Comments on: Heller Denied D.C. Gun Permit

By: teqjack

teqjack — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:23:06 +0000

A spokesman for the DC Police says the gun was a bottom-loading weapon, and according to their interpretation, all bottom-loading guns are outlawed because they are grouped with machine guns.

The police force, or at least the comissioner and the PR louts, are confusing "bottom-loading" weapons (subset of semiauto) with "bottom-feeding" politics (major set). As Michael noted earlier, any semiauto which holds or can possibly be "modified" (from inserting an available large clip to building one from scratch, which would then be available) more than 11 rounds is classed as a "machine gun." It is unclear if this is just an expansion on the already-reported rejection, at first blamed on his not having the weapons with him. I suspect it is, since included in the first reports was the information (again, a police statement) that he might be able to register his revolver but if he brought in his semi-auto it would be confiscated.

By: Anderson

Anderson — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:01:03 +0000

all bottom-loading guns are outlawed because they are grouped with machine guns

Whoa. That's dumb.

But I'm amused by the sudden discovery that a Supreme Court decision can be frustrated by procedural hindrances.

Welcome to the world of abortion in America, folks.

By: Boyd

Boyd — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:49:29 +0000

Michael, I've read other folks who made a similar comment to your last: "The SC doesn't take too kindly to people refusing to follow their rulings." Do you know how that would manifest itself? Wouldn't it require further litigation, and that litigation would have to bubble up through the DC Circuit to SCOTUS, for them to respond to DC's failure to follow Heller?

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:24:30 +0000

As an FYI

DC's law on "machine guns" is that any weapon, of any type, that could ever in theory, accept a magazine that could hold more than 11 rounds is so defined.

Mr Heller wished to register a Colt 1911 semi-automatic pistol which couldn't fall more squarely into the Supremes Courts' definition of an acceptable firearm based upon common usage etc. The pistol comes as a standard with a 7 or 8 round magazine but in THEORY could have a greater capacity.......

The SC doesn't take too kindly to people refusing to follow their rulings....Should be interesting

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:16:58 +0000

This is typical of the stupidity of the democrats in charge and their mentality of ignorance regarding firearms. Furthermore, they are totally ignoring the just made decision, which stated that carrying a weapon was an individual right and that DC was in violation of the 2nd amendment. What do democrats care about the law? Not much. Hypocrites. This fall, remember to vote these anti-freedom politicians out of office. Throw the bums out.

By: Patrick T McGuire

Patrick T McGuire — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:42:04 +0000

Arguably, it would have been preferable if the Supremes had simply spelled out their ruling a bit more clearly.

For some people, it doesn't matter how clearly you spell it out, they simply don't want to accept reality no matter how you put it to them.

By: markm

markm — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:17:27 +0000

"A spokesman for the DC Police says the gun was a bottom-loading weapon, and according to their interpretation, all bottom-loading guns are outlawed because they are grouped with machine guns" SO, all semi-auto shotguns, pump shotguns and bolt action rifles are "machine guns". That's...something else.