Comments on: Guns in DC

By: Kirk Parker

Kirk Parker — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:01:05 +0000

It’s legal, in Federal terms, to buy a black-powder replica handgun via mail order. It’s also legal to buy a centerfire conversion cylinder for the same, via mail order. Bingo–instant .45lc or .38spl or whatever-it-is caliber revolver, albeit single action only. Any idea how much any of the above would be legal in DC?

By: Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:05:25 +0000

Unfortunately, come this time next year, as the MSM looks at this decision in retrospect, they will be reporting that very few permits have actually been issued. And the left will spin that to mean that nobody really wanted a gun anyway, so what was all of the fuss about?

By: jed

jed — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:50:02 +0000

Roland, you’re right about the D.C. gun-nazis. I’m just thinking out loud about any policy that amounts to a de-facto ban being prohibited under the ruling. Of course, the question of interstate transfers of pistols is kinda arguable too, given that D.C. is not a state.

Still a big can o’ worms, unfortunately.

By: Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:05:20 +0000

I personally don’t expect to see any gunshops open in D.C. any time soon. Fenty and the city council are issuing permits because SCOTUS tells them that they have to. But they have already stated that they intend to make it as difficult as possible. SCOTUS never told them that they had to issue a business license to a gun dealer. I have a feeling that those may be as rare as unicorns and hen’s teeth.

By: jed

jed — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:56:30 +0000

The C&R is a good idea. Is the price of a good CZ52 going to go up now?

By: Kevin Baker

Kevin Baker — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:22:32 +0000

I STILL love "Violence Policy Center" as the name for a gun shop!

By: chris

chris — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:11:38 +0000

my C&R app didnt require fingerprints…

By: anon

anon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:12:27 +0000

By the way: If you’re going to request the C&R paperwork, use the online form request page at the ATF web-site. And don’t forget to request Fingerprint cards as well.

“http://www.atf.gov/dcof/index.htm”

I tried calling the phone number, and it was like talking to a brick wall.

By: Illinois voter

Illinois voter — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:02:47 +0000

Dam You! You owe me a new keyboard! I spit up my coffee Loling when I read you comments on the VPC FFL! I forgot about that!

By: john

john — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:59:02 +0000

If I was living in DC I would:
1) get an FFL
2) post their availability on THR, Firing Line, GlockTalk, and arfcom.
3) profit!

By: one-eyed Jack

one-eyed Jack — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:05:16 +0000

If I lived there, I would get the 03 FFL right away. Jack.

By: JJR

JJR — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:25:46 +0000

Heller, et. al. should be hitting them up for internet sales a.s.a.p. — the irony is delicious.

Maybe some enterprising gun shops in neighboring VA will quickly set up a storefront in DC, though it would be a risky venture until it becomes clear exactly how the District is going to respond legally to the rebuke from SCOTUS.