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Posted by WillD on Fri Feb 8 10:34:51 2013, in response to Re: Today in Guns, posted by SMAZ on Fri Feb 8 09:57:31 2013. You can count me out of your very Luch-ish list. I don't see the need for Heller to be overturned right now. For the time being I'd be fine seeing how the illegal gun trafficking problem holds up when we have universal background checks, total gun registry, and an ATF that isn't hamstrung by NRA written riders attached to spending bills. If those measures can cut down on the number of illegal dealers, straw purchasers, and other loopholes for criminals to obtain guns and thus reduce the number of guns on the street then there's no need to overturn Heller.But then DC's firearms laws were written in part out of frustration at federal indifference to the plight of cities who find their streets at the mercy of whatever state has the most permissive firearms laws. If background checks and ATF reforms had been mandated at the Federal level, and proven to work, there never would have been a need for DC's anti-firearm laws. In the unlikely event universal background checks and reforms to the ATF do not fix our problem then other measures would have to be undertaken. But it'd remain to be seen if that'd take the form of the NRA's million man standing rent-a-cop army in every public place, or a supreme court case to overturn Heller. We certainly know the latter would be the most affordable alternative, which is where those "insurance"/fee proposals come from. |
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