Thursday, July 21, 2011

Democrats, The Party of Flout

Democrats, The Party of Flout

Democrats are just too cute for words sometimes. I mean all the time.  Take for example the court decision mandating  DC's ruling Democrats must comply with the Second Amendment and allow gun ownership.  The city complied by issuing a lone gun dealer license to one Mr. Charles Sykes.  He opened shop but somehow almost immediately lost his lease.  From the WaTimes, the story of  the ensuing hilarity.

Federal law prohibits the sale of handguns across state lines. The state in which a gun is bought must transfer it to the federal firearms licensee in the purchaser’s state.

Without a federal firearms licensee, the city runs the risk of flouting the landmark 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, which ruled that the city’s long-standing ban on handguns was illegal. 

In fact a lawsuit had been filed citing that very  flouting

But D.C. law prevents firearms dealers from opening shop within 300 feet of a residence, school, playground, public library, place of worship, or places with breathable air so, by golly,  there was no place for Sykes to conduct business.

Faced with that lawsuit, the city decided to allow Mr. Sykes to open shop.   In Police headquarters. 

A federal judge for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday dismissed the  lawsuit filed by three individuals and the Second Amendment Foundation, citing the efforts to accommodate Mr. Sykes and preliminary signs that he would accept the offer.
This from the people who claim any requirement that voters produce identification is too intimidating.  A cuteness too far. 



6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why doesn't the NRA open a gun store in their headquarters building. It's right downtown DC. Then dare the DC government to do anything about it!

Rodger the Real King of France said...

If it's not within 300 feet of a residence, school, playground, public library, place of worship - great idea. Write them.

Skoonj said...

The problem is transferring the weapon to a DC resident, which can't be done. The NRA or anyone else in Virginia can sell someone the weapon, but it must be picked up through an FFL holder IN DC.

"But D.C. law prevents firearms dealers from opening shop within 300 feet of a residence, school, playground, public library, place of worship, or places with breathable air so, by golly, there was no place for Sykes to conduct business."

Bars, liquor stores and porn shops have fewer restrictions.

Scott said...

Anon, sadly NRA HQ is in Fairfax, VA, a suburb of DC.

Anonymous said...

The restrictions are sensible. Just like the ones on abortions.
Tim

Kristophr said...

Abortion does not have an enumerated right in the Bill of Rights, Tim. Nor is it even mentioned in the constitution.

Therefor abortion is a state regulated matter.

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