D.C. Collectivists Not Finished Infringing On Gun Rights
BY Herschel Smith
9 years, 7 months ago
Washington, D.C., will drop its appeal of a federal court ruling that overturned the city’s ban on carrying handguns in public, Attorney General Karl Racine announced Wednesday.
City attorneys will instead focus on defending concealed-carry laws adopted by legislators in the months after U.S. District Court Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. declared the ban was unconstitutional.
“We need to focus our energies not on litigating old laws, but defending new ones that our leaders enacted in good faith to comply with court rulings while still protecting public safety,” Mr. Racine said.
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… gun owners have criticized the permitting scheme as too restrictive, citing the fact that the Metropolitan Police Department requires proof of a “good reason” why a gun owner would need to carry a firearm for protection.
Right. Nothing has been won for gun rights. Like the good communists they are, the D.C. politicians and police will find other ways to prevent the free exercise of God-ordained rights. When one method runs dry, they go to a different fishing hole. The fact that the courts have found their infringements unconstitutional means nothing to them. They only follow the law when they agree with it.
What a bunch of loathsome, terrible, despicable men and women.
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On April 2, 2015 at 11:44 pm, Jack said:
Unfortunately, the same law/policies (“good cause” where self defense is not good cause) is still in effect here in California, as the 9th circuit decision in Peruta v. San Diego has been ordered to be reheard en banc. Richards v. Yolo County, based on Peruta, will also be reheard at the same time.
Congress on Racial Equality and the Brady Center, among other statist/collectivits, have filed amicus briefs. Brady Center has also filed a motion to intervene.