Freedom Marches on: Washington DC Handgun Carry Ban Struck Down

[Acebb]

Everything the political left has said about gun control has proven spectacularly false.

In light of Heller, McDonald, and their progeny, there is no longer any basis on which this Court can conclude that the District of Columbia’s total ban on the public carrying of ready-to-use handguns outside the home is constitutional under any level of scrutiny. Therefore, the Court finds that the District of Columbia’s complete ban on the carrying of handguns in public is unconstitutional. Accordingly, the Court grants Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and enjoins Defendants from enforcing the home limitations of D.C. Code § 7-2502.02(a)(4) and enforcing D.C. Code § 22-4504(a) unless and until such time as the District of Columbia adopts a licensing mechanism consistent with constitutional standards enabling people to exercise their Second Amendment right to bear arms.

http://alangura.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DCT_OPINION.pdf

I look forward to DC showing a drop in violent crime.

 

[Acebb]

Related:

[h=1]Bloomberg's Top Advocate Admits Gun Control Proposals Wouldn't Stop Mass Shootings[/h]
“Because people perceive a mismatch in the policy solutions that we have to offer and the way some of these mass shootings happened, you know, it is a messaging problem for us, I think. … Is it a messaging problem when a mass shooting happens and nothing that we have to offer would have stopped that mass shooting? Sure it’s a challenge in this issue.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/06/16/gun-control-advocate-snowden-obamacare-hurt-our-cause/

 

[Acebb]

This is interesting, DC is inching toward very permissive gun laws.

D.C. police have been ordered not to arrest people for carrying pistols and deadly weapons in public. Washingtonians can still face criminal charges for carrying unregistered firearms and ammunition, but the millions of people who visit the nation’s capital are exempt from those provisions under an order from Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier. The chief’s guidance effectively put the District’s firearm regulations, at least for non-residents, on a par with the most permissive gun jurisdictions in the country. D.C. police got additional guidance from Lanier on Monday afternoon. She clarified that the ruling applies only to handguns, not long guns or shotguns that are still illegal, and that committing crimes with handguns remains illegal.
For non-residents, legal possession of a handgun in D.C. is based on the laws of their home jurisdiction, meaning D.C. police will be responsible for knowing and enforcing licensing and permitting restrictions from around the country. Lanier noted that additional information on gun laws in other states will be forthcoming and said that in the meantime, officers can call a 24-hour information line.

http://blogs.rollcall.com/hill-blotter/dc-handgun-ruling-response-is-mixed-and-muddled/?dcz=

 

[JDeuce]

Thank goodness DC police are being instructed not to arrest people for doing something legal.

 

[Acebb]

Thank goodness DC police are being instructed not to arrest people for doing something legal.

I wouldn't trust them. It is one of the more incompetent departments in the country.

 

[Acebb]

Common Sense:

[h=1]SHERIFF URGES RESIDENTS OF HARNETT COUNTY TO ARM THEMSELVES TO BATTLE CRIME[/h]
LILLINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) --
The Harnett County sheriff expressed concern Monday evening about a recent spike of violent crime, and he's even told residents to start arming themselves.

More than 100 people packed the sanctuary of the Spring Hill United Methodist Church Monday night for a community meeting on crime. There has been an explosion of violence and crime in the area, especially in the last few weeks.

Sheriff Larry Rollins told the crowd that the violence is fueled by gangs and drugs. He urged everyone to protect themselves, saying he doesn't go anywhere without a gun.

"When I am out with my family, even though I am a cop, I don't go anywhere without a gun," Rollins told the crowd. "I mean it's sad we have to have that attitude, but I am going to protect myself and my family. I want my deputies at your house just as fast as they can when you got a problem, but you better be able to take care of business until we get there if you have to protect your family."

http://abc11.com/news/sheriff-urges-residents-of-harnett-co-to-arm-themselves/240713/

 

[Acebb]

ANOTHER LOSS FOR BLOOMBERG: Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Wins Primary. “Anti-rights billionaire Michael Bloomberg spent $150,000 to beat Clarke, more than the two candidates spent together. During the last presidential election, Bloomberg spent as much as the firearms industry and the NRA combined. He’s committed $50 million—twice as much as before—to support candidates this fall who will work for him to destroy your civil right of self-defense. Milwaukee taught us that even when he spends more money than the candidates, he still can’t buy an election…if you get involved.”

These anti-gun people are such losers.

 

[Acebb]

Another victory for freedom

[h=1]Federal judge throws out California’s 10-day waiting period on gun sales[/h]
A federal judge has ruled that California’s 10-day waiting period on gun sales violates the Second Amendment rights of certain groups of gun owners.

http://www.calnewsroom.com/2014/08/25/federal-judge-throws-out-california-10-day-waiting-period-on-gun-sales/