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Difficulties of getting a handgun in DC
Story from WTOP News. One FFL dealing with the public (temporarily out of business while he changes address), $125 charge to transfer and paper a gun.
Interesting that, while before Heller, the city government was predicting the fall of Republic if their ban wasn't sustained, and now the Chief of Police is simply encouraging people to get firearms safety training, and suggesting maybe someone ought to open an indoor shooting range in the city.
Comments
An indoor range in DC would be a hoot. Of course, it would be as expensive as all get-out given the insane prices of real estate and rents. A decent scotch/rocks in a lot of restaurants up there will run you about $10, and that is not even with the tip.
Posted by: Letalis Maximus, Esq. at August 17, 2008 06:25 AM
How about an outdoor range on the Washington mall?
We can dedicate it to Nancy Pelosi!
LOL!
Posted by: ATL at August 17, 2008 07:44 AM
I can imagine a day when the one of the primary purposes of the police is to train every citizen in safe use of arms at the ranges used by the police themselves. Use of police ranges in major cities would be the norm. This would not necessarily be a day anytime soon, but someday. Pipe dream?
Posted by: David E. Young at August 17, 2008 08:42 AM
"I can imagine a day when the one of the primary purposes of the police is to train every citizen in safe use of arms at the ranges used by the police themselves."
That would require the police to be familiar with gun safety practices and be able to shoot proficiently themselves.
I kid, I kid! But only a little.
Posted by: dave at August 17, 2008 10:44 AM
$125 per transfer. Ouch. Should there be a cap? Repeal some aspects of the 1968 GCA? Should providing transfers be a requirement of holding an FFL ... with costs to the FFL holder offset by the federal government? It's a federal law, anyway. If the "people" via the federal gov want 4473s and NICS checks, then the "people" via federal taxes can pay for it. Why should it be a financial burden for those exercising a fundamental right?
Posted by: Carl in Chicago at August 17, 2008 03:11 PM
Hey, stuff in DC is 'spensive. Crap, the last time the wife and I went to dinner at Kincaid's, the bill was over $100 and we left hungry.
Posted by: Letalis Maximus, Esq. at August 17, 2008 03:22 PM
Anti Gun Chief of Police promoting safety classes! That's unheard of. That's outrageous. Don't they know that by exposing people to safety training, undoubtably exposes them to fun, other interesting facets of the shooting sports, which in turn, will expose them to more fun.
Posted by: Jersey in the house at August 17, 2008 06:37 PM