Comments on: Plan B

By: straightarrow

straightarrow — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:21:55 +0000

PGP, I don’t think any FFL is required to do transfers, but they are required to be in the business of selling guns.

By: Sebastian-PGP

Sebastian-PGP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:49:35 +0000

In other news, I talked to my DC friend who works for the Shakespeare Theatre Co. They use their FFL for curios and relic weapons used for stage purposes and for pyrotechnics; apparently they can’t or won’t do transfers and that’s ok.

Different kind of license perhaps?

I don’t know enough about FFLs to speculate, but I am curious to know if we’re going after Josh Sugarmann’s FFL–has it been determined for sure that they’re breaking the rules by not doing transfers?

By: Fiftycal

Fiftycal — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:41:47 +0000

The licensing FEE, the fingerprint FEE, the FEE charged to supply a photo, the “balllistic testing” FEE are ALL UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Ever heard of a POLL TAX? Plus a “literacy test” and “Vision test” before you are “eligible” for a LICENSE to exercise an INDIVIDUAL RIGHT? Jim Crow is back, but this time it’s BLACKS creating the laws.

Also the CONTINUED BAN on semi-autos is blatantly unconstitutional. I just hope some legal beagles will get involved and get the district judge to issue a writ of mandamus to require DC to follow the law, with a $1 million fine PER DAY for continued non-compliance.

By: Harold

Harold — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:13:05 +0000

Go to the press release through http://tinyurl.com/5ayuv5 and its links to the proposed law and regulations and you’ll see a lot more gotchas’:

The registration is explicitly “may issue”.

Like NYC, they can delay or obstruct by never giving you a form (say, after the spotlight has moved from D.C.).

The currently described as “written” test must be passed with 75% proficiency, contents and nature now or in the future unspecified.

Along with the “reasonable” fees.

Only the registrant can carry the pistol from room to room.

And as everyone is noting, the threshold for loading is very high, e.g. I’d guess not to check just a noise in the middle of the night.

Looks like someone has perhaps learned how NYC plays the game….

By: JJR

JJR — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:01:55 +0000

That is some grade-A B.S. right there…especially after that part of the old law *(disassembled/unloaded/trigger lock) was ridiculed by the chief justice in oral arguments…

A loaded revolver in a nightstand is a defensive weapon. A trigger locked one unloaded in its case is well nigh useless.

I like the idea of declaring the district in open rebellion, sending in the Army, and having Congress taking over DC directly until they get it through their thick skulls.

By: Liberty

Liberty — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:01:56 +0000

Great. Next, DC is going to draft legislation that makes it illegal for a criminal to not wait patiently for five minutes upon invading a home, that way the homeowner has a chance to assemble their firearm and defend themselves when the crime resumes.

Criminal: “Hand over all of your money.”

Homeowner: “Okay. Does … does my five minutes start now? You can help yourself to anything in the fridge in the meantime.”

Criminal: “Thanks. Just let me know when you’re ready. By the way … lovely window treatments!”

By: trainer

trainer — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:22:49 +0000

These pukes remind me of a little kid pushing the limits every freakin’ day.

…and like that little kid, they need to get smacked some.

The anti-gunners on the boards are defending this as much more reasonable. WTF.