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« Spam King kills wife, daughter, self | Main | Mayor Daley proposing even more gun laws »

Good list of procedures for registering a gun in DC

Posted by David Hardy · 26 July 2008 02:11 PM

Right here. A bit more complicated than in AZ, where the checklist consists of "buy a gun."

I had a person tell me, years ago, that when they moved here they called the Sheriff's Office to find out how to register their pistol. The answer was "you can't." She said that she just didn't feel comfortable with an unregistered gun, could she send them a letter with the data. The deputy responded that she could, but they' probably toss the letter, since they have no files for anything like that.

· Heller aftermath

9 Comments | Leave a comment

Bill | July 26, 2008 2:48 PM | Reply

"Complete a Firearm Registration written test with at least 75% proficiency."

I'd love to know what kind of questions they ask on that test.

cmblake6 | July 26, 2008 3:10 PM | Reply

You must admit, THAT is basically all that would be Constitutionally required, "Buy a gun", thus endeth the process.

cmblake6 | July 26, 2008 3:11 PM | Reply

Sorry, posted before completion. I can see a NICS. Beyond that, NO to fm 4473, nothing. Zip.

jon | July 26, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply

nawp. NICS is a waste of time and money.

straightarrow | July 26, 2008 5:59 PM | Reply

And NICS is a fraud. I don't care if bad guys are armed legally or illegally, the fact is, they will be armed. That is irrefutable. Therefore, all good guys who wish, should be armed with no restrictions, no hoops, no hurdles to jump, except the price of the arm.

Gene Hoffman | July 26, 2008 10:22 PM | Reply

I'm just surprised how relatively balanced Irwin sounded in that piece...

For those that don't know him he wrote most of the CA Penal Code on firearms.

-Gene

tkdkerry | July 27, 2008 10:25 AM | Reply

She said that she just didn't feel comfortable with an unregistered gun...

Sweet jumpin' Jesus. This person didn't feel comfortable without the oversight and approval of the state? And this was a gun owner. Makes me wonder what percentage of people really have been tamed to this degree or worse.

Gullyborg | July 28, 2008 10:36 AM | Reply

"Complete a Firearm Registration written test with at least 75% proficiency."

Yes, and to register to vote, you need to pass a civic's test (in English) and, while you are at it, pay a "vote processing fee" of a modest $50 (not a POLL TAX) because, it is "reasonable" for a government to charge a nominal fee to pay for a necessary service.

Hmmm... would any of THAT be Constitutional? And is VOTING even IN your enumerated rights in the Constitution?

Alan Gunn | July 30, 2008 7:59 PM | Reply

Our local paper had an amusing entry in their weekly "Ask a Police Officer" column, where people write in and ask the cops questions. Guy had inherited some pistols and he had a carry permit; he wanted to know if he should register them. The anonymous officer said "yes." The catch is, Indiana doesn't have handgun registration, so following this advice would be hard.

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