Well the house has plans to take a stand on the Gun Control Issue in the nations capital. As you can remember, the Supreme Court ruled that the ban on guns that DC had in effect was unconstitutional. And after that judicial smackdown, the local government has been trying to find a way to outlaw guns without outlawing guns, basically making too many hoops to jump through to where people wouldn't want to get a gun.
Well, finally for once, the House of Representatives in Washington is looking at passing a law that would take away the ability for DC to outlaw guns, which is their motive. I praise the house for taking this step of standing up for the Constitution of this great land.
However this decision scares me. It scares me because of the way this bill works. It would tie the hands of the local DC government, and allow anyone to own a gun, without having to register it with the local police. I know what your thinking, hooray for them, the same as me. But these citizens would have pass the Federal requirements for gun ownership. So they would go from jumping through local hoops to jumping through federal hoops.
I have mixed emotions about this. My thoughts are 1)I am proud that there are politicians willing to stand up for the 2nd Amendment. 2)I fear that this will give the federal government more power over the states and local governments, which doesn't need to happen (the main power of government should be at the local level, and decrease as it ascends to the county, state, and federal level). 3)The federal government shouldn't be meddling in the affairs of the local governments, the local citizenry should stand up for the constitution in their area. How long until the federal government starts to dictate how things should be handled at the local levels.
Viva Liberty!
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