- S. 3265 with 14 co-sponsors and H.R. 5162 with 64 co-sponsors--to eliminate harsh gun control laws imposed by the District of Columbia after the Supreme Court`s decision in D.C. v. Heller (2008).
"We believe that residents across this country should be able to exercise their constitutional right to have access to firearms to protect themselves," Sen. McCain said. Sen. Tester added, "This legislation sends a clear message: Washington, D.C., isn`t an exception when it comes to law-abiding folks and their Second Amendment rights." Rep. Childers noted, "Today`s legislation seeks to secure for District residents the rights reinforced by the Supreme Court`s decision in Heller."
The bills will move the city`s gun laws away from their European (and worse) model and closer to the mainstream laws in place in most of America. For example, they will abolish the city`s intentionally difficult and costly firearm registration requirement, its restrictions on carrying a gun for protection on private property, its post-Heller ban on hundreds of types of semi-automatic firearms denigrated as "assault weapons," its ban on standard defensive magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, and its California-style "microstamping" law and handgun "roster" system.
Anticipating that the D.C. Council will try to suppress gun ownership by preventing dealers from conducting business in the city, the bills provide for D.C. residents to buy handguns from firearm dealers in Maryland and Virginia, and prescribe reasonable conditions for the lawful transportation of firearms within the city.
Because D.C. officials have demonstrated hostility toward the Second Amendment--imposing a "microstamping" law, "assault weapon" ban, ban on magazines holding over 10 rounds, and "unsafe handgun" ban (which the city modified after the ban was challenged in court)--the bills prohibit the city from enacting new laws designed to thwart the exercise of the right to arms.
The NRA supports the bills and its chief lobbyist, Chris W. Cox, said that NRA "remains committed to restoring the right to self-defense for law-abiding citizens in Washington, D.C., by whatever legal or legislative means necessary."
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http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=262
Bills Introduced in Congress to Americanize D.C.’s Gun Laws
In April, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jon. Tester (D-Mont.), and Reps. Travis Childers (D-Miss.) and Mark Souder (R-Ind.), introduced the "Second Amendment Enforcement Act"-- S. 3265 with 14 co-sponsors and H.R. 5162 with 64 co-sponsors--to eliminate harsh gun control laws imposed by the District of Columbia after the Supreme Court`s decision in D.C. v. Heller (2008).
"We believe that residents across this country should be able to exercise their constitutional right to have access to firearms to protect themselves," Sen. McCain said. Sen. Tester added, "This legislation sends a clear message: Washington, D.C., isn`t an exception when it comes to law-abiding folks and their Second Amendment rights." Rep. Childers noted, "Today`s legislation seeks to secure for District residents the rights reinforced by the Supreme Court`s decision in Heller."
The bills will move the city`s gun laws away from their European (and worse) model and closer to the mainstream laws in place in most of America. For example, they will abolish the city`s intentionally difficult and costly firearm registration requirement, its restrictions on carrying a gun for protection on private property, its post-Heller ban on hundreds of types of semi-automatic firearms denigrated as "assault weapons," its ban on standard defensive magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, and its California-style "microstamping" law and handgun "roster" system.
Anticipating that the D.C. Council will try to suppress gun ownership by preventing dealers from conducting business in the city, the bills provide for D.C. residents to buy handguns from firearm dealers in Maryland and Virginia, and prescribe reasonable conditions for the lawful transportation of firearms within the city.
Because D.C. officials have demonstrated hostility toward the Second Amendment--imposing a "microstamping" law, "assault weapon" ban, ban on magazines holding over 10 rounds, and "unsafe handgun" ban (which the city modified after the ban was challenged in court)--the bills prohibit the city from enacting new laws designed to thwart the exercise of the right to arms.
The NRA supports the bills and its chief lobbyist, Chris W. Cox, said that NRA "remains committed to restoring the right to self-defense for law-abiding citizens in Washington, D.C., by whatever legal or legislative means necessary."
Copyright 2010, National Rifle Association of America, Institute for Legislative Action.
This may be reproduced. It may not be reproduced for commercial purposes.
11250 Waples Mill Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 800-392-8683
