D.C. continues anti-gun efforts

And the sun rises in the East. No surprise. Article looks at the latest D.C. anti-gun ordinances:

Since the United States Supreme Court's decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S. Ct. 2783 (2008) the District has continued its unconstitutional ban on gun possession in the District of Columbia by non-residents, as well as the ban on gun carry outside the home even for residents. These injuries were not at issue in the Heller case, nor was the constitutionally suspect registration requirement because the Plaintiffs did not challenge registration per se, just the ban on registering handguns.

But in December, 2008 amidst all the hubbub leading up to President Obama’s inauguration, the DC City Council, in addition to extending the closing time for bars, quietly enacted 2 new bills which became effective in January, 2009. These bills, inter alia, ban the registration (and thus ownership) of a large number of ordinary rifles, shotguns, and handguns merely because they contain certain apparently cosmetic offensive features, such as pistol grips, or because they are not on the California Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale.
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DC taxpayers, already on the hook for a $3.5 million dollar bill for Mr. Heller’s legal fees, should note that San Francisco taxpayers also just got stuck for over $800,000 in legal fees relating to the San Francisco City Council's unsuccessful effort to defend their city’s gun ban. In the end, it’s the District’s taxpayers who will pay for the DC Council’s dangerous game with the people’s gun rights. ...

Article here.