I almost couldn't believe it when I heard it, but the United States Supreme Court struck down the Washington, D.C., gun law as unconstitutional. There has never been a victory for gun owners like this one.
You may not know that Washington, D.C., had the toughest anti-gun law in the country, and that it also did not work at all, in spite of all the rhetoric from city officials, and D.C.'s very own special city council.
The "District" as it is known there, has had one of the highest
rates of crime in the country. In fact, it led the nation in homicides per capita for a number of years, only recently being eclipsed by Baltimore, a mere 40 miles down the road.
All these stats were gathered while that tough anti-gun law was in place. Senator Jim Webb from Virginia carried a gun with him at all times in the District, and when caught blamed it on an aide. Nobody in Washington is responsible for anything.
Barack Obama was both for the D.C. gun ban, and a big supporter of the 2nd Ammendment, two positions that most normal people couldn't hold. But when you're a saint it's easy to be for two positions on the same issue.
Driller John, (except in ANWR), has been on the right side of this issue for some time, so let's give him some credit here.
Now maybe others in the seven states that still have restrictive gun laws will be emboldened too, and file lawsuits with the court. They had better hurry though, because this correct decision on gun ownership could be flip flopped by the next presedential appointment.
But today the news is good, and we should celebrate.
A man, or woman, can defend their castle, even in the District.
Bravo Supremes, you got it right.
From the big saddle,
Jim Whelan
The Chairman of the Board
P.S. "Lock and load. Is there anybody downrange? Fire on my command! Fire!"
At that point many years ago about 250 M16's opened fire at the same time. I still remember the noise, and the smell on the firing range. I also remember thinking that I was certainly glad to be on the right side of the bullets, and that nobody was firing back.
Guns are not toys, whether you're a soldier or civilian. Now criminals in the District will have to think twice before brandishing a weapon, because they won't know if their intended victim has one too.
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