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June 26, 2008, 10:34 PM | #1 |
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If I'm in Washington DC, can I buy a handgun tomorrow?
Ok, so the Supreme Court affirmed Heller today. There is an individual right to keep and bear arms in the nation's capital. That's theoretical. Let's get practical.
Say I'm not a felon, nor mentally incompetent, and I live in the District of Columbia. How can I legally purchase a handgun from an FFL firearms dealer since there are none in the District, and other states cannot sell to out-of-state residents? Can I even do this? If not, may I legally purchase from an individual in another state? Or does some legislation attempt to prevent that as well? |
June 26, 2008, 10:35 PM | #2 |
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You need to find out about your local laws. My understanding is that you will need to acquire a license first, then you can purchase a handgun to have in your home.
You may not purchase a handgun outside of your own state unless it is transferred to an FFL holder and then to you.
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June 26, 2008, 11:50 PM | #3 |
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NO. There are no existing FFL dealers in D.C. No gun stores, and, if you buy from out of state, it has to be shipped to an FFL in D.C. which have all been run out of business.
While all this is going on, the BATF has been running gun shop owners out of business. My local guy told me that Kali has gone from 6000 gunshops, FFL's, to 1500. |
June 27, 2008, 06:09 AM | #4 |
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There are FFls' in DC.
You're going to have to wait until about the middle of July for the DC gov to set up new rules. And from what your Mayor said you will not be allowed a semi auto. AFS |
June 27, 2008, 07:00 AM | #5 |
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I could be wrong, but I thought I read that the Mayor has given the Police Department 21 days to get a system in place to allow for licensing demands.
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June 27, 2008, 08:31 AM | #6 |
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What about private purchase?
Okay, so it sounds like the official "rulz" will prevent any FFL purchase for at least a few weeks. But what about private purchase?
Would it be legal for the Washington DC resident described to simply purchase a legal firearm from a regular private seller? (obviously, said seller might be from outside the District.) |
June 27, 2008, 09:10 AM | #7 |
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Isn't it illegal to privately sell a handgun to other than a state resident? A Virginia man cannot sell his private weapon to a DC or Maryland guy. This is one way DC will fight the decision. Imagine the buisness licensing, zoning and insurance issues with trying to open a gun shop in DC. The law says DC folk can own a gun, but who says that DC has to allow any gunshops to open? And if you can't buy outside DC......??
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June 27, 2008, 10:12 AM | #8 |
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Now that one issue is settlet (Heller), seeing as DC isn't a state, does that mean that they now recognize ALL state CCW licenses? If so, I want to go to the Veteran's memorial tomorrow.
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June 27, 2008, 10:45 AM | #9 |
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that is a catch-22. A FFL from Virginia or Maryland could rent or buy a business place in DC and list it with the ATF as his second business location. Would this be an option or am I missing something here?
Who wants to do business under the scutiny of DC city government? They would be so eager to catch the local FFL to make a mistake. If I were in that situation, I'd ask the city to provide an in-store compliance officer. That way if a mistake were made, I could say, "why didn't the compliance officer catch it when it happened right in front of him?" Of course I'd present it to city gov as "I'd be happy to have a full time compliance officer in my store to make sure we do everything legally." |
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June 27, 2008, 10:58 AM | #11 |
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That law was passed to keep citizens of a certain color from having guns and making trouble for "the establishment". Crime had nothing to do with it.
Now the DC government is so corrupt and so in league with the druggies that the council and police will do everything possible to prevent anyone from having a gun. Remember, the police chief recently said she wanted thousands of CCTV cameras so as to be able to watch everyone, everywhere, all the time. That kind of Nazi mentality is not going to be in a hurry to allow "the subjects" to have guns. Jim |
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June 27, 2008, 01:59 PM | #15 |
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Placing camera is a pretty big stretch to quartering troops.
I don't like the cameras all that much either but it would be a tough fight. There is no expectation of privacy in a public place. |
June 27, 2008, 02:26 PM | #16 |
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I gathered that they wanted to be able to watch the citizens (and I use that word very loosely) *all the time* -- including in their homes.
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June 27, 2008, 07:52 PM | #17 |
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The D.C.government released the information today that it would be three weeks before they started issueing permits to own handguns.
The announcement said the requirements would be strict and that only permits for revolvers would be issued. The D.C. government then went on to say that they would not issue any permits for any semi auto handgun that held more than 12 rounds in the gun at any one time. There was also more confusing information about would they issue permits for semi autos or not at all. The response from the D.C. District Attorneys Office was very quick. They asked that the D.C. Government comply fully with the Supreme Court decision because their office had very limited resources and could not sustain a never ending number of court battles. Make no mistake,it will be a very long time before there is access to handguns for the average D.C. citizen like there is for the citizen who lives in Virginia(for example). |
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June 27, 2008, 09:21 PM | #19 |
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Hey, there IS a licensed gun dealer in DC...
Just saw this on Knoxnews.com
Guns in DCHere's the link. My recommendation. Give 'em a call on Monday and see if they will do what it appears they are legally required to do: accept a transfer of a firearm into DC in accordance with their FFL. |
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June 27, 2008, 10:18 PM | #21 |
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I don't know if it's illegal, but it's frowned upon to get an FFL intended for personal use only.
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June 27, 2008, 10:21 PM | #22 |
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They don't want you to actually use the license. Currently, the BATF and Kali agencies have driven 4500 gun stores out of business, with harassement bookkeeping raids and audits.
That out of 6000. That leaves 1500 around. I'm sure they've been able to make up any kind of bull to justify driving you out of business. Hopefully now some of these cases will stop that. And yes, I know a guy with an FFL that doesn't ever use it. However, the fact that he's retired LEO, and, a very good attorney probably keeps his FFL in place. It's class 3, by the way... |
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If they're only going to allow revolvers and not semiauto handguns, I'd be dang sure to be buying:
1. Matching TC Contender pistols in rifle calibers just so I can piss off the police under a misguided feeling that they can "outgun" me. 2. The biggest supermagnum double action revolver I can control. Just to frak with the system a bit more, I'd probably opt for a Redhawk in .44magnum then send it off to Bowen or another custom smith to be overbored to .480 or .475, again, just to piss off police. That way it isn't in the caliber it's registered under. 3. A pair of small 5-shot .357's, perhaps as large as the SP101, and again get a smith to give them a once-over to shoot maximum powered .357 loads... approaching the .357max chambering. 4. A pair of 8-shot N-frame S&W's and load them with light .38's, getting REALLY proficient at my DA shot and mozambique drills. There's more than one way to obtain parity of force, and I think a LOT of the DC issue is not only Metro PD being able to outgun anyone, but also the other Fed types that work in DC such as Secret Service, FBI, etc. Anything to make them question that IIa vest they wear every day and still feel good with no-knocks and supposed unloaded/locked guns. Frankly, I'd think they should fear revolvers even MORE. That's how you get rifle power into a handgun package. |
June 28, 2008, 12:27 AM | #24 |
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I'd be buying BFR 50 AE, with .500JRH cylinder, and, another in .475 Linebaugh. Or, better, 4 guns. That's 20 shots...
I REALLY want a BFR in 500 S&@, and, have the barrel chopped to shroud length, then use .500JRH ammo in it. Or do the same with an X frame. |
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