House Will Hold Vote to Wrest Gun Control From Washington, D.C., Government Options

[Frenchy]

WASHINGTON--

House leaders have agreed to allow a vote next month on a bill that would end local handgun control in the District of Columbia.

The measure was filed last week by several conservative Democrats, and supporters say it has a good chance of passing the House. Its prospects in the Senate are unclear.

The Supreme Court struck down the city's 32-year-old handgun ban in June. Since then, D.C. lawmakers have passed emergency legislation that maintains strict regulations.

The House bill seeks to eliminate those measures.

The legislation would allow D.C. residents to own handguns without registering them with police if they meet federal requirements for firearms ownership.

The bill also would end a requirement that owners keep their handguns unloaded and disassembled in their homes and would repeal the city's ban on most semiautomatic handguns.

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[amy]

I think firearms training should be mandatory in every state.

I'm running a poll on this issue on my gun forum, amy...I'll post the results or link to the poll.

Early returns are interesting and encouraging.

Should training be manditory for gun ownership?

Thanx Frenchy for putting up the poll! Interesting results so far.....I see a concern expressed about govt having that kind of control over gun owners...give an inch, they take a mile, thinking. I understand that concern. The firearms instructor agrees that gun owners should be trained. I agree with one poster who said that more than a gun safety course is needed if a person is to really have a grasp of how to use a weapon. I'll keep checking the thread. Good stuff.....

[amy]

I think firearms training should be mandatory in every state.

I'm running a poll on this issue on my gun forum, amy...I'll post the results or link to the poll.

Early returns are interesting and encouraging.

Should training be manditory for gun ownership?

Thanx Frenchy for putting up the poll! Interesting results so far.....I see a concern expressed about govt having that kind of control over gun owners...give an inch, they take a mile, thinking. I understand that concern. The firearms instructor agrees that gun owners should be trained. I agree with one poster who said that more than a gun safety course is needed if a person is to really have a grasp of how to use a weapon. I'll keep checking the thread. Good stuff.....

Still reading the thread replies.......interesting...will comment when more replies come in.....