Owning a gun in the District of Columbia can be dangerous, because the city’s hastily drafted rules are putting the innocent in jeopardy. A gun owner who has cleared the District’s 17 registration hurdles still isn’t home free. To continue exercising the Second Amendment right to keep arms, individuals have to renew registration certificates every three years and show up at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) every six years to be fingerprinted. The citizen is responsible for the fees in each case.
Miller: Running D.C.’s gun-owner gauntlet
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Progressive politicians in Massachusetts just passed one of the most extreme gun control bills in the country.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
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