Congress Takes up Dispute Over DC Gun Ban
“A Senate Republican is taking aim at the District of Columbia‘s ban on firearms. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) wants to let city residents carry guns for self-defense. Hatch’s bill, the District of Columbia Personal Protection Act, would undo a 1975 gun-control law that prohibits city residents from carrying firearms, even restricting the possession of a useable gun in their homes. The legislation comes at a time when the gun ban is under the scrutiny of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The National Rifle Association and the libertarian Cato Institute are backing separate lawsuits, filed earlier this year by residents who want to carry firearms. “The prohibition of firearms in the District of Columbia is as ineffective and deplorable as it is unconstitutional,” Hatch said in a statement. “It is high time we rectify this wrong.””
It’s about time! The people of DC and New York deserve the right to defend themselves. The police in both cities have shown they can’t protect people. DC has the highest murder rate in the country. Dallas, a place where you can carry a concealed weapon, has one of the lowest.
