More Post-Heller Wrangling in D.C.

Interesting article in the Washington Post this weekend reporting on two separate efforts to modify the D.C. firearms rules put into place following the D.C. v. Heller ruling earlier this year.  The D.C. Council is proposing to ease certain restrictions, while the U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would "virtually end local handgun control" in D.C.  The local proposal would permit semiautomatic handgun registration and allow guns to be stored in a loaded and fully operable condition.  Current law only allows registration of revolvers, and requires that guns be unloaded and disabled or locked.  The new local law would introduce criminal liability, however, for owners of loaded, unlocked firearms that come into the possession of minors, irrespective of whether any injury results.

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