WashingtonWatch.com - S. 1001, A bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia

Comment by john (September 29, 2008, 01:00:00)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Brian.....All Americans indeed regardless of where you live...ever heard of no taxation without representation? I think the people of DC deserve representation in Congress too....

Revision by webmaster (January 1, 2008, 01:00:00)

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 1001 would restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

Detailed Summary

District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms.

Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to repeal the definition of a machine gun as any firearm which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily converted or restored to shoot semiautomatically, more than 12 shots without manual reloading. (Thus repeals the ban on semiautomatic weapons.)

Redefines "machine gun" to include the frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person.

Repeals the District's: (1) registration requirement for possession of firearms; (2) prohibition on possession of handgun restricted pistol bullets; and (3) requirement that, under certain conditions, firearms in the possession of certain individuals must be kept unloaded, disassembled, or with the trigger locked.

Repeals the definition of restricted pistol bullet as any bullet designed for use in a pistol which, when fired from a pistol with a barrel of five inches or less in length, is capable of penetrating commercially available body armor with a penetration resistance equal to or greater than that of 18 layers of kevlar.

Maintains the current ban on the possession and control of a sawed-off shotgun, machine gun, or short-barreled rifle.

Eliminates criminal penalties for possessing an unregistered firearm.

Amends federal law to eliminate criminal penalties for carrying a pistol whether loaded or unloaded in one's dwelling house, place of business, or on land possessed by such person.

Amends the District of Columbia Code to extend to firearms generally (currently, only to pistols) the prohibition against carrying such a weapon either openly or concealed within the District without a license issued pursuant to D.C. law.

Specifies exceptions to the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons in the District.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Revision by atpointblankrange (January 1, 2008, 01:00:00)

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 1001 would restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

Detailed Summary

Repeals the current ban on the possession and control of a machine gun, short-barreled shotgun, short-barreled rifle, Suppressor and Any Other Weapons (AOW) when possessed by individuals (District resident or not) who have complied with the registration and payment of tax requirements of the National Firearms Act.

Eliminates criminal penalties for possessing an unregistered firearm.

Amends federal law to eliminate criminal penalties for carrying a pistol whether loaded or unloaded in one's dwelling house, place of business, or on land possessed by such person.

Amends the District of Columbia Code so that recognition of legal US residents, who possess a state issued concealed carry weapon (CCW) permit or license, shall not be prohibited or restricted.

Specifies exceptions to the prohibition against carrying concealed weapons in the District with recognition of prohibitions of civilian possession in federal courts and post offices when not engaged in legal activities within and on the grounds of.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 3/28/2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95.

Points in Favor

Establishes the well-recognized fact that federal property and the residents who call it home, are entitled to the protections afforded by the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The District Of Columbia MUST be afforded the same 2nd Amendment protections as the residents of:
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Midway Islands
Wake Island
Johnston Atoll
Baker, Howland and Jarvis Islands
Kingman Reef
Navassa Island
Palmyra Atoll

By instituting this bill into law, the inequities currently in place in:
Guam (Territorial)
Puerto Rico (Commonwealth)
will be corrected. As it stands now current and former police officers cannot take advantage of H.R.218 while visiting Guam or Puerto Rico.

This legislative act will also affirm the 2nd Amendment right of federal special agents and federal police officers to be armed (which is different from authorization to use deadly physical force) while living and working in more restrictive states.

This will also insure that visiting handgun owners who possess a home-state CCW will be protected from prosecution for possession of a concealed handgun.

Points Against

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Comment by Brian (September 19, 2007, 01:00:00)

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

The Second Amendment is an individual right that applies to ALL Americans regardless of where you live, and it would seem to me that our nation's capital should strive to set a better example! Wouldn't it seem logical that if your Constitutional Rights don't apply in Washington D.C. then they damn sure would not apply anywhere else on U.S. soil?!...

Status as of March 28, 2007

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

3/28/2007: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95.