D.C. Council poised to reject gun bill [View All]

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Posted at 01:27 PM ET, 07/12/2011
D.C. Council poised to reject gun bill
By Tim Craig

The D.C. Council is poised to reject a proposal that would make the city government a federal firearms dealer, allowing it to sell and transfer guns to residents.

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The council is slated to vote on Mendelson’s proposal late Tuesday afternoon. But during a Tuesday morning breakfast meeting it became clear the proposal is far short of the nine votes needed for passage.

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“I don’t want Congress to have an excuse to legislate in this area because there is a chance we could lose,” Mendelson said.

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Mendelson, a supporter of gun control, warns the District needs to act fast if it wants to keep Congress at bay. “Guns are a red flag for Congress, and we would be waving a red flag as a presidential election gets near,” Mendelson said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/tim-craig/2011/03/09/ABM94lP_page.html

I hope they reject it. And I hope they take their sweet time finding a broom closet the appropriate distance from everything in the city that can serve as a gun store.

Congress should strip the District of all power to regulate guns. They already have the power under the Constitution. First, they have the power to rule the District outright. Second, even if the District were a state, they have the power--granted them explicitly in the Fourteenth Amendment--to overrule states and force them to respect the Bill of Rights.

Stupidity is such a wonderful trait in an enemy of freedom.