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DC Council Puts More Restrictions on Gun Owners after Supreme Court Ruling
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
By Staff, Associated Press

Washington (AP) - The Washington, D.C., city council has passed more regulations on gun owners months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down its previous ban of handguns.

The council voted Tuesday to require gun owners to register their weapons every three years and receive training by a certified firearms instructor.

The court ruled in June that the city's 32-year-old handgun ban was unconstitutional. Since then city leaders have passed other measures to control gun owners and what types of guns they may own.

Tuesday's bill requires gun owners to spend at least one hour at the firing range and four hours in the classroom with an instructor before registering a weapon.

The legislation also requires residents to have a background check every six years.

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keith s (1 years ago)

"1935 will go down in history! For the first time, A civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, Our Police more efficient, And the World will follow our lead into the future!" ADOLPH HITLER 1935-GERMANY

oldscout (1 years ago)

Perhaps the DC City Council can arrange to place the following signs in all retail and service establishments. ATTENTION CRIMINALS !!! THE DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL HAS DECLARED THIS A GUN FREE ZONE. ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS HAVE BEEN DISARMED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.

tridog (1 years ago)

Apparently DC is populated by very slow learners. Until the Messiah appoints a new justice to SCOTUS, DC can expect to get slapped down again. Sadly though, this is soon going to be a national impairment. Now that the Messiah has nominated Eric Holder as Attorney General, you can expect this type of defective regulation to come at the Federal level. And with a couple of Obama SCOTUS nominations, the only thing standing in the way of tyranny will be the gun owners themselves I need to wonder though, what does a Washington, DC dweller think the term 'Shall not be infringed' means?

Patriot (1 years ago)

WOW! With this law, Washington DC can be virtually crime free by arresting all the criminals who come in for the mandatory weapons registration and firearms training.

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