Comments on: NRA Statement on New DC Gun Bill

By: steveegg

steveegg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:32:48 +0000

The Morning Scramble – 8/1/2008…

I warned you way back when that this was not a daily feature. Sorry about missing the last 2 days; here’s some Def Leppard from when they kicked arse (instead of teaming up with Tim McGraw) to make up for that…

Headless……

By: J T Bolt

J T Bolt — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:49:37 +0000

“You can get a lot done in Washington if you don’t care who gets the credit.”

-RR

By: doubleplusundead

doubleplusundead — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:30:50 +0000

Repeal the current D.C. registration system that requires multiple visits to police headquarters; ballistics testing; passing a written test on D.C. gun laws; fingerprinting; and limiting registration to one handgun per 90 days. The current system is unduly burdensome and serves as a vehicle for even more onerous restrictions; and

It says repeal the current registration system, do you think this new bill is going to allow for a registry(presumably a less abusive and cumbersome one than the current one)? I’m hoping it bars registration, but I’d think the NRA would note a barring of a registry.

By: D. Martyn Lloyd-Morgan

D. Martyn Lloyd-Morgan — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:10:13 +0000

Sebastian, do you think enough Blue Dog Demos are on board with it to pass the Act?
Martyn

By: Motor-T

Motor-T — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:22:58 +0000

One can’t help but wonder where this leaves carry laws for “Carry Permit Holders” from the several states.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:31:36 +0000

Presumably yes. My guess is the Blue Dogs twisted leaderships’ arms, and the deal was that they could have their way, as long as it was a Democrat effort rather than a Republican effort. It’s pure election year politics.

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:28:19 +0000

WOOT!!!

By: Brent J.

Brent J. — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:18:04 +0000

Will Pelosi allow it to get to the floor?

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:12:52 +0000

It was smart to take both tracks… to both seek redress through lawsuit and through Congress. Congress is the faster and less risky route, if you can get it done. If you can’t, there’s the lawsuit. I would expect this is going to be NRA’s strategy going forward (legislation then lawsuit) and it’s probably the smart one.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:12:38 +0000

way i see it, this one is actually good… this establishes the precedent that the 2nd amendment is so incredibly important that the congress felt it necessary to step in and overrule the city council of DC… leaves a lot open for interpretation when it comes to incorporation rulings

By: Jim W

Jim W — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:07:34 +0000

Lets keep an eye open and see who votes against this. Especially keep an eye on the senator from IL.

I don’t think it is a big deal that we lost an opportunity to retry Heller with a slightly different law. The next big enchilada is incorporation. Then the fun really starts.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:06:27 +0000

Lets keep an eye open and see who votes against this. Especially keep an eye on the senator from IL.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:29:25 +0000

Well! Time for a love note to my Congresscritter.

By: wizardpc

wizardpc — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:23:04 +0000

BC: We still have Chicago.

And New York.

And San Francisco.

By: BC

BC — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:09:39 +0000

This will, as I indicated previously, probably moot the Heller II lawsuit.

OTOH, I kind of wish Congress had kept its powder dry, if only so that we could get some additional precedent that DC’s shenanigans were out of bounds.