Comments on: Council Votes to Require Training for Gun Owners

By: Ken M

Ken M — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:05:55 +0000

Wonderful! The DC Council has managed to get itself on the Court's bad side, so I'm glad that they're pushing this rule. Then when it gets slapped down, we can expect similar state and local rules to get similar treatment after incorporation. Heck, in Massachusetts you have to go to gun school and pay for a license simply to own even a shotgun.

By: Dale

Dale — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:27:44 +0000

If it is for a CCW permit, they must have training in gun safety. If it is for just buying a hand gun that is a grey area, under ths Second amendment, the basis of the debait for the 2nd is that the militia mentioned, is the people, every man 16 to 60 ARE the milita and the governments of the states are to setup short training sessions to keep the milita ready for any threats! So just buying a gun is still a grey area.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:47:06 +0000

Voting is a very important civic duty. I think we need mandatory training before being allowed to vote.

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Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:05:48 +0000

[...] "safety training" before a gun can be legally registered in D.C. D.C.’s City Paper with the details. The key part for the future: At the last council meeting, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh had proposed [...]

By: Babs

Babs — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:01:00 +0000

I don't get it, we always complain about not being treated like a state, how about we start acting like a state. No other state has to do this non-sense, good for you Phil Mendelson.

By: annie oakley

annie oakley — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:48:41 +0000

Fewer than 300 firearms have been registered in DC by decent law-abiding gun owners.
In 2006, MPD seized 2656 illegal, unregistered firearms - up 13% from 2005.
Did they put all those criminals in jail for illegal possession?
LOL
Are they going to prosecute the law-abiding gun owners for not going to "gun school"?
Much more likely.
The City Council is NUTS.

By: al gonzales

al gonzales — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:03:41 +0000

Where does the Second Amendment require "gun education" courses? Bob is right, the courts or Congress will strike down the ridiculous restrictions the DC City Council tries to place on one's constitutional rights.
This is typical DC city council behavior. Get your ass kicked in court, & have to pay attorneys' fees, then pass a second unconstitutional statute, get your ass kicked in court again, & have to pay attorneys' fees again, etc. etc. etc.

By: Bob smith

Bob smith — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:13:55 +0000

So because Gray's brother is a moron we have to live with this crap? The council is so out of it with these restrictions. Either the courts or Congress will strike them down, as they should.

By: DC Aims for Gun Safety « NotionsCapital

DC Aims for Gun Safety « NotionsCapital — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:13:47 +0000

[...] If civilians are going to have handguns, they must know how to use them wirhout harming themselves or others. Mary Cheh introduced a bill requiring mandatory firearms safety training as a precondition for DC handgun permits (DC firearms law is currently undergoing revision due to judicial whimsy). The Council passed the training amendment. Mike DeBonis sums it up on the Washington City Paper’s City Desk. [...]