Friday, August 22, 2008

Heller gets his gun permit

Dick Heller, the man who successfully challenged the Washington, D.C., gun ban on Second Amendment grounds, finally got his gun permit on Monday:
Dick Heller walked out of D.C. police headquarters Monday, clutching a yellow firearms registration certificate stamped "approved." He gave the thumbs-up sign, grinned and said, "Victory!"

Heller was among the first people to seek a gun permit under new rules adopted after the Supreme Court struck down the city's 32-year-old handgun ban in June. Heller was the plaintiff in that case.

Article here. Baby steps, baby steps.

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