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January 26, 2012, 04:22 PM | #51 | |
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I never included the Hanson case in the 2A Current Cases, because it was consolidated with Heller II months before I began the list. I'll go ahead and add it to the end of the list, but note that it is now Heller II. To recap that case:
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February 3, 2012, 05:49 PM | #52 |
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Emily Miller's registration has been approved: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/...tion-approved/
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February 3, 2012, 09:31 PM | #53 |
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As this story unfolds, I keep thinking: DC bears no resemblance to America.
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February 3, 2012, 11:10 PM | #54 |
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DC is technically different than any other place in the US. It is technically a FEDERAL MILITARY DISTRICT. I think they should through out the civilian government and let the Army administer it.
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February 6, 2012, 02:19 PM | #55 |
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re: the vision test requirement in DC.....
The guy that gave me my Concealed Carry class, Paul Horvick, of ShootingSafely.com, related how he had, under threat of an ADA lawsuit, repeatedly given ( and eventually passed! ) a blind, wheelchair bound man the required CCW class for Minnestota, complete with range qualification. "Equality Before the Law" .... either it means something, or it does not. |
February 6, 2012, 02:23 PM | #56 |
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Blindness isn't an either/or proposition. "Legally blind" can refer to several levels of visual impairment.
I know a guy who can't recognize faces from more than about four feet away, but he can shoot fairly well. It's amazing what a little guidance and muscle memory can achieve. He's proven himself safe and conscientious. Yet, under DC's law, he'd be disarmed.
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As I recall it, Paul's student was completely blind ....... the argument stands, and is stronger with a completely blind person: either they can or can't meet the requirements of the class/permit, regardless of some bureaucrats preconcieved notion of their abilities......
DC's laws could easily be asailed under the ADA, if there was a willing litigant. |
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I have started wondering about how the training and range requirements sound so much like Benson v. Chicago. No range in D.C. and trainers aren't allowed to perform the training in the city. Seems like similar circumstances to my non-lawyer brain.
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February 8, 2012, 04:06 PM | #59 |
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Emily managed to pickup her gun and take it home today.
Details on her Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/emilymiller And a new blog post: http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/...y-got-her-gun/
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February 8, 2012, 05:23 PM | #60 |
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yup followed the story for a few months. thought she'd have gone w/ a 226 vs the 229 since she wanted a more full size pistol, and those grips she ordered werent for me, but thats the point its her gun not mine. Sad how much red tape she had to go through.
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February 10, 2012, 02:59 AM | #61 |
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All Hail Emily!
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February 21, 2012, 02:11 AM | #62 |
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Emily Miller on NRA interview. (Cross post to ATF Gunrunner thread. POST #2034)
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February 28, 2012, 12:35 PM | #63 |
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Well, Emily got her gun... now she has a new adventure to report on... buying ammo for the gun. Apparently D.C. regulations make this fairly challenging in its own right; but the D.C. officials she talked to tacked a few of their own requirements on to make it interesting.
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Ms. Miller is now reporting that the DC council voted on some pretty big changes to the DC regulations: MILLER: Victory for gun rights in D.C.
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This article on Fox News cites Emily's travails in acquiring a firearm. There is an accompanying video.
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Good catch, Spats. Here are some of the provisions of the new legislation:
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Thanks, Tom. Here are the parts that really caught my eye:
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In spite of what appeared to be a recent victory in the relaxation of some of the licensing requirements, it doesn't look like Ms. Miller is going to let up:
MILLER: D.C.’s crime solution: Be a victim
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Nor should she. The citizens of our nation's capitol should be able to defend themselves as any other American should.
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Go Emily.
The policies of the FAA and the Airline Industry was to comply with high jackers. After 911 that policy changed. We now see and hear reports of passengers subduing violent passengers. Hopefully (though doubtfully) the administration of DC and other anti 5A jurisdiction will see the light. It is obvious that a growing number of their citizens have concluded that armed citizens are necessary for a safe society. |
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re: Vision testing...
TFL once had an active poster who was blind as a sleepin' bat who was learning to target shoot with help of a sighted person. He planned to get a ccw and carry.
Basically, if you have the right gun in the right holster and in the right location and find you are being assaulted, you can bet your blind bottom dollar that the person with his hands on you and your gun in his gut is the assailant... While he has excellent vision, my wheelchair bound buddy is not one to be a "soft target"... On topic... Glad to see this played out as I expected but that she took the time to record the process and put it out there for all the world to see... Brent |
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Emily is mentioned prominently in this NRA article on DC firearms laws and their current revision.
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March 14, 2012, 11:16 AM | #74 |
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Latest update: MILLER: D.C.'s gun law deception
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Oh for God's sake...
She says she's cleared up her misconceptions about DC improperly interpreting the gun laws and now she's no longer afraid of being "falsely arrested." Maybe she understands them, but I think it's safe to say that DC police still don't understand them, so she's still in danger of being falsely arrested.
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