Repealing the DC Gun Ban...

It's a familiar refrain: The gun-grabbers clearly want to take away your "big, ugly" semiautomatics. But, they claim, they don't support an outright firearms ban.

Well, next week, the gun-grabbers will have an opportunity to show their true colors.

Next week, the House is scheduled to vote on repealing Washington, D.C.'s gun ban.

That ban -- surely the most draconian anti-gun abomination in the country -- registers (and effectively bans) rifles and shotguns, bans handguns, bans semiautomatics, and bans ammunition.

And, for all of its contempt for individual liberties, the District of Columbia has moved from a relatively safe place prior to the ban to the murder capital of the nation.

H.R. 3193 -- a bill introduced by Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) -- will bring an end to this travesty by repealing Washington's myriad gun bans. It will allow D.C. residents -- once again -- to purchase firearms to defend themselves and their families.

Yep, it's time to push this bill through the House. The Senate is unlikely to be able to pass it, but it's still worth contacting your representative about. Why? Simple: the vote on the issue will tell you where your Representative stands on the issue. Does he claim to be a supporter of the 2nd Amendment? Make him prove it. Does he oppose gun rights? This is your chance to get him on record as supporting a complete ban on firearms.

This opportunity comes by way of the Gun Owners of America, and you can use their email tool to send along a message to your Representative.