Hope For Heller

legion · 07-31-2008, 06:01 PM

Not even Pelosi dares block this...

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pelosi-opposes-gun-bill-but-may-allow-vote-2008-07-31.html

Quote:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she personally opposes a bill loosening the District of Columbia’s gun laws, but that does not mean she will block it from coming to the floor.
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The bill’s lead sponsors are to be three of the Democrats’ most vulnerable members from conservative districts – Reps. Travis Childers (D-Miss.), Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) and Don Cazayoux (D-La.).

The bill, to be numbered H.R. 6691, would repeal the district’s ban on semi-automatic pistols, the requirement that handguns be registered, and allow District residents from traveling to Virginia or Maryland to buy guns. The District currently forbids importing guns, and there are no registered gun dealers with shops in Washington.
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The NRA officials had threatened to use House members’ willingness to sign the discharge petition in its scoring for this year’s election. Conservative Democrats who didn’t sign it, most of them members of the Blue Dog Coalition, risked losing their “A-plus” ratings.

The compromise with the NRA is designed to remove pressure on Democrats to sign the discharge petition, which had 164 signatures as of Wednesday.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

Business opportunity!

Who here on PPOT wants to open a gun shop in D.C. with me?

We'll can call it "Pelosi Plinkers" or summin... I'm open to suggestions.

legion · 08-01-2008, 06:22 AM

Bump to get this back of the front page.

I'd like Rick and Jim to see this...

Jim Richards · 08-01-2008, 06:44 AM

Thanks Chris!

Quote:

there are no registered gun dealers with shops in Washington.

I'm starting to look for someone with an FFL in DC. There might be one person, but I need to verify that he's real/legit. I have another lead on a VA dealer that's working on establishing a presence in the District. In the meantime, my wife and I will keep going to the range (in VA) and we'll rent various guns to see what we like/dislike.

legion · 08-01-2008, 06:52 AM

My wife's uncle lives in the DC area (in Virginia) and he has an FFL and is a very active NRA member. I can try to contact him and see what his thoughts are.

(He can be tough to get a hold of, so I'd be surprised if I actually got a hold of him. More likely than not I won't be able to talk to him until the next family wedding next summer.)

Jim Richards · 08-01-2008, 06:55 AM

Thanks Chris. There's no hurry...Rick Lee moved to AZ, so we're a lot safer now in DC.